Garden Experiments
For the love of gardening and wildlife habitat
House plants bring nature indoors, providing us with the joy of indoor gardening. There are easy-to-care-for house plants and some that are a bit more finicky. From low light to full sun conditions, you can find the perfect houseplant for your home or office.
Southern winters harbor a secret. Every once and a while, the long periods of gray skies, strong wind, and rain of a typical winter are punctuated by 24 hours of sinfully warm temperatures and sunny skies. My green fingers itch on warm winter days like this. They want to turn the soil and plant seeds. But like our winters, southern springs are …
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Cacti are traditionally favorites of many gardeners because they are so low maintenance and perfect for high heat/low water locations. Because we get a lot of rain during certain times of the year here in north Mississippi, my cacti are in a container that I can bring in and put under my grow light when the cold, rainy season arrives. I …
My office has two windows, but they are high up on the wall and don’t allow for direct sunlight. Which, if you’re working on the computer, is a good thing, but if you want to have plants indoors, it can limit your choices. After a few trials (and errors), here are some of the plants I recommend for low light conditions (and low maintenance) in …
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You know those plant stands that you find in discount stores? The ones that are made of wire, metal, or wood that often have three legs, but just don’t seem very sturdy? Don’t buy them. Just don’t do it. When you’ve got one of your favorite ceramic pots with your favorite fern sitting on it and it topples over, leaving you with a broken pot and …
