window boxes

How ‘Gardening In The Micro’ Enables You to Experience Mindfulness and Joy

by Fran Sorin August 15, 2017 – Posted in: Garden Musings

Can you imagine feeling like you’ve created a delightful feast for the eyes with only 4 window boxes? I can. I always thought that nothing would replace my love of designing large, sweeping beds. I used to savor the expansive, long distance views at the end of a long day of being in my [...]

Should You Let Your Flapjack Plants Bloom?

by Debra Lee Baldwin February 6, 2016 – Posted in: Succulents

You’re probably aware of flapjack plant (Kalanchoe luciae), a succulent that’s popular because of the color of its leaves. (Shown above at Waterwise Botanicals nursery, perfectly timed for Valentine’s Day.) Like other succulents with overlapping leaves along a single stem, when Kalanchoe luciae blooms, the entire plant elongates. This is how those in my window box looked in [...]