Fresh air, a light breeze, and a bit of unfiltered sun is just the trick to remind our bodies that the growing season is at hand. Our houseplants can reap similar benefits as we do from a summer stint ...

Did your Christmas cactus bloom before Thanksgiving this year? If so, you likely are the proud plant parent of a Thanksgiving cactus, not a Christmas cactus. A Thanksgiving cactus normally blooms ...

Editor's note: This story was initially published on Dec. 20, 2020. Updated in December 2025. Under the right conditions, Christmas cacti are the holiday plants that keep blooming, and not just for ...

Steve Bowdoin is the Ethel M Cactus Garden’s garden curator — and self-proclaimed pincushion. Since September, Bowdoin and his team and have been stringing holiday lights on the garden’s cactuses, ...

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Q: I’m sending you a picture of a 52-year-old cactus plant growing outdoors at our neighbors in West Fargo. If you’re interested, they would be happy to tell their story about the plant. Their names ...

Permian High School art teacher Luis Trejo Fuentes is seeking cactus donations for the campus’ outdoor garden. Contributions have started coming in, but the garden is large, so the more the merrier.