Cacti may not get all the attention of other houseplants such as the flashy Swiss cheese plant or the hard-to-kill snake plant, but they can be a great addition to your garden, indoors and out. With ...

That pot of star-shaped flowers you picked up at the garden store might not actually be the Christmas cactus you thought it was. Holiday cacti are well-known for their longevity, but they can be a bit ...

Did I really see a rack of poinsettias in an Outside supermarket last week? I did. How could that be? We are still eating leftover Halloween candy! Thanksgiving is the next holiday and cacti ...

It’s not unusual for a single Christmas cactus plant to be passed down from generation to generation because they’re long-lived and rather easy plants to grow. Norman Winter TNS I remember the large ...

Q: How late is too late to plant daffodil bulbs? They are on sale, but I don’t want to buy them if they won’t survive. A: Although right now (early spring) is not the optimal time to plant them, they ...

Almost every grocery store or big box home store we walk into right now has a rack of what most people call Christmas cactus. But is it really a Christmas cactus or is it a Thanksgiving cactus? There ...