One frigid winter night I stepped out the door carrying a beautifully blooming kalanchoe houseplant loosely protected with plastic, a housewarming gift for my neighbor. Ninety seconds later when I arrived at my new neighbor’s door, the kalanchoe was dead. The lesson here is that most houseplants originate in tropical regions and cannot [Continue]
Gardeners are continuously experimenting and learning and hopefully gaining some wisdom from their mistakes. The gardening mistakes I’ve made over the years basically fall into three categories: planting in the wrong lighting conditions, spacing plants improperly, and not recognizing that a plant is becoming invasive quickly enough. When I first started gardening, [Continue]