There is really no excuse — every home and every office should have at least one sansevieria. You don’t need a green thumb, you don’t need good light, you don’t …
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The first time I met a polka dot plant, I wondered if it was real. I thought it looked like something a child might draw if you asked her to …
Are you lucky enough to have a new Christmas cactus in your life this year? They’re the neatest plants — with such oddly pretty leaves and beautiful, graceful blossoms in …
Here’s a plant project that brightens the longest winters. It’s easy to do (seriously — I detest when directions, whether for a recipe or a DIY craft, say it’s easy …
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I have two happy ZZ plants, and wow, I completely understand why the ZZ plant is so popular! It’s graceful and always healthy looking, with its shiny, waxy leaves and …
Houseplants can be confounding. Some seem to thrive no matter what the conditions, while a few seem to need exactly the right pot in just the right window with just …
Just when most other flowers are fading with the shortening days and cooler temps, and you almost have to give up on anything blooming, mums arrive! Every year, I think …
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Isn’t this just the cutest plant? And what a sweet name, string of pearls. Though, honestly, I think it looks more like a string of peas or the plastic beads …
For as long as I’ve been plant keeping (my entire adult life), I’ve had an aloe plant. A lot of different aloe plants, actually — they’re easy to divide and …
I love repotting day — the day when every plant in my house that needs a new pot gets one. Someday I’ll have a little potting bench, where it’ll be …