Besides gardening, jack-of-all-trades Cynthia Kling knows how to build stoves, too. (Here, she's building one in Guatemela.)
When cold and gloom descend, nothing brings better relief than inviting the botanical kingdom indoors. And we're not talking about those dusty dentist office fichus trees. Instead, look to exuberant flowers and exotic sculptural plants that make everything look better—and remind us of what's coming next spring. Intrepid gardener CYNTHIA KLING reports.
Totally display-worthy, these helpful gadgets make puttering around inside all the more glamorous.
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First rule of mastering indoor gardening: Ditch the plastic pot that the plant arrived in.
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Don't know what forcing is? No bother: It's fancy gardening speak for flowering plants that emerge from a bulb. These require patience—it usually takes about 15-16 weeks for them to bloom.
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These guys are hard-to-kill, which make them ideal for novice gardeners.
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Like a cool little world, terrariums make any table top look infinitely cooler (plus, there are varieties you can hang, or mount on the wall).
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You don't have to know how to work pruning shears to introduce some garden elements to your home. There are plenty of beautiful short-cuts out there (i.e., a simple vase for your flowers, or some you picked up from the deli on your way home).
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