You know my saying: We only get 2 seasons here in the Frozen North, Winter and July. Well, July has arrived right on schedule. It was in the upper 80s and lower 90s most of last week. Trees burst into bloom like my Snow Fountain weeping cherry, ...

This was my original purchase of houseplant potting mix. I bought 3 bags this size (6 quart) and I just finished them this weekend. The bags said that they would fill 2 8 inch pots but of course that’s 2 completel...

Quite often, after a difficult winter, I find that I need flowers or plants that I am not normally attracted to.

For example, most years, I am perfectly happy to let everyone else plant pansies. It’s no...

I’m not sure if I posted about this begonia earlier this year. I know I did a post about some plants that I had that were in desperate need of renovation–this definitely is one of them, although from this angle it doesn’t look terrible.

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Isn’t this a great little croton in the foreground of the photo? I got it specifically so that I could travel with it, so to speak–so that I could bring it for show and tell to my lectures.

Notice the li...