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 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 5, 2023 | BLOG, Bromeliads, Cactus and Succulents, Ferns, Foliage Houseplants, Houseplant Care, Houseplant Help, Tillandsias
Did you know your plant leaves are telling you how to care for the plant they are attached to? How? The nematanthus (in the gesneriad family) has thick, shiny leaves Thickness of Plant Leaves Plant leaves indicate how to care for the plant by the thickness and texture...
by Lisa Steinkopf | Nov 23, 2022 | African violets, BLOG, Cactus and Succulents, Ferns, gesneriads, Holiday Plants, Houseplant Flowers
It’s that time of the year. We all sit back and reflect on what we are thankful for. We really should do this everyday and some do. This may seem weird, but do you have plants that you are thankful for? I do. Thankful for plants Mom’s Fern This fern below...
by Lisa Steinkopf | Mar 16, 2022 | BLOG, Cactus and Succulents, Ferns, Foliage Houseplants, Houseplant Care
Have you ever wondered what would happen to your plants if something happened to you and were unable to care for them? I guess I hadn’t really thought about it, but I’m having surgery in a few weeks and it makes one think. So I’ve been rearranging...
