Carnivorous plant garden

Bog Garden for Carnivorous Plants: Nothing livens up a classroom windowsill like some predator / prey action. Carnivorous plants are the mightiest of houseplants, but many can only thrive in a soggy, acidic, bog environment. To keep your carnivorous plants happy year-round, ma…

Bog Garden for Carnivorous Plants: Nothing livens up a classroom windowsill like some predator / prey action. Carnivorous plants are the mightiest of houseplants, but many can only thrive in a soggy, acidic, bog environment. To keep your carnivorous plants happy year-round, ma…

Carnivorous plants are some of the most intriguing and unusual plants you can grow,

Talk about and share information and photos of carnivorous plants!.

Looking for carnivorous houseplants? Here are 5 of the best carnivorous plants to grow indoors and my tips on how to care for them.

Carnivorous plants are peculiar. They fend for themselves by trapping insects, feeding on their nutrients and that (should) make your job a whole lot easier.

Building the Bog I used a soldering iron to make holes in a plastic orchid pot. This will serve as the watering source for the bog. Your container should be plastic or glazed and sealed at the bottom. I used a silicone waterproof sealant to close the drain hole and a spray sealant to seal […]

While we're on the subject of carnivorous plants, I'd like to share some photos of the stunning carnivorous collection at the Glasgow Botanic Gardens . In August I'd gone through on the train for a fun day filled with museums and good food. I was delighted by the Hunterian Collection , at what wil

This Thursday August 5th at Observatory, Lord Whimsy, as part of his lecture "Nature as Miniaturist: An Illustrated Survey of the Bogs of Southern New Jersey" will be displaying the epic carnivorous plant-filled container bog seen above. Said bog is also, as it turns out, for sale; you can even take it home with you after Thursday's event if so inclined! Full info follows, as found on Lord Whimsy's website; if you are interested, you can email Whimsy at email [at] lordwhimsy.com. Mr. Bill…