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Category: General Posts

Pruning Houseplants

Posted on  January 4, 2000  in General Posts, How to: Plant Care, Month 01: January, Plant Talk

“Pruning Houseplants” by David Tarrant January is a good time to prune certain houseplants, particularly such vigorous growers as hibiscus and bougainvillea. Hibiscus rosa-sinensis (Chinese Hibiscus) is a beautiful and easy houseplant. With the many indoor cultivars of Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, if they are in a well-lit sunny window, they continue to send out the odd [Continue]

Gardening in the Future

Posted on  December 4, 1999  in General Posts, Thoughts

“Gardening in the Future” by Mala Gunadasa-Rohling The last month of the Millenium is undoubtedly a time for reflections, both forwards and backwards, for everybody, but I don’t think I’m alone in thinking that gardeners are more aware than others of the passing seasons and years. We keep journals of what we do each season, [Continue]

Horticulture News Around the World:

Posted on  December 4, 1999  in General Posts, Plant Talk

BELGIUM: Sick Plants… Everyone knows that plants can be infected with viruses, but no one realised, until now, that they develop a fever at the onset of infection. Researchers at the University of Ghent, Belgium, have proven that tobacco plants with mosaic virus develop higher temperatures on the parts of their leaves that are under [Continue]

December

Posted on  December 4, 1999  in General Posts

“December” by David Tarrant December brings us the shortest day of the year in the northern hemisphere. Its passing kindles excitement of looking forward to longer days and a new gardening season ahead. In ancient times, plants with winter interest were always used as decorations in celebrations marking passing from darkness into light. At the [Continue]