Comments on: House Plants : Maidenhair Fern

By: Nina Paul

Nina Paul — Wed, 17 Nov 2021 12:12:38 +0000

Thanks for sharing this.

By: Scoops

Scoops — Thu, 24 Mar 2016 13:46:51 +0000

In reply to Sally. It's so true. I've been there plenty of times, but I keep coming back! This current plant I've kept alive for months. I'm pretty worried about our upcoming vacation though, hopefully I won't lose her.

By: Sally

Sally — Wed, 16 Mar 2016 05:17:59 +0000

I have been amazed at how quickly this plant can just up and die. Like, one day it’s fine and the next day all the leaves are brown and shriveled up. She’s a diva, for sure. ;-)

By: Rachel

Rachel — Fri, 11 Mar 2016 18:32:58 +0000

In reply to Scoops.

They’re not hard to find, I just had given up on them because I had already killed a couple. I’m not misting mine every day, just when bloggers remind me to (off to mist).

Hmm, breakfast/brunch is an institution here. If you’re here on the weekend, Screen Door is worth the hype, though it’s not downtown, and you’ll need to get there by 8:30 to get in line for their 9:00 opening. Irving Street Kitchen is really good, and it’s in the same neighborhood at the train station, and Clyde Common is a winner, too. Mother’s Bistro is downtown, and friends have recommended it to me. Besaw’s just re-opened, so I haven’t been yet, but it’s fairly near downtown. Jam is family-oriented, with a kids’ area, though it’s not downtown. I could go on, but that’s probably too many choices already.
Have a great trip, and come back for longer next time!

By: Scoops

Scoops — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 16:21:23 +0000

In reply to courtney. Hey Courney! Ooh, I love tudors, I bet it's beautiful! When I need a quick plant fix I go to the Bachmans on Lyndale (near the border of Richfield) but my favorite place to buy plants (indoors and annuals for flower boxes) I like to go to Tonkadale in Minnetonka. It's a bit of trek but totally worth it!

By: Scoops

Scoops — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 16:18:37 +0000

In reply to Rachel.

Hey Rachael! Yes, so glad you were able to find a fern! I didn’t realize that they were hard to come by in certain locations. I should mist mine more, as I read a lot of people having success with that, for now I’ll just stick with what works. Do you mist yours every day?

We are only going to be in Portland for an overnight and a morning, we’re staying downtown, so if you know of any good breakfast places, I’d love to hear about them, and thanks!

By: Scoops

Scoops — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 16:16:15 +0000

In reply to Kara. Thanks, Kara! It was pretty cool to be asked to participate in a house tour :)

By: Scoops

Scoops — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 16:15:37 +0000

In reply to Vanessa. Awesome! Yeah, I'm cringing at the price of admission, but they will love it - hopefully we will too!

By: courtney

courtney — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 17:29:53 +0000

Big fan of your blog, especially since I live in S. Minneapolis myself! I would love to hear of your local sources for plants (loved the oxalis!) and other items in general. I have a 1929 tudor and I can only hope that soon my basement will look as fresh as yours!

By: Rachel

Rachel — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 02:37:34 +0000

Ooh, I asked you about your maidenhair fern tips a couple of posts back (changed my blog name, not sure if it was between then and now), and what do you know, pretty soon I found one for $4 and I was unable to resist buying it. It’s been happy so far, for the week I’ve had it, but I’m still afraid I’ll kill it. I literally just stopped in the middle of writing this to go mist it. It’s too pretty to kill! Thanks for the additional tips– I’ll put it (her?) on a twice-weekly watering schedule.

P.S. If you want any Portland tips for your visit, hit me up! I recently started a new column on Portland places, too. Only a few so far, but lots more in the pipeline. http://diyinpdx.com/category/field-trip/

By: Kara

Kara — Sun, 06 Mar 2016 18:44:06 +0000

Such a cute fern! Hey, just noticed your house on AT – so cool! Way to represent MN! Congrats!

By: Vanessa

Vanessa — Sat, 05 Mar 2016 08:46:12 +0000

The boys will love Legoland if you go (I even liked it and typically hate that kind of stuff). They get to drive cars all by themselves!