Beyond VioletAfrican violets are pushing the envelope when it comes to colors and flower forms. Ruffles, anyone?
When I was a child, I was totally mesmerized by the intense colors of the African violets that seemed to bloom continuously on my grandmother’s windowsills. I would stare in wonder at those jewel-colored blooms surrounded by collars of fuzzy leaves, fully convinced that only experienced gardeners of my grandmother’s reputation could get plants to bloom so gloriously indoors.
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African violets are pushing the envelope when it comes to colors and flower forms. Ruffles, anyone?
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I had the weirdest dream last night... “Okay, kids, let’s simmer down! Hey, everybody, we only have the room until 9 o’clock.
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News alert! I have been known to be obsessed with weather, and weather reporting. Why is everybody laughing? Stop that.
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I have been trying to kill Grandpa Ott, known affectionately around here as Gramps, for twenty years. We brought him here ...
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We moved into a house with a lovely azalea that didn’t bloom. We thought it might have been over-pruned. Last fall we did not prune it and now it still hasn’t bloomed. I was hoping to transplant it this year, but it looks rather sickly. Shall we prune it again and give it another year? Can I still transplant it?
Miniature gardening is the rage. What enchanting miniature plants work well in a shaded area?
Is there an overall rule about when to pinch back my leggy plants?
