Let me second the post by Kay King.

The frost date has passed (or close to passing) in most of the country, which means we can send our houseplants outdoors for their summer vacation. The bright light, fresh air, and rainfall always seem to rejuvenate them.

Every winter my crinums,

Location: southeast US

One of the bonuses of living in the Deep South is the ability to keep houseplants outside for six months of the year. After winter months spent sweeping up dropped leaves and misting and watering indoor plants and then a cold snap in the early spring,

Location: Michigan

It is late January. I’m ready to confess.

Okay. Here goes.

I am an over-waterer.

It’s been a lifelong condition. As far back as I can remember I have poured water, too much water, on plants and they have overflowed, time and time

Location: Vermont

Oh January. Whose idea was this?

I stand with my nose up against the glass and look out at a cold white blur. Snow is piling up, blowing, obliterating any sign of life. Christmas is over and now, like others of my kind here in the far north, I am weary