Posts about Gardening

My New Vertical Jungle Wall

Since the first one went so well, I decided to up the ante. Last weekend I attached six Woolly Pockets to my office wall and filled them with two dozen plants to make a vertical tropical garden. The installation was a breeze and, so far, all the plants are still happy. I love it.

I Love My New Woolly Pocket

Say you’ve got a wall that gets nice light – the bright, indirect light that plants love – but you…

They Don’t Complain and They Die Quietly

When I was young, I knew two things for sure about my dad. The first was that he was weird.…

5 Days of Growth in 35 Seconds

I left the PlantCam on my window plants when we were in Canada. Here’s what they did in 5 days, one shot every 15 minutes, 5am to 9am.

A day in the life of my plants

You Already Have A Green Thumb

I’ve been growing indoor plants since my first dorm room. They look nice, smell good, produce oxygen, sometimes make pretty…

Starburst

I love my orchids. Every bloom gives me a little bit of hope.

The Caladium Project

I love growing orchids, and I’ve had some luck with it. But orchids are the toy poodles of indoor growing…

Growth

When we moved from our old place, I had to chop down this Fred because it was so huge it…