Houseplants for Bad Gardeners

18 Houseplants for Bad Gardeners

I am not afraid to tell you that I am not all that gifted when it comes to raising plants. I have managed to keep 6 plants alive over the last 2 years and that really was quite a feat. Dale, on the other hand, has green hands and could make something mostly dead come back to life. I'm still hoping some of that will rub off on me. But in case it doesn't, I'll have to rely on articles like the one above to help me out. My mom has commented that some of the plants can be tricky, like spider plants and African violets (I have NEVER thought of these as being easy in any way) and I don't think bromeliads should necessarily be included because they can be finicky as well, but there are a few in there which would survive at home with me.

In case you're wondering, the plants I've managed to keep alive are a ficus tree, a papyrus (a plant which cannot be over-watered, no matter how much you give it), an olive tree, a corn plant, something unknown and a poinsettia (which is on its last leg these days).

Keeping up with your garden

It's that time of year again when everyone will start thinking about planting colorful flowers in their yard, start preparing to plant fruits and veggies in their garden and perhaps even get a pond ready for the season.

While browsing the Internet, we came across the website of the Royal Horticultural Society, a British society which gets rave reviews. Apparently they have a book on just about everything there is to know about gardening.

But you don't have to take our word for it. Their website has tons of information also, including a nifty little gardening calendar which tells you what you should be doing every month of the year in your garden, which is really great for inexperienced gardeners. Some of the information is localized to the UK but don't let that distract you. There really is a wealth of gardening information available here.