finding refuge in our gardens, and hope in a hoya, with ken druse
IT’S THURSDAY, March 19th, 2020, as Ken Druse and I are taping this show from our respective homes via Skype. [read more…]
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ferns as houseplants, with nybg’s mobee weinstein, author of ‘the complete book of ferns’
I DON’T KNOW about you, but I’m drawn to ferns, to their primitive flowerless beauty, their diversity of foliar textures [read more…]
success (and flair) with orchids: ‘orchid modern,’ with nybg’s marc hachadourian
ORCHIDS: You can’t live without them, and you can’t keep them alive. I’m kidding, sort of, but who among us [read more…]
indoor growing under lights, with leslie halleck
MY HOUSEPLANTS are sulking, whispering among themselves, “Why doesn’t that woman get us some more light in here?” And then [read more…]
clivia, staking, viburnum leaf beetle, chestnuts & more: q&a with ken druse
YES, IT’S US AGAIN, me and Ken Druse, here to answer your latest crop of Urgent Garden Questions about topics [read more…]
houseplants–wild, woolly and otherwise–with jane perrone
FROM 2008 to this summer, Jane Perrone was gardening editor for “The Guardian” newspaper in the U.K, where she lives [read more…]
the mad stash: overwintering tender plants, a q&a with ken druse
IT’S THAT TIME AGAIN, or almost. Startling as it may seem, the mad stash is looming as fall takes tighter [read more…]
brugmansia, iochroma, papyrus and more, with bryon martin of logee’s
I CALLED BYRON MARTIN of Logee’s Greenhouses for his advice on some begonia questions, and then—like plant-mad people are inclined [read more…]
growing and blooming clivia, with longwood’s alan petravich
IF YOU WANT the best houseplant ever, look no further than Clivia. With help from Alan Petravich, then of Longwood [read more…]
6 easiest orchids to grow, with longwood’s greg griffis
RIGHT ABOUT NOW, countless orchid plants in homes everywhere—plants perhaps gifted to their owners, or others we bought for ourselves [read more…]
growing begonias, with tovah martin
I’M ALWAYS LOOKING for ways to make my many houseplants, especially the fancy-leaf begonias, feel more at home year-round–especially through [read more…]
citrus in pots: how to grow, and overwinter it, with four winds growers
‘HOW CAN I OVERWINTER MY potted lemon tree indoors?” It’s the question of the moment from readers, as cold weather [read more…]
how to store tender plants, with dennis schrader
I GET ASKED TWO QUESTIONS a lot when people visit my garden: “Where did you get that plant?” and, “Where [read more…]
growing carnivorous plants, with peter d’amato
A WOODEN WINDOW BOX lined with plastic and filled with sundews and pitcher plants will attract more attention than one [read more…]
houseplant tuneup: winter care regimen
HOW WOULD YOU FEEL (and look!) if you hadn’t showered since October? Well, my houseplants have been cursing me lately [read more…]
