by Lisa Steinkopf | Mar 19, 2026 | BLOG, Ferns, Foliage Houseplants, Houseplant Care
Growing ferns isn’t impossible. To many, it seems so. Have you brought home a fern, and it feels like a week later, you have a dead fern? I have. But after many years of growing ferns, I have learned a few things. First, not all ferns are the same. Some are...
by Lisa Steinkopf | May 24, 2023 | BLOG, Houseplant Flowers, orchids
Not too long ago, I attended the Ann Arbor Orchid Society meeting. It is a local orchid society here in SE Michigan. There are more, not only in the area, but the state. You’ve heard me talk about plan societies before and how much I love them. I’be made...
by Lisa Steinkopf | May 18, 2023 | BLOG, Ferns, Foliage Houseplants, Houseplant Care, Uncategorized
Fern spores are small “spots” on the underside of the fronds. Have you ever noticed them and thought your fern had a bad case of scale? Unfortunately, scale does love ferns as a rule. See the pictures below. Fern fronds with scale The pictures below are of...
by Lisa Steinkopf | Apr 26, 2023 | African violets, BLOG, gesneriads, Houseplant Flowers, Houseplant Profile
Pollen sacs are always present on African violets, right? Not always. Have you seen one without them? Would you even notice? What happened to them? Aren’t they necessary? This African violet has pollen sacs like most violets What Are Pollen Sacs? The yellow...
by Lisa Steinkopf | Apr 19, 2023 | Bromeliads, Cactus and Succulents, Conservatory, Foliage Houseplants, Houseplant Flowers, Interior Plantscaping, Public Gardens
Underplanting? What is it? Can it be done with houseplants? What plants are best? When I think of underplanting, I think of annuals under a tree, or ground cover in a landscape. Underplanting is planting plants under a larger plant to add interest. But did you know...
