Bringing Plants Indoors For The Winter

Many gardeners who have sunrooms, light gardens or wide windowsills in their houses overwinter plants which are used outdoors during the summer growing season. One reason for doing this is to save money by not having to purchase so many plants in the spring, although this doesn’t seem to work for me as I rationalize

Basket Gardens Create A Breath Of Spring

A basket arrangement is easy to make and will not cost much if you use a few of my “frugal tips.” During the winter months, having a growing arrangement of plants on the dining room table brings a bit of life to the interior of our homes. One easy way to accomplish this is to


Grow a gloxinia this winter

Gloxinia bulbs usually become available in garden centres in late winter, so that they can be planted to produce bloom from late May until well into the summer. These tubers can be kept over from year to year, and in fact there are reports of 50-year-old tubers still being in the possession of their owners

Not just for Christmas

Garden centres and other retail shops often offer Norfolk Island pines during the Christmas season. They are potted live plants and they often have been decorated with a few holiday decorations or put in an appropriate holiday container. However, this particular plant is meant to be used as an attractive indoor foliage plant year round.


Search for different plants this winter

Experienced gardeners happen upon unfamiliar plants from time to time. One reason to visit garden centres during the winter, other than to enjoy the wonderful ambience, is to scout out the potted plant section in search of the unfamiliar. One such plant that I came upon was the calathea. Calatheas are rated as “challenging” houseplants

Creating a cactus dish garden

Give each plant adequate space as they will grow larger as time passes. For those people who still want to do a bit of gardening, you might consider creating an indoor cactus garden. Many garden centres have a great selection of small cacti plants in two-or three-inch pots that only cost a couple of dollars