Holding your coffee cup with two hands and savoring the flavor and aroma, gazing out a window on a snowy day wearing soft socks and reading a great book recommended by your friend, lighting a candle arranged beside a glass terrarium you just planted with your sister, cuddling with a pet… By Jennifer Schamber [This article was first published in
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A garden can truly be planted anywhere the gardener can tend to it. The old-fashioned notion of recreating nature in a small space is where the inspiration for the “Dish Garden” originated. By Steffie Littlefield (This article was first published in The Gateway Gardener January/February 2017 issue) A garden can truly be planted anywhere the gardener can tend to it.
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The holiday decorating season is upon us and many gardeners would love to extend the gardening season as long as possible. One easy way is to bring the outdoors in and, with some easy tips, some of our favorite plants for the garden can be enjoyed indoors and then planted outside after the holiday season. By Jennifer Schamber (This article
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Listed below are three of my favorite houseplants to brighten up the winter months of January and February. My first favorite is the Lemon Cypress, a plant native to California. This evergreen tree enjoys lots of light and consistent moisture. By Ellen Barredo (This article was first published in The Gateway Gardener January/February 2014 issue.) Listed below are three of
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Terrariums can be opened or closed. Open terrariums are great because the “high sides” of the glass provide higher humidity for plants, and seem easier for the beginning gardener. By Ellen Barredo This article was first published in The Gateway Gardener Jan/Feb 2011 issue One of my first jobs in the field of Horticulture was planting open terrariums. Terrariums are
» Read moreBy Ellen Barredo Tropical hibiscus (H. rosa-sinensis) have been a top interest with customers this year. Top requests are for single flowering plants in very clear colors or bi-colored flowers. Hibiscus has also been a top re-post on my Pinterest Page! Who can resist them? Hibiscus are in their glory right now and provide an explosion of color on the
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A key to having handsome houseplants that are healthy and vigorous, plants that enhance their surroundings, is to choose from among those known to be comparatively care-free. By Barbara Perry Lawton [This article was first published in The Gateway Gardener January/February 2011 issue.] A key to having handsome houseplants that are healthy and vigorous, plants that enhance their surroundings, is
» Read moreBy Ellen Barredo (This article was first published in a shortened form in The Gateway Gardener March 2012 issue) Houseplants, our Green Heroes, work tirelessly purifying our home and office environments removing common pollutants and continuously releasing oxygen and moisture into our homes and offices. Houseplants improve our lives, naturally cleansing the very air we breathe. A recent news report
» Read moreBy Barbara Perry Lawton (This article was first published in The Gateway Gardener January/February 2009 issue) Take a close look at your houseplants. Are they looking healthy and vigorous? If not, this is an ideal time to do some judicious pruning. Throw away that swan-necked African violet. Pitch the stringy old philodendron. If some are reclaimable with a hefty bit
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