My mother’s first fashion tip was “Never wear stripes with plaids!” They simply don’t match. As I journeyed through my life in design, I discovered that sometimes you could blend stripes with plaids.

Q. My Christmas cactus measures about 3 feet wide at the base. We’ve named it Patty Ann, after me. I hope you like the picture and that it confirms the things you reported in your recent Christmas ...

MANILA, Philippines – A joint annual show of the Bonsai and Suiseki Alliance of the Philippines Inc. (BSAPI) and the Cactus and Succulent Society of the Philippines Inc. (CSSPI) will be held from ...

Recently, I bought a bonsai cactus plant for my office desk. Its mushy stem was plump and dark. Its thorns dotted its entire length, all perked up and pointed! At the top of its stem grew a bright ...