Kalanchoe plants are a great choice for gifts or to bring in a pop of color to your home. I love their glossy leaves, tiny flowers and the color options of shades of pink, orange, yellow, white, and red. There are well over 100 varieties of Kalanchoe. Pictured above is […]
This Petra Croton also known as Codiaeum Variegatum Pictum Petra or Golden Petra is a wonderfully colorful tropical plant. There are hundreds of varieties of Croton with many different leaf shapes. They’re hardy in zones 11-12. They can be a challenge for beginners as an indoor plant. It can seem […]
Calathea ‘Rosy’ also known as Calathea Roseopicta, is a tropical plant native to South America. It’s pretty with its big, oval pink and green leaves that unfurl. Since it’s in the family of prayer plants, the leaves change positions in the day and night. Rosy prefers room temperature filtered or […]
Rex Begonia also known as Painted-leaf begonia have striking foliage. They come in a variety of colors with varying leaf shape. They’re moderately easy (read: Not super easy indoors) to care for and offer pops of color to an indoor space or outdoor garden or porch/patio. They need moderate to […]
Ficus Elastica, Ruby is a pretty, variegated glossy houseplant. It’s also known as a Rubber Tree or Rubber Plant. It’s easy to care for. Wonderful colors to include in your plant collection. They don’t like to be overwatered and don’t like to be moved. Watering once a week is fine. […]
I planted 200 spring bulbs each year for the past 3 years. I planted some in the spring and some in the fall. I say bulbs, but I also plant tubers, corms, and rhizomes. So if I use the word bulb, it’s just easier to categorize it as a bulb. […]
Every spring, I mulch my gardens. I have it delivered usually the first week of May. I order roughly 14 cubic yards. I load it into our dump cart that attaches to the riding mower and that makes it easier to get it spread into all of my different garden […]
I went into the 2024 garden season saying three things: My back garden was in a leap season. Meaning, I did quite a bit in the past 3 years and sleep, creep, leap put me squarely on it being a leap season for some of my plants. One thing I […]
Winter is my least favorite time of year. I live in Michigan. I love gardening very much and it’s a long stretch between fall and spring. I prepare myself for the winter months with mini projects such as decluttering and organizing. I add eBooks to my Kindle, create TV series […]