Did you know the Sago Palm is toxic to pets?08.01.08

I just received a new edition of my ASPCA newsletter and one article in particular caught my eye. It was about the increased incidence of pets being poisoned by the Sago Palm. This plant can also be quite toxic to young children.
The Sago Palm is common in warm climates, but it’s become more popular […]

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Q & A11.15.07

The Question and Answer Page:
I decided to create this page because I often have people leave comments on my posts or those who contact me privately to ask me questions about plant care, plant health or to ask me to help them identify a plant they have growing in their yard.
I find some of these […]

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Houseplants- swollen leaves and edema12.04.06

Have you noticed that occasionally some of your plants will get swollen blister like areas on their leaves or fleshy stems? I went through a period of that with one of my Christmas Cactus’ for two years straight. I’m happy to report that it’s not happening this year though.

Sometimes the spots are […]

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Controlling house plant pests11.24.06

In many parts of North America and other areas of the world gardeners have traded their backyard gardening for indoor houseplant gardening. Bringing some plants in from outdoors, and tending to others that are indoors all year round.

Every home owner who keeps houseplants will encounter, at one time or another the dreaded house plant […]

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