Key Points None of the three holiday cacti should be fertilized in January, even if it’s still blooming.Only start the ...

Want to add a pop of springtime color to your home? The Easter cactus is the perfect pick, bursting with gorgeous pink, red, or orange blooms just in time for spring. Unlike its prickly, heat-loving, ...

Lilies are a common Easter plant, adorning homes and churches across the Southeast during the spring. But there’s another lesser-known holiday beauty that also blooms around the time of Easter. Known ...

I have not hit the emails in a while, but I have had some interesting ones worth sharing. Let’s start with a subject I have covered before: how to tell the difference between Thanksgiving, Christmas ...

Proper timing is the key to getting the best blooms.

There are three main holiday-blooming cacti: the Thanksgiving cactus (Schlumbergera truncata), the Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera × buckleyi), and the Easter cactus (Schlumbergera gaertneri). The ...

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 ...

Do you love houseplants that are easy to take care of? If so, you might have a succulent in your house that’s called either a Thanksgiving or Christmas cactus. These two types of cacti are beautiful ...

A quick show of hands, how many of us have a “Christmas” cactus withering away in our homes? With fascinating information, and some tender love and care, one of our La Plata County master gardeners, ...