You wouldn’t think that the word “pup” had anything to do with gardening. The dictionary defines a pup as the young of dogs or several other animals. Gardeners, however, use the term to refer to ...

Bromeliads are a wonderful group of tropical or semi-tropical plants that are widely popular container plants. Because they are easy to grow, colorful and stay in bloom for a long time, they are ...

Pups to the rescue Before they die, most bromeliads will send up pups from their bases, and these small plants can be used to grow the next generation. One plant generally produces several pups, so ...

Q. I received three bromeliads in bloom for Mother’s Day a year ago. One plant has one new plant alongside it, and the other two have two each. But none of the five new plants has flowered. Do I need ...

You wouldn’t think that the word “pup” has anything to do with your landscape. Gardeners, however, use the term to refer to offsets or small plants that form at the base of certain plants, most ...

Bromeliads are a wonderful group of tropical or semi-tropical plants that are widely popular container plants. Because they are easy to grow, colorful and stay in bloom for a long time, they are ...

Step 1: Take plant out of its pot and wash the soil off the roots. Now it will be easy to see where the pups are attached to the mother plant. I have always found bromeliads to be exotic and ...

My garden includes — or has included — a range of plants from Mediterranean climates, other interesting regions and other categories. This diversity reflects my appeal for attractive blossoms or ...

Before they die, most bromeliads will send up pups from their base, and these small plants can be used to grow the next generation. The pups produced are actually part of that original plant. As such, ...