Light is essential for plant growth. Some plants don’t need a lot of light while other plants need a ton of it. If you are thinking about getting a plant, and don’t know if it is right for you or if you even have a spot in your home where it would get enough light, Continue Reading …
How to Keep Plants Healthy
How To Keep Your Flowering Houseplants Alive
Houseplants are a really fun hobby, but if you don’t know how to take care of your houseplants, it can end up being a really frustrating and sad event! No one wants their houseplants to die, but it happens often because people aren’t sure how to keep their flowering houseplants alive. There are a couple Continue Reading …
Flowering Houseplants Can Bloom All Year
If you like flowering houseplants, there is a good chance that you are looking for ways that your houseplants can flower all year long. Flowering houseplants are especially fun to have during the winter months – the blossoms add a “fun touch of life” to the interior of your home! In order to keep your Continue Reading …
Proper Care and Feeding of the Philodendron
Philodendrons are notoriously easy to grow plants. If you have or are thinking of getting a philodendron, there are just a few things that you should know about growing them and keeping them healthy. Watering—the philodendron is not a fussy plant but there is an optimal way to water it. No matter what species of Continue Reading …
Green Thumb Challenged? You Can Keep Your Plants Alive
Introduction If you identify with “not having a green thumb”, chances are pretty good that you have killed a plant or two in your life. That’s the bad news; the good news is that you don’t have to kill plants, even if you have a brown thumb. You can keep your houseplants alive by just Continue Reading …
The Watering Can
Introduction One of the most popular ways to kill a common houseplant is through improper watering. Fortunately, it is relatively easy to learn the proper way to water any of the common houseplants. Instructions Difficulty: Easy Steps Step 1: Learn about the plant. The first step to properly watering your houseplant is to learn what Continue Reading …
Identifying Houseplants For Proper Care
As you probably already know, different plants require different kinds of care. Some like to be in the sun and some do better in the shade. Some need to drink a couple of times a week and some only need watering once a month. If you purchase your plant at a greenhouse or nursery, identification Continue Reading …
Growing And Flourishing Houseplant Basics
There is a wide variety of houseplants so they need a wide variety of care-giving. For example, some plants love lots of light, and some thrive in very little light. Some plants need lots of water, and some thrive with very little water. When you buy a houseplant there should be a little tag in Continue Reading …
A Few Tips to Remember
Some plants like sun; others like shade. Give them what they want.All plants need a daily change of air. Water only when the plant needs it, and then water thoroughly.Keep your house plants free of dust and grime.
Summer Care
No matter how well you take care of your plants, they will always benefit by a once yearly return to nature. If you have a garden, plan to transfer your plants there for two or three of the summer months. If you can’t arrange garden space for the plants, just transferring them to an open Continue Reading …