Plant Care Instructions Archives - my Garden and Greenhouse

July 22, 20250

How to Grow Figs in a Cold Climate

Figs have a long history, tracing back to 5000 BC and are mentioned many times in the Bible and historical documents. The Fig originated in the M

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 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

June 28, 20250

As the summer wind and noon sun treats orchids in nature different during the summer months, you must also treat indoor and garden orchids differ

June 17, 20250

Geraniums are among the most popular outdoor plants, but they also make great indoor flowering plants. The plants we refer to as geraniums are re

June 1, 20250

Pollination is necessary in most cases where the gardener is interested in consuming the fruit or seed of their vegetables; think tomatoes, squas

May 14, 20250

Wandering Jew, or Tradescantia, is a vibrant and hardy houseplant known for its strikingly colorful foliage and trailing growth habit. Native to Sout

April 29, 20250

Peacock Orchids, known botanically and sold as "Acidanthera", are a rare sight in gardens yet they are some of the most enticingly fragrant flowe