One of my favorite 'beginner' houseplants by far is the Umbrella plant (umbrella tree), or the Schefflera. This lovely, low maintenance plant provides a wonderful structural appeal in the home with ...

There is a new umbrella tree in town, and its name is Alpine Junior (Schefflera ‘Alpine Junior’). This plant has dark-green, glossy foliage, with individual leaves that are 4 to 6 inches long. New ...

Can I cut the foliage back on my Christmas cactuses? I have several that are now 3 or 4 years old and are getting rather leggy. Please let me know what you think. — Ned You can prune your Christmas ...

The thinness of your schefflera is probably because of the low light conditions it's living in. Though scheffleras can tolerate lower light levels, they do have limits and they can get thin and leggy ...