Gardenia Bonsai
Dear Ivy,
I was given a Gardenia Bonsai as a gift. How do I care for it?
Dear Reader,
Excellent question! I had to figure this out for myself earlier this year! I was given one as a gift as well. It arrived in a box full of styrofoam packing peanuts. So far, it’s done pretty well. I [...]
Give your plants a bath!
When the heat gets to be too much, set your plants in a few inches of water. This will allow them to fully absorb all the liquid they can hold, without you having to worry about over or under watering. You can spray or mist the top of the plant and get all the dust [...]
Spring blooms!!
My birthday gardenia is blooming!
I was worried about it for a while, because several leaves turned yellow and fell off. Then, about a week ago, I noticed these:
The buds are pretty large in comparison to how big the plant is. They are about two inches long, and as big around as a sharpie [...]
Happy Birthday to me!
I came home today to a big brown box on my front porch with no return address. There was only my name, and the name “Bonsai Boy of New York”. I came inside and opened it up, and to my great surprise, it was a birthday present from my dear friend, Kara!
It was packed carefully [...]
Japanese Maple
Dear Ivy,
Is a Acer Palmatum, Sango-kaku
a cat friendly plant?
Bonsai Wannabe
Dear Bonsai,
This is a tricky one, reader! For the plant you speak of is not a traditional house plant, but a tree. It is also known as a Japanese Maple, or a Coral Bark Maple. “Sango Kaku” means “Coral Tower” in Japanese.
Indoors, it would be good [...]