Tag Archives: houseplants

Hoya plant

I live in TORONTO. What should I do to make this plant flower. It is quite large with healthy dark green leaves about 12 years old. It is next to a large south facing window, lots of light but only…

Passionate plant enthusiast

I’m trying to understand if there is a general way to maintain all types of plants. Here is the challenge I’m trying to answer… You have 100 plants of all different species. You’re in a room where you can adjust…

Air Layering a Dieffenbachia

This is a question regarding indoor gardening. I have a rather large dieffenbachia and I air layered it in the past, like maybe 10 years ago. What I’m wondering is it too late to do the air layering again because…

Eugenia Topiary

If your Eugenia topiary are already planted in the ground do you have to cover them in the winter so they won’t freeze.…

Hoya Flowering?

  I have had a Hoya plant (see photo, looks healthy / keeps growing) for 6~7 years, started with a stem cut. But it has not had any sign of flowering. I had it indoor until about a month ago,…

Jade Plants

I have two jade plants , that my mother has had for years. In the last two weeks the leaves are falling off. Leaves are crunchy as well. Can you offer some. Suggestions?…

Small Yellow Bumps on Outdoor Flowering Vine

  One of my outdoor plants – a flowering, climbing vine – started to show some tiny little yellow bumps growing on the vines and leaves. I’ve attached two photos. I’m not sure what these bumps are, or what they…

Rubber Plant

Hi There. I am looking for a rubber plant, Ficus Elastica, for indoor. I have tried all the stores but nobody has this plant. Any idea where can I get it in GTA? Thanks…

Stubborn Mandevilla

I bought a mandevilla last summer, overwintered by pruning back and keeping in a cooler but sunny window, hardened it off before placing it in a morning sun place. Fed it fertilizer and even tried the age old epsom salts…

Pruning Barbed-Wire Cactus

This is an indoor cactus and I think it’s a Barbed-Wire cactus. It had grown almost up the the ceiling when the branches began to bend but did not break. I have pruned the bent branches. Do I need to…