by Lisa Steinkopf | Jan 30, 2023 | BLOG, Conservatory, Public Gardens
Have you been to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden? I went this past weekend while visiting New York and it was wonderful. Of course, not much was happening outside in January and I would like to revisit that. There were some snowdrops and forsythia blooming, but that was...
by Lisa Steinkopf | Nov 16, 2022 | begonias, BLOG, Cactus and Succulents, Conservatory, Ferns, Public Gardens
Last week I visited the Circa 1904 Belle Isle Conservatory one last time before it closed Sunday for renovations. The glass on the dome is being replaced and lead paint removed. Looking up in the dome (Picture courtesy of Belle Isle Conservancy) Belle Isle Koi Pond...
by Lisa Steinkopf | Jul 29, 2021 | BLOG, Cactus and Succulents, Conservatory, Ferns, Foliage Houseplants, Houseplant Flowers, Interior Plantscaping, orchids, Public Gardens, Tillandsias
I and my good friend Susan attended the famous Buffalo Garden and Buffalo Open Gardens Walks last weekend. The first stop though was the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens. It was amazing! I was in heaven, as I always am when I’m in a conservatory...
by Lisa Steinkopf | Jun 1, 2021 | #TuesdayTidbits, BLOG, Cactus and Succulents, Conservatory, Ferns, Foliage Houseplants, Houseplant Profile, Interior Plantscaping
I have posted a lot of unfurling leaves on my social media pages. I love that word and new houseplant leaves. So I decided to show you some unfurling leaves I have seen at conservatories in the last few years. Most public conservatories haven’t been open for the...
by Lisa Steinkopf | Jul 5, 2016 | BLOG, Conservatory, Foliage Houseplants, Houseplant Flowers
Last week I attended the Grosse Point Garden Center garden walk. As always, I’m looking for houseplants and as I entered my 2nd garden, I hit the jackpot! I approached the back patio where there was music being played and I immediately was drawn to the...
