A Christmas cactus grows best when it's slightly pot-bound. In fact, most Christmas cacti thrive for many years without being ...

Columnist shares more on holiday plants, including Christmas cactus, poinsettias, amaryllis, and Norfolk Island pines.

If you bring a Christmas cactus into your holiday plans, it can benefit from a little something extra come wintertime to help ...

If your Christmas cactus has drooping leaves, light, water, soil, and environment could be to blame. Here's how to fix drooping leaves and make your plant happy.

Succulents are often labeled low maintenance, yet many popular varieties benefit from occasional pruning to stay healthy, ...

Learn how to care for holiday house plants like Paperwhites, Amaryllis, Christmas Cactus, and Poinsettias. Tips for blooming and disposal included.

Key Points Place your Christmas cactus in bright, indirect light—too much or too little can stop blooms.Use well-draining, ...

The joy of the holiday season can feel fleeting. There’s a blur of get-togethers, cooking, shopping — and then, suddenly, ...

A good time to pinch or prune your plant to shape it and encourage branching is in early spring, when new growth is starting. During the growing season, from April through September, fertilize your ...

My Christmas cactus finally came into bloom — right on time, luckily, with no help from me.  One of the easiest garden ...

Christmas in bloom By Felder Rushing   My Christmas cactus finally came into bloom – right on time, luckily, with no help from me.

Sherri Gordon, CLC is a certified professional life coach, author, and journalist covering health and wellness, social issues, parenting, and mental health. She also has a certificate of completion ...