A great houseplant does wonders for an otherwise boring room. Not only does it provide fresh air and an object of beauty, but houseplants also give a sense of vibrancy. Indoors we often feel comfortable but our homes are static and not very alive. A few plants really help to provide an organic element that Continue Reading …
Getting A Good Start From Your Common Houseplant
Introduction Getting starts from one of your houseplants is also called propagation. Propagation is very much like helping your plants to have babies because you take a piece from the plant, replant it, and it grows up to a new adult plant. Instructions Difficulty: Moderate Steps Step 1: Determine what type of plant you are 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 …
Transferring Houseplants Pot to Pot
Introduction Every once in a while, a houseplant will outgrow its pot. When this happens, you have no choice but to repot it. However, the repotting process can be very stressful on plants so you need to make sure that you do everything just right to avoid killing the plant. Instructions Difficulty: Medium Steps Step Continue Reading …
Turn Over Your New Leaf: Houseplant Identification Tips
Probably the best way to identify a houseplant is through matching it to a picture in a book or on the web. There are plenty of websites and books that can help you do this. However, there might be cases where you are not able to match your plant to a picture. If this happens, 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 …
Tricks For Identifying Common Houseplants
If you need to identify an unknown houseplant you might find that the task is harder than it appears. The problem is that if you don’t know the name of the plant, you will be hard pressed to look it up by going through pictures. Hopefully this will help you identify your common houseplants without Continue Reading …
What Are Some Typical Houseplants?
There are a whole host of houseplants from the common to the exotic. One of the things that makes a common plant common is that is easy to obtain and easy to care for in a wide variety of situations. Here is a list of some of the typical houseplants that are easy to care Continue Reading …