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Houseplant Care

Learn more about houseplant care.

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Seven Uniquely Economical Uses for Bananas

If you love the fruit, you’ll be even more pleased with all the many unique things you can do with it.

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How to Grow a Potted Ivy

Want a simple plant to grow that doesn’t require a lot of maintenance? Well then, you should try growing a potted ivy plant.

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Some Tips for Keeping Your House Plants in Tip-Top Condition

House plants can add so much to the interior design of your home, softening sharp corners, cascading down from tall bookshelves, creating interest in a plain windowsill. If chosen carefully, these plants can be infinitely rewarding for a minimum of effort. Here are a few tips to help ensure that your house plants enjoy a long and healthy life.

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Care for Carnivorous Houseplants

If you are a fan of the movie “Little Shop Of Horrors” then you know what a carnivorous plant is. But did you know that you can grow and care for one just like in the movie in your home?

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Zanzibar Gem: The Can’t-Kill-Me Plant

The Zamioculcas Zamiifolia – or ZZ plant for short – is a hardy, almost impossible-to-kill houseplant that can thrive in interior rooms as much as 10 feet from the nearest sunlit window.

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How to Care for a Peace Lily

Growing a peace lily indoors can be a rewarding experience. You just have to follow a couple of steps.

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How to Grow an Indoor Cacti

Growing cacti inside your home can be a rewarding experience; however, keep in mind that caring for cactus plants can be difficult. Especially, in the beginning.

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Bonsai: Miniature Tray-Planted Trees

The name “Bonsai” comes the Japanese “bon” literally meaning “tray”, so to mean a ‘bon-planted tree’. It is the art of any aesthetically miniaturized tree or tree-like plant grown in containers. To call them all “bonsai” is a western umbrella term but should only be correctly used to describe the shaping and re-potting techniques of Japanese tradition.

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Tips for Caring for Poinsettia Plants

If you’re like many people, you probably purchase poinsettia plants during the holidays. Unfortunately, poinsettias can be very difficult to care for. But there are some things you can do to keep them alive and well.