After your holiday cactus stops flowering for the year, typically in late winter for Thanksgiving and Christmas cacti and early spring for Easter cacti, reduce the amount of watering. Allow the top ...

Waxed amaryllis bulbs require no watering due to their wax coating, making them low-maintenance holiday decorations. The ...

Poinsettia is the most popular holiday plant, and the good news is that modern poinsettia selections are much less sensitive to drying out than the older versions, but that is still the key to them ...

When stores start to fill the shelves with pumpkin spice everything, from Twinkies to Cheerios, it can only mean one thing — ...

December is the last hurrah for many local garden centers and greenhouses as they entice people who meant to stop in for a wreath with multicolored poinsettias, fat amaryllis bulbs just beginning to ...

Holiday plants are a common gift but in many cases the recipient is not sure how to keep the plant beyond New Year's, University of Illinois Extension horticulture educator James Schuster says. "Many ...

Watering is an absolute essential for all plants you are growing, whether it is ornamentals in herbaceous borders designed for flowers and dazzling color or vegetables destined for the dinner plate.

Every day, I get my weather forecast from our local TV newscast. In our outdoor business, the weather can have a great impact on our day. This is why I am glad we have several great meteorologists on ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X With the proper care, Christmas cactus can be a beautiful plant to keep year-round Credit: ...