Here is Helen’s quick video update on the hyacinth bulbs she and Barbara planted some months ago. As you can see, she’s quite excited! (If you missed the planting video, here’s the link.)

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I’d like to call January - Spoil Your Houseplants Month!
And what better place to start is with one of the most popular and hardworking houseplants:  The Pothos (Epipremnum aureum)   They are wonderful houseplants that are almost foolproof.  They live quite happily for years, often in the same pot, needing water only when they dry out and being [...]

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I hope you’re not bored with all this Amaryllis talk, but I just love these glorious tropical flowers now that I’ve actually grown some. I think my three bulbs have just about worked through their lifespan now, and this photo is a close-up of the last bloom.

I asked Barbara if people could grow Amaryllis any [...]

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Amaryllis are easy-to-grow, fabulous indoor bulbs - completely worth the little bit of effort required.

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I’ve added a short video to the end of the Amaryllis and Hyacinth planting post. Scroll way down to the bottom of the post if you’ve already watched the planting videos. Otherwise, you might want to watch them first.
The Hyacinths are still sleeping away the winter in the office fridge, but look at how the [...]

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Here are Barbara’s tips on caring for your real Christmas Tree so that the needles stay on the tree and off the floor for as long as possible!

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Nothing says Christmas the way a beautiful Poinsettia does.  And, never before are there so many different colours, shapes and sizes of this remarkable plant to chose from to compliment your decor.  Whether you decide on the traditional red or go for a funky spray-painted blue sparkled one - you care for them exactly the [...]

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We spent some time at Helen’s place, planting some bulbs to be forced and raised indoors for lovely winter colour. The following four videos cover all the phases of planting cold weather bulbs (hyacinths) and tropical bulbs (amaryllis). We hope you will watch the videos and then follow the steps to plant your own bulbs. [...]

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Barbara, since I’m going to be planting bulbs at my place next Tuesday (with your guidance every step of the way!), please tell me what I need to get in advance. As you know, I’ll be planting hyacinths, which I brought home from Amsterdam airport a couple of months ago. I hope they’ll turn out [...]

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Yesterday Helen took cuttings of several lovely coleus plants. In Part 1 of today’s video, Barbara begins the process of transplanting them.

Now, in Part 2, Barbara puts the cuttings in their own little “greenhouse”.

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