Plant Care

Calathea Care: Why They’re Considered Difficult (And How to Make It Easy)

Calathea are well known for their difficult nature, but what exactly is it that makes them difficult to manage? Basically, …
diagram showing what a plant node looks like on a Philodendron Florida Green, with node, internode, petiole and axillary bud labelled

What Is a Node on a Plant? (With Diagrams — and Why It Matters for Propagation)

A node is the point on a plant stem where leaves, aerial roots, and new growth emerge. Here’s what nodes …
Ponytail palm with a pup in a rose gold pot

I Ignored This Plant For 7 Years & It Didn’t Care

Ponytail palm care is almost embarrassingly easy, but here’s everything you need to know to help yours thrive. Light, watering, …

What’s Wrong With My Peace Lily?

Struggling with peace lily issues like yellowing leaves, browning tips or lack of blooms? Learn how to diagnose whether it’s …

Peace Lily Dripping Water? Don’t Worry

Peace lilies drip water through a process called guttation — it’s completely normal and nothing to worry about. Here’s why …

How To Care For Peace Lilies In Winter

First things first: if your environment doesn’t change that much during winter, you don’t have to make any changes to …
dusty peace lily leaf next to clean one

How To Clean Your Peace Lily

This is gonna be one of those articles where I’m like ‘best practice is to…’ but in actual fact I …

How To Prune A Peace Lily

You actually don’t have to prune peace lilies. Which I suppose also means that if you’re looking to change the …

10 Extremely Forgiving Houseplants

This is the closest thing to ‘plants that thrive on neglect’ I’m ever gonna write. Plants do NOT thrive on …
propagation box

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 …
plant propagations with le creuset salt pig and oil jugs

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 …
Fern with plastic packaging that says 'air purifying plants'

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 …

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, …

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 …

does neem oil work on house plants?

I think neem oil does work, and I don’t care if you think that I’m deluded. Pest control is a …