At It Again – My Portulacaria Afra Bonsai Pruning
Portulacaria afra is such a great succulent to grow. It is fast-growing, forgiving of neglect, simple to plant. What more could I ask of a succulent? Since it is called Elephant Bush as…
Portulacaria afra is such a great succulent to grow. It is fast-growing, forgiving of neglect, simple to plant. What more could I ask of a succulent? Since it is called Elephant Bush as…
Growing Hens and Chicks is an easy task for an inexperience gardener, so even if you are a beginner, these little Jewels of the Garden should still be a great pleasure to grow. …
This summer season, I am interested in planting some plants in my hypertufa that are not necessarily drought loving plants. I really want to expand the diversity of plants that I have. Maybe…
Last spring and summer I planted a bottle garden in a giant bubble-type bottle. Now what am I going to do with it? It has grown SO MUCH! This is a type of…
Life Lessons learned from a broken hypertufa bowl Those of you who have read my earlier blog on breaking one of my favorite hypertufa planters will want to read my follow-up on its…
Last spring I made a hypertufa planter especially for my new Aloe plant. It was an Aloe Crosby Prolific. And that potted plant has grown so well this year that it now has…
A couple of short videos Here are some short videos including some helpful ideas for you when you make your own garden planters from hypertufa. Maybe you have been thinking about making some…
One of the easiest and most colorful houseplants is the Tradescantia zebrina or Wandering Jew Houseplant. I think it is a great beginner houseplant because it grows so well in bright light, grows…
One of my cutest houseplants is a Pilea glauca ( also called Red Stem Pilea, Silver Sparkles Pilea, Gray Baby Tears) and that is because I like tiny plants and trailing plants and…
The snow and the warm-up alternate. We wake up to snow some mornings and other days reach the 40s and even 50s . Of course, that is Ohio at this time of year….
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