Indoor Plants Articles
Orchids for Beginners
The last post was all about interesting attributes and intriguing stories about orchids. Now that your appetite is expanding for orchids, we’ll teach you how to grow them! There are lots of interesting species orchids, but the easiest to grow are some of the new hybrids. Once you get your feet wet with the orchids described below, you can branch out into more intersting varieties. You will have the confidence and the green thumb …
Winter Houseplants: Orchids Part I
The merest mention of the word “Orchid” is enough to send some people running for the exit at the garden center. Thankfully, it doesn’t have to be that way! Tissue culture techniques and hybridizing have made lots of easy-care varieties available. But first, a little bit of the mystery and magic behind orchid fever. . .
The Orchid Thief
Susan Orlean, a writer for the New Yorker, wrote …
Indoor gardening – Using Artificial Lighting
During the short days of winter, the Northern gardener can help to bring spring a little closer by using artificial lights. Many gardeners turn their basements into a tropical oasis with plant life that is induced to grow by being under artificial light. Some people prefer to have their light-garden where they can enjoy it in their living area, and for these people there are many attractive ready-made, wood or metal light units.
For the …
