How many times have you heard someone criticizing a gardener, or a plant parent, that they are talking to their plants? We tend to gossip about this, that they are crazy, how they spend most of their time in front of their plants, touching their leaves, peeking below their leaves and even smelling their flowers.… Continue reading Plant Talker
Month: May 2021
Plant Cataloging 101
One of my many pastimes now-a-days is making a basic plant document, or say a plant catalog. Since I spend time in the garden and learning the how-to’s in growing my plants, I think it is just right to keep track of them. How and what do you put in a plant catalog? Research… Continue reading Plant Cataloging 101
Mayana Plants
Mayana, or Coleus, plants are one of the easiest to grow. They are known for their vibrant leaf colors and shapes. Some leaves even grow as big as ones palm, and some as small as a 5 peso coin. It is a feast in the eye, a really amazing sight to see, when clustered together… Continue reading Mayana Plants
A Green Thumb
I never realized up until the start of the CoVid Pandemic, on why people who love plants, or gardening, were ever called a green thumb. Where and how did this originate? According to the Old Farmer’s Almanac, and from “James Underwood Crockett, it comes from the fact that algae growing on the outside of… Continue reading A Green Thumb