Limp, wilted plants. This can be caused by overwatering, poor drainage or root rot. Violets prefer evenly moist but not soggy ...

Learn the secret to encourage more blooms on your African violets. Discover essential care techniques and tips to promote ...

African violets are apparently also picky when it comes to soil and growers are advised to buy potting soil specially formulated for African violets. Not only that, but you should also treat ...

Related: The 10 Best Fertilizers for Indoor Plants to Help Your Greenery Thrive 4. Consider the pot. While it may seem counterintuitive, African violets flower better when they’re rootbound ...

While it may seem counterintuitive, African violets flower better when they’re rootbound, and the plants may flower less in oversized pots. For optimal flowering, African violet pots should ...

Junie' by Erin Crosby Eckstine is our 'GMA' Book Club pick for February. The book follows a girl who awakens her sister's ...

Generally speaking, colours in the blue, violet and fuchsia range evoke coolness, calm, and peace. Soft, pale shades of pink ...

On this week's Sunday Gardener, Carrie Engel from Valley View Farms gives a tour of some of plants that can be cared for in the home during the winter months.

Quarantine any pot-grown plants you are going to treat and put them outdoors if ... Cacti and succulents, African violets, ferns and orchids are particularly vulnerable. Root mealybugs (rhizoecus) ...

Ms Wanjiru notes that different flowers thrive in different environments. Some do well in direct sunlight, others in partial ...

Although the blooms are more a purple-violet than the blue that ... does well in containers, and makes a good cut flower. It does best in full to part sun. Another AAS national award-winner ...