tropical houseplants

Flower Free Clivia

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I have been enchanted by Clivia miniata, which usually just goes by “clivia”, or sometimes “fire lily”, for a long time. A few years ago, I succumbed and bought a clivia from a vendor at the Philadelphia Flower show. I brought it home, put it in a choice location beside the other house plants on … Read more

The Big Chilly

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The rubber has hit the road in my garden.  This past week, the weather people all forecasted the first serious cold snap of the late fall season.  That meant that anything tender left outside was doomed.  I wasn’t planning on this development, but clearly I forgot to notify Mother Nature of my plans.  On the … Read more