ENGLISH IVY–FOR BETTER OR WORSE I am blessed and cursed with English Ivy, Hedera helix. Everyone knows what it looks like–a vining plant with dark green, glossy, three-lobed leaves. It can creep and climb, and is perfectly capable of reaching a height of over thirty feet. When the plants mature, they can develop trunks … Read more
HALO HYDRANGEAS Every once in awhile a new plant or group of plants comes along that seems to embody all of the prevailing horticultural trends. It happened in 2006, when Hines Horticulture, one of America’s biggest wholesale plant growers, introduced its Halo Hydrangeasâ„¢. This spring these archetypal twenty-first century plants will be widely available … Read more
WINTER CLEANOUT It’s time to do something about my houseplants. The holidays are over, the New Year is well underway and spring, or at least the beginning of the growing season, is still waiting in the wings. My houseplant collection is in chaos, and I need to make some tough decisions and introduce some … Read more
CHRISTMAS CACTUS If the State Police were responsible for the arrest and prosecution of people who neglect their houseplants, I would probably be on their “Ten Most Wanted” list. I love plants, but I have a busy life and sometimes I don’t provide optimal conditions for them. This year the plant I neglected the … Read more
