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Ficus Elastica (FY-kus ee-LASS-tih-kuh) is known as the Rubber Plant or Rubber Tree Plant. This popular ornamental houseplant is well known for its broad, attractive shiny leaves. In addition, rubber …
Why Are My Rubber Plant Leaves Falling Off? Read More
Although summer is a great and botanically bountiful season, fall is always a much-welcome time of year—especially after the heat of summer. I love living in the Northwest. The extremes …
Trees With Great Fall Color for the Northwest Read More
Cherry Ong is taking us along to a see early spring bloomers at VanDusen Botanical Garden in Vancouver, British Columbia, on a perfectly sunny spring day. Now that is a …
GPOD on the Road: VanDusen Botanical Garden Read More
Snake plants are some of the toughest, most durable, and easiest plants to care for as indoor houseplants. Large specimens can be quite impressive. Previously classified as Sansevieria, they are …
25 Snakes Plants You Will Never Find At Your Garden Center Read More
Some plants are cherished for their flowers, some for their foliage, and some, such as Calatheas, for their behavior. Calathea has around 60 species, although 200 former Calatheas are now …
Calathea Humidity: Do Calatheas Like Humidity Read More
Just when the heat and dryness of a Southwestern summer are starting to get to you, fall brings some respite. The plus side of living in such a warm region …
3 Native Shrubs With Fall Interest for the Southwest Read More
Ficus elastica – The name might mean very little to most, but the moment you mention its common name, the rubber plant, suddenly the room lights up. That’s because this …
How To Prune A Rubber Tree Read More
Pothos is a tropical evergreen climbing member of the Araceae family of plants. Pin There are about 15 species of Pothos plants, and you may hear it referred to by …
How To Make Pothos Climb Read More
Woody shrubs add year-round interest, fullness, and height to the landscape, defining borders or providing shade and privacy. These sizable offerings often bridge the gap between taller trees and shorter …
California Native Shrubs to Plant in Fall Read More
This is your GPOD editor, Joseph, from my frozen garden in northern Indiana. Winter has well and truly arrived for me here, we’ve had a few snows, good hard freezes. …
GPOD on the road: Potawatomi Conservatory Read More