Learn how to deal with caring for a lot of plants, what to do when you go on vacation, how to deal with bug infestations, and organise your fertilising routine.
I have a couple of confessions about this house plant haul: It’s all good though! They’re doing well! There was a bit of a dicey moment when I dog sat at my mum’s for a couple of nights – I cam home and the little Verrucosum had collapsed. She recovered though, after sitting in a …
This may be a bit of a disappointing article for some because if I’m being brutally honest, all of the ‘proper’ climbing plants are toxic. In fact, if you’re looking for something that will get all big and aerially rooty (if you’re after real jungle vibes) there are not many options if you have pets …
Why is a silver satin Pothos called a Pothos, when it isn’t even a Pothos? I’m not precious about plants. If you want to called a Scindapsus pictus a Satin Pothos, go for it. If nothing else, you’ll have saved yourself a bit of time. It probably started because people who write about plants cannot …
I love my Aerogarden, but if I wanted to get fully into hydroponics (and become self-sufficient or live on bruschetta or whatever) I don’t think it’s necessarily the best place to start. In this article, I’m going to try to explain the difference between an Aerogarden and a hydroponic setup, and help you decide which …
There are a tonne of reasons that contributed to them remaining popular for the last 70 years, but the reason they became popular in the first place is that basically…they look really good from an interior design perspective. They’re tall, can be trained (within reason), look jungley but are still quite sculptural. Coupled with the …