The corpse flower bloom at New York Botanical Gardens

February 14, 2017 Summer Rayne Oakes

This past July (2016) I made the short trek (but long line!) to see the corpse flower in bloom.

10 Plants for those of us who have a “blackthumb"

February 13, 2017 Summer Rayne Oakes

I’ve found growing plants in my home has inspired many of my friends to want to follow suit. Many admit that they would love to have plants in their house but they fear they have a black thumb. “I can’t even grown cacti,” one friend confessed. As you can imagine, the #1 question that I get asked is “What plants won’t I kill?” Here are ten that I would suggest.

6SqFt house tour

February 13, 2017 Summer Rayne Oakes

One of the first house tours that I did last year was with Diana Pham of the blog, 6sq feet.

A promulgation on living with plants

February 13, 2017 Summer Rayne Oakes

I’ve often said that the only way that I’ve survived in this city for so long is by bringing nature indoors. And now my plants, (which have taught me so much over the years), have made my four walls very much their home, as I have...