Plant Care

10 Extremely Forgiving Plants Houseplants

This is the closest thing to ‘plants that thrive on neglect’ I’m ever gonna write. Plants do NOT thrive on …
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This Is The Easiest Way To Propagate Indoor Plants

This is not the fastest way to propagate houseplants, nor is it the safest way to propagate houseplants,but it’s definitely …
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10 Things You Need To Know About Styling House Plants

There’s a reason that houseplant styling posts are few and far between. Actually, there’s several. A lot of plants clustered …

How Temperature Affects House Plant Growth

There’s so much information on the internet about house plant care that it can difficult to work out what’s ACTUALLY …
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Do Houseplants Actually Purify The Air?

House plants do NOT purify the air. They DO absorb toxins. BUT (And it’s a big but) They also release …

How to Care For Philodendron Verrucosum

Philodendron verrucosum is probably one of my favourite plants in terms of aesthetics. When the new leaves emerge they practically …

10 Tips For Houseplant Beginners

New to house plants? Let’s not overcomplicate things. Getting the light right is the NUMBER ONE thing you can do …

Gifting a Houseplant For Mother’s Day? Read This First

Don’t buy difficult plants for Mother’s Day unless you KNOW your mum will enjoy it. I’ve compiled a list of …

Peace lilies are Toxic, But They’re Not That Toxic

Sure peace lilies won’t do you any good if you eat them, but they’re not as toxic as, for example, …

Are Monstera Easy To Care For?

I think Monstera are one of the easiest plants to care for, and that was the driving force behind their …
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The Best Low Maintenance indoor Plants

All plants require a certain amount of maintenance. They’ll need watering every couple of weeks, and if you’re keeping them …

How Long Do Terrariums Last?

The terrariums that make the news and seem to capture our interest are those sealed ones that can last years …
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Easy-Care House Plants I can’t Grow

I’m not a great fan of categorising plants into hard or easy care. How well a plant does in your …

How To Make A Moss Pole

Moss poles are one of those many, many things in plant care that non-plant people will never have even considered …

Can House Plants Live Forever?

I had no idea about house plants being family heirlooms until I joined house plant groups. Apparently, it’s pretty common …
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Are Grow Lights Worth It?

It feels a bit weird to be going on about the amazingness of using grow lights for house plants when …

What Plants Need Grow Lights?

I’m pretty new to house plant grow lights, but I’m a quick convert. They weren’t only life-changing because I get …

How Does The Aerogarden Work?

Why is there this pertaining myth that it’s easy to grow herbs on the windowsill?? Tis a fallacy! I have …

Aerogarden vs. Soil: Which Is better?

I’ve been asked this a lot, and my answer is always the same: It depends on how much you enjoy …

How Do I Clean My Aerogarden?

Confession: I am TERRIBLE at remembering to clean my Aerogarden. I’m very much a bare-minimum-of-effort person. Luckily, they’re pretty easy …

10 houseplants that are NOT suitable for beginners

Good morning, kids, happy Monday! This is not intended to be a ‘BEGINNERS, NEVER EVER EVER BUY THESE PLANTS, BECAUSE …