Whenever the leaves of a plant turn a different color, especially orchids, people immediately begin to think that there is something wrong with the plant, but that is not always true. The leaves of an orchid naturally die off in order to make room for new leaves at the top and will yellow in the […]

As I read this orchid care blog, I couldn’t help but think of the late Thalassa Cruso, the “Julia Child of horticulture,”’ and her public-television series in the 1960’s, “’Making Things Grow.” My interest in plants began early, and as a child, I would sit, cross-legged, in front of the television, watching her show with […]