Ornamental Plants Archives - my Garden and Greenhouse

September 11, 20250

Norfolk Island Pine is a Great Greenhouse Plant

Light Needs: High light with full sun is best, but they can tolerate a less than full sun environment. Best Temperatures: They can adapt

September 8, 20250

Keep your houseplants looking their best with a bit of pinching, trimming and cleanup. A few well-placed snips can improve a plant’s appearance and c

September 2, 20250

A fresh cut bouquet daffodils, tulips, hyacinth and alliums. This fall plant an array of spring flowering bulbs to brighten your garden and bouqu

August 22, 20250

Originally discovered growing wild in Tanzania over 110 years ago by a German officer with an interest in botany, the African Violet has become o

July 25, 20250

As summer is winding down and fall approaches, your thoughts may turn to mums, asters, and pansies. Consider changing things up this year by addi

July 20, 20250

"Air management" is probably the single, most significant aspect of orchid culture, but a subject that is usually never directly addressed in discuss

July 19, 20250

Big, bold and beautiful, dazzling tulips are sure to brighten your gardens and neighborhood. Include a few or all ten to create a colorful display th

July 6, 20250

Musella lasiocarpa or Chinese Yellow. At one time this rare banana was thought to be extinct in the wild in its native home in Yunnan, China. In

July 5, 20250

The Ensete maurelii is also called Red Abyssinian Banana and is a huge ornamental plant with leaves up to 10 feet long. The maurelii is a colorfu

July 2, 20250

Phalaenopsis earned the nickname of moth orchids because the flowers of some species resemble flying moths. Moth orchids are the most common orch