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The 5 Best Valentine’s Day Flowering Plants For Your Gardener

Garden Experiments — Tue, 06 Feb 2024 14:00:00 +0000

Give a living plant this year for long-term beauty It’s almost Valentine’s Day, and you might be thinking of sending your loved one cut flowers like roses – but wouldn’t it be nice if you got the beauty of a flowering plant that lasts so much longer? There are several potted plants available at this […]

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Succulent Window Planters Idea

Garden Experiments — Thu, 08 Dec 2022 10:02:00 +0000

If you have a shallow window sill, about 3.5 or 4 inches, you can still add some plants to brighten up your room. The window sill in one of our bathrooms is wide enough for a very small pot; it’s the perfect size for succulents that don’t require a lot of watering or grow too […]

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5 Easy-to-Care-for Houseplants with Flowers

Garden Experiments — Tue, 27 Sep 2022 19:08:33 +0000

Of the many flowering houseplants I have tried over the years, these are my 5 favorite. I selected them because they are relatively easy to take care of and still produce beautiful flowers – even in the winter! Houseplants with flowers can brighten up any room. Wax plant or Hoya Hoya spp. How to Care […]

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My Dog Ate Poisonous House Plants: Lessons I Learned

Garden Experiments — Thu, 26 May 2022 13:57:00 +0000

I stepped out of the house for just 30 minutes. That’s all the time it took for my 14-year-old mixed-breed dog, Charlie, to chew on not one, but two, plants that are toxic to dogs. Charlie had chewed on a plant only once before – in 2017 when I first adopted him. It was a […]

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How to Grow Mother-in-Law’s Tongue Plant from Leaf Cuttings

Garden Experiments — Wed, 29 Dec 2021 15:02:00 +0000

Dracaena trifasciata (formerly Sansevieria trifasciata) or snake plant is an awesome house plant and can tolerate a wide range of growing conditions, making it perfect for indoor growing. If you want a plant-it-and-forget-about-it houseplant, then this is the one for you. The common names for Dracaena are rather tongue in cheek – mother-in-law’s tongue and snake plant […]

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20 Common Houseplants That Are Toxic to Dogs

Garden Experiments — Wed, 22 Dec 2021 19:53:47 +0000

Most gardeners have a lot of plants in their houses. Some houseplants are poisonous to dogs, so it’s important to learn which ones are safe for your furry friends. I learned the hard way that even if your dog has not chewed on any of your houseplants before or if he hasn’t done it in […]

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The Secret to Gardening in the Winter: Houseplants Bring Joy

Garden Experiments — Tue, 29 Jan 2019 14:58:22 +0000

Southern winters harbor a secret. Every once and a while, the long periods of gray skies, strong wind, and rain of a typical winter are punctuated by 24 hours of sinfully warm temperatures and sunny skies. My green fingers itch on warm winter days like this. They want to turn the soil and plant seeds. […]

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The Cactus that Keeps on Blooming

Garden Experiments — Mon, 22 Aug 2016 22:29:41 +0000

Cacti are traditionally favorites of many gardeners because they are so low maintenance and perfect for high heat/low water locations. Because we get a lot of rain during certain times of the year here in north Mississippi, my cacti are in a container that I can bring in and put under my grow light when […]

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Plants Perfect for Your Office – Low Light and Low Maintenance

Garden Experiments — Sun, 21 Feb 2016 22:04:32 +0000

My office has two windows, but they are high up on the wall and don’t allow for direct sunlight. Which, if you’re working on the computer, is a good thing, but if you want to have plants indoors, it can limit your choices. After a few trials (and errors), here are some of the plants […]

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The Search for a Quality Plant Stand

Garden Experiments — Mon, 11 Jan 2016 16:29:50 +0000

You know those plant stands that you find in discount stores? The ones that are made of wire, metal, or wood that often have three legs, but just don’t seem very sturdy? Don’t buy them. Just don’t do it. When you’ve got one of your favorite ceramic pots with your favorite fern sitting on it […]

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