Now that my office has new flooring and is finally so clean that it could win an award from Good Housekeeping, I am turning ...

In the kitchen, on either side of my chair at the table, are a poinsettia and a citronella that menace me ... Sue put an ice cube in its pot. When it melts (the cube, not the pot), the plant can drink ...

To water orchids, Chadwick recommends lifting out the plastic pot that is often housed within a decorative planter. "Lift the plastic pot out of the planter and take it to the sink for a good drench.