If you've waited all year for your Christmas cactus to develop cascading blooms only to be disappointed by a dismal display, ...
Christmas ferns, they're just simple woodland shade plants, right? Wrong! Turns out, we’ve been taking this green-leafed plant for granted for quite some time. Said to gain its name from ...
BY MOLLEE FRANCISCO mfrancisco@swpub.com Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, mistletoe hung where every couple tries to stop, the holly and the ivy – these are just a few of the plants that ...
Ned You can prune your Christmas cactus plants anytime from ... as you need to keep them the size you prefer. These plants don’t grow all that quickly, and you should be able to get by pruning ...
It is that wonderful time of year when Christmas cactuses are being used to decorate homes and being bought as a gift for plant lovers. These beautiful houseplants not only look stunning but ...
Many Christmas tree purchasers have Oregon or North Carolina to thank for the festive firs sparkling in their windows during the holiday season. That’s according to a U.S. News analysis of tree ...
A sugarcane, Saccharum officinarum, specimen from the botany collections we care for. These are the spikelets from the top of a sugarcane plant. Christmas pudding is the ultimate sweet treat to round ...
Perhaps the most-popular plant for Christmas, poinsettias love a warm room but don't want to be next to a radiator. Give them a well-lit spot and only water once a week when the compost feels dry when ...