Category Archives: Tropicals and Tender Perennials

Over-Wintering Tropicals

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Editor

By Chris Kelley (This article was first published in The Gateway Gardener October 2006 issue) It’s time to start dreaming big about your tropical paradise for next summer. Notes and images collected and logged this summer and fall by visiting … Continue reading →

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Painted Leaves for Passionate Gardeners

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Editor

By Chris Kelley Photos courtesy Missouri Botanical Garden PlantFinder (This article was first published in The Gateway Gardener July 2006 issue.) One day, while casually walking through my greenhouse, my addiction to tropicals became clear. Who wouldn’t love and covet … Continue reading →

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‘Flavor Trippin’ with Miracle Fruit

Posted on June 15, 2011 by Editor

This article appears in the June 2011 issue of The Gateway Gardener magazine on stands now. By Ellen Barredo Early this winter, my local supplier of tropical plants, Rich, called with an interesting story about Miracle Fruit, Synsepalum dulcificum. While … Continue reading →

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Those Amazing Elephant Ears

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Editor

(This article was first published in The Gateway Gardener April 2006 issue.) Text and photos by Chris Kelley Close your eyes and make a wish. A wish for beautiful foliage, superb architecture, and  WOW appeal.  If your wish comes true, … Continue reading →

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