Scratch the Gardening Itch with Terrariums
Outdoor gardening season is coming to a close, but it’s not like gardeners can just stop gardening—quitting cold turkey never works, right? Well, you’re in luck because terrarium gardens are the perfect hobby to keep your hands busy during the winter months and soothe those…
OK Bloomer: Snowbird Plants that Need a Winter Vacation Indoors
Gardening is a year-round adventure, especially if you can successfully transition tender plants indoors over the winter and make them feel at home. Before you start knitting those plant cozies, it’s important to learn the how-to of getting your plants acquainted with the indoors. After…
Fern Down for What: A Guide to Growing Ferns Indoors
Ferns instantly create that indoor jungle look that every houseplant collector yearns for—I mean, have you ever seen a Boston fern in all its leafy glory? Incredible, ten out of ten, an inspiration to us all. However, growing ferns indoors takes a teensy bit more…
Hoya Doin’? How to Care for Your Hoya Carnosa
She is truly a style icon—always perfectly glossed, with long, flowing locks, and seen in nearly every home in America in the 1970s! No, it’s not that famous Farrah Fawcett poster—it’s the Hoya carnosa! This shiny trailing houseplant is known for its waxy leaves and…
8 Indoor Plants with Incredible Air-Purifying Powers
Indoor plants are basically magicians—they can make things vanish out of thin air! Well, to be clear, they make airborne pollutants disappear, but that’s still pretty darn impressive. You might not know it, but our homes contain many toxic gasses emitted by common household products…
Mother-In-Law’s Tongue: The Perfect Houseplant
If there were an award for the best houseplant for beginners, the humble snake plant or “Mother-In-Law’s Tongue” would win it. You can pretty much ignore this plant for a month, and it will be fine. They have a beautiful and striking appearance in your…