Houseplant Blog
Winter TLC for Your Streptocarpus: Essential Ja...
At this time of year, your streptocarpus plants might be looking a little sad, so it's a great time to give them a little TLC. This is what I've done...
Winter TLC for Your Streptocarpus: Essential Ja...
At this time of year, your streptocarpus plants might be looking a little sad, so it's a great time to give them a little TLC. This is what I've done...
Discover the Revival of Achimenes
Achinemes make a great houseplant and greenhouse plant. Often called the Hot Water Plant, even though they don't actually require hot water, Achimenes were first mentioned in A History of...
Discover the Revival of Achimenes
Achinemes make a great houseplant and greenhouse plant. Often called the Hot Water Plant, even though they don't actually require hot water, Achimenes were first mentioned in A History of...
Our Journey to Peat Free Production: a grower's...
The transition certainly hasn't been easy - we've used peat-based compost for the last 50 years, and it was always considered the best growing medium for Streptocarpus. In the wild...
Our Journey to Peat Free Production: a grower's...
The transition certainly hasn't been easy - we've used peat-based compost for the last 50 years, and it was always considered the best growing medium for Streptocarpus. In the wild...
TERRARIUM GROWING TIPS
A terrarium is a collection of small or miniature plants which are grown in a glass container, with no drainage. What you will need to get started.A Glass Container – There...
TERRARIUM GROWING TIPS
A terrarium is a collection of small or miniature plants which are grown in a glass container, with no drainage. What you will need to get started.A Glass Container – There...
🌸 Crystal Ice is 25 years old
Looking back at some old newspaper articles from 25 years ago, I came across the launch of 'Crystal Ice'. (Lynne hasn't aged a bit!) The Daily Mail remarked: "It is...
🌸 Crystal Ice is 25 years old
Looking back at some old newspaper articles from 25 years ago, I came across the launch of 'Crystal Ice'. (Lynne hasn't aged a bit!) The Daily Mail remarked: "It is...
Streptocarpus v Streptococcus
'Streptocarpus: sounds like a disease'. If only I'd had a pound every time someone had said that to me at a flower show... Did you know that Streptos means 'twisted' in Greek? In...
Streptocarpus v Streptococcus
'Streptocarpus: sounds like a disease'. If only I'd had a pound every time someone had said that to me at a flower show... Did you know that Streptos means 'twisted' in Greek? In...