I remember the first time one of my orchids dropped its last bloom, and the tall, elegant flower spike turned brown and brittle. One day, my orchid had lots of flowers, and then, suddenly, it was bare. It felt like something had gone wrong overnight. But here’s what I’ve learned after growing orchids alongside everything from perennials to …
Find House Plants for Your Home
House plants bring nature indoors, providing us with the joy of indoor gardening. There are easy-to-care-for house plants and some that are a bit more finicky. From low light to full sun conditions, you can find the perfect houseplant for your home or office.
Valentine’s Day Plants That Last Longer Than a Bouquet
If you’re shopping for a plant for your Valentine, you are already winning. Bouquets are lovely… for about five days. Then they become a sad science experiment on the kitchen counter. But Valentine’s Day plants? Those are gifts that keep growing. They bloom again, they live on, and they remind your favorite person of you long after February …
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Succulent Window Planters Idea
If you have a shallow window sill, about 3.5 or 4 inches, you can still add some plants to brighten up your room. The window sill in one of our bathrooms is wide enough for a very small pot; it's the perfect size for succulents that don't require a lot of watering or grow too quickly. Picking Out the Pots for the Window I found three …
5 Easy-to-Care-for Houseplants with Flowers
Of the many flowering houseplants I have tried over the years, these are my 5 favorite. I selected them because they are relatively easy to take care of and still produce beautiful flowers - even in the winter! Houseplants with flowers can brighten up any room. Wax plant or Hoya Hoya spp. How to Care for Hoya Hoyas prefer low to medium …
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My Dog Ate Poisonous House Plants: Lessons I Learned
I stepped out of the house for just 30 minutes. That’s all the time it took for my 14-year-old mixed-breed dog, Charlie, to chew on not one, but two, plants that are toxic to dogs. Charlie had chewed on a plant only once before – in 2017 when I first adopted him. It was a papyrus plant and it is not poisonous to dogs. I knew that some of …
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How to Grow Mother-in-Law’s Tongue Plant from Leaf Cuttings
Dracaena trifasciata (formerly Sansevieria trifasciata) or snake plant is an awesome house plant and can tolerate a wide range of growing conditions, making it perfect for indoor growing. If you want a plant-it-and-forget-about-it houseplant, then this is the one for you. The common names for Dracaena are rather tongue in cheek – …
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