This week’s list comes from “Bloom: The Secrets of Growing Flowering Houseplants Year-Round” (Quarto Publishing Group, 2022) by Lisa Eldred Steinkopf; it’s a highly desirable volume for those with an ...

In all the years of gardening endeavors, many of us have found pleasure in growing indoor plants. People like me choose the toughies of the houseplant world − Sanseveria, philodendrons, bird nest fern ...

Two perennial favorite houseplants, African violets and orchids, are very susceptible to summertime heat stress and dry conditions. DIANA BALDRICA Fresno Bee file Outdoor plantings clearly suffer from ...

Thanks to mammoth strides in hybridization, increased availability and gardeners’ growing awareness of orchids’ many assets, these plants are poised to become the No. 1 houseplant of the 21st century.

African violets and orchids both bloom indoors, but violets flower year-round With their elegant flowers and strong silhouette, it’s easy to see the allure of orchids. But if you’ve been frustrated by ...

Orchids are among the world's oldest flower groups and one of the largest, with more than 30,000 species. They emerged about 100 million years ago — 30 million years before Tyrannosaurus rex, and ...