“Perhaps one of the coolest features of African violets is that you can create a new plant from an existing one. Take a leaf cutting, pop it in water or potting soil and you’ll be rewarded ...

Limp, wilted plants. This can be caused by overwatering, poor drainage or root rot. Violets prefer evenly moist but not soggy ...

A teacher at Drakensburg Secondary School in South Africa is under investigation for allegedly cutting off a Hindu student's religious thread. The South African Hindu Maha Sabha has condemned the ...

African violets prefer to be pot-bound. Your container should be no more than four inches deep, and the width only a third the size of the leaf span. The foliage of African violets can be very ...

The best way to water African violets is from the bottom. If their leaves get wet, they can develop leaf spotting and mildew. 3. Fertilize as needed. Like other houseplants, African violets may ...

He enjoys working at night. From a pile of leaves treated with a wrinkle-free chemical, he picks one and places it on a cutting board. First, he outlines the design on the leaf with a pen in his ...

He shuffled from one job to the next. Fast forward to today, the leaf-cutting artist known as Lito has earned devoted followers around the world. “His cutout technique is unbelievably complex ...

Arguing that the miners had entered without permission, the crackdown involved authorities cutting off their access to food and water, the BBC reported. Last week, the government was ordered by a ...