Tag Archives: houseplants

Winterize Banana Corm

Hey This was my first year storing Banana plant(matured 8ft tall) in dark cold cellar. In june, i found stem got brown and mushy so chopped it to the corm. The corm is hard and size of a soccer ball….wondering…

Care of Small Citrus Plants

Have had such great success in the past, but last few seem to have an abundance of fruit when very small,  and present one has lost all its leaves with 4 oranges remaining. Finally cut off oranges, and have used…

Help for my Hibiscus

My Hibiscus has grown quite wild and I want to find out if there is anything that you can recommend to bring it back to a proper size and actually flower again. Will pruning and transplanting help? Is this the…

Indoor Plants for Cleaning Air

I’m looking for an indoor green plant that will be good to clean the air in the home but will not be toxic to children or pets. Please help!…

House Plant Identification – Oleander

Hello, I have been trying to identify this house plant for a while now.  I’ve asked several people and no one has been able to help me.  It has been losing leaves for months now, it seems very unhappy.  I…

Pandanus veitchii

Hi. Thank you for responding to my e-mail. I was just wondering with the problem of the yellowing and brown leaves, can I take the plants from the West Side window and put them at my desk for the winter…

Giant Indoor Bird of Paradise Plant

Hello Master Gardeners, I am writing with an indoor plant question. I am in Toronto but have planted a bird of paradise plant indoors which lives in a bathroom with a shower so is subject to some steam and flourishing.…

Fiddle Leaf Fig Growing Tips

I’ve researched a lot about Fiddle Leaf Figs and bought one for my living room nook which is west-facing with windows on the north & south side also). Our house is a corner lot with LOTS of filtered & direct…

Lack of Hoya Blooms

Hi, I’ve had a Hoya plant in the family for decades. My mother used to have it loaded with blooms at various times of year. Now, it hasn’t bloomed in years, save for one single bloom this past summer. What…

House Plant Sanctuary

I’d like to know if there is a place where you can bring house plants when they are too big for your place or you can not take a good care of them any more. I’ve had plants which were…