Houseplants

"It's YOUR turn, Monstera", so says the National Garden Bureau, of which I am a member. From their website: Each year the National Garden Bureau selects one annual, one perennial, one bulb crop, one edible, one houseplant and one shrub as our "Year of the" crops. Plants are chosen because they are popular, easy-to-grow, widely adaptable, genetically diverse and veratile. 

“Top of the mornin’ to ya!” and “Happy St. Patty’s Day” albeit a bit early. I may be only slightly Irish, but I am all American, as are those phrases! The 'Scoop talks all about Oxalis & more...

Garden Guy Dale shares some house plant hacks.

Garden Guy Dale takes a look inside Wandering Leaf Brewing Company in St. Paul, which features plenty of plants!

Garden Guy Dale takes a look inside a shop in St. Louis Park specializing in common & rare house plants.

Garden Guy Dale shares tips for making your own terrarium.

Each year NGB rolls out their Plants of the Year in several categories. What blew me away was their Houseplant of the Year for 2024… *drumroll* ... The African Violet!

Over 30 years ago, in 1989, NASA scientist Bill Wolverton claimed that household plants could provide a “promising” solution to indoor air pollution. Decades later that report is doused with cold water.

Garden Guy Dale joins FOX 9 Good Day to share his favorite low maintenance house plants.

Garden Guy Dale joins Good Day to talk about how you can embrace fall indoors as temperatures get colder.

Garden Guy Dale shares great plants for your office.

Melissa Merchant with the Minnesota Orchid Society stopped by Gertens to give a talk regarding orchid care. How to water them, what light is best, when and how to re-pot them and how to get them to rebloom.

Garden Guy Dale has the top five essential tips to keep your house plants looking healthy. He also offers a list of the top house plants to have in your home.

This blog discusses the 4 classifications of light that we utilize for the majority of our houseplants: Bright Direct Light, Bright Indirect Light, Medium Light and Low Light. 

Garden Guy Dale shares his top 10 picks for plants to help you cure your winter blues!