My friend brought this plant over to be taken care of while he and his wife are on a honeymoon in Europe for two weeks. He realized that it was on the verge of dying but wanted to see what I could do with it. Looking at it, I can't remember what type of houseplant it is, but when I first handled it, I noticed a few things: It has two healthy ...

  The thing is, I miss the arid hot climate of Texas. We've been in Seattle for over 10 years and have very mild cool, wet climate. So going back to Texas reminds me of how easily things grow with the warm weather. I built a greenhouse here in Seattle to try and recapture our Austin weather, but it may just be time to move back!. The ...