Garden & Nature

Gardening, houseplants, backyard birds and the natural world, season by season.

A Christmas cactus covered in bright pink flowers by a window

How to make a Christmas cactus bloom again

Holiday cacti flower when nights are long and cool. The light and temperature tricks university horticulturists use, and why buds drop before they open.

November 5, 2026 · 3 min read

Red amaryllis flowers opening at the top of a tall green stalk

Garden & Nature

Amaryllis: how to get big blooms indoors this winter

November 5, 2026 · 3 min read

A northern cardinal and a downy woodpecker at a snow-covered suet feeder

Garden & Nature

Which birds visit backyard feeders in winter, and what they eat

November 5, 2026 · 2 min read