Spider plants grow happily for years with few demands, and healthy specimens produce a cascade of spidery offshoots. For a whole host of new transplants and a vigorous mother plant, it helps to remove some spider babies. Join garden expert Katherine Rowe in how to best preserve and foster these long-lasting, adaptable favorites.
Breathe life into the winter garden with a diverse palette of shrubs that show off in the cold season. With vibrant fruits, foliage, forms, and fragrances, they continue the display in an otherwise quiet landscape. Enjoy the multiseason interest these top performers (including natives and their cultivars) offer in winter and beyond with garden expert Katherine Rowe.
Christmas cactus is in full glory this season, but sometimes, cultural changes manifest as signs of stress. Join gardening expert Katherine Rowe in exploring common issues for the tropical-type succulents and how to remedy short-term woes for a return to health.
Picking fresh fruit right from your indoor tree is the dream. If you’re growing indoor fruits, hand-pollination is the best bet for good yields and fruit set. Explore how to hand-pollinate indoor specimens with garden expert Katherine Rowe.
Christmas cactus takes centerstage this season with jubilant blooms and exotic beauty. With nearly 200 named cultivars available, the holiday cacti are anything but usual. Join gardening expert Katherine Rowe in exploring striking varieties to brighten winter days and usher in the holidays.
Orchids are bred and hybridized to be exotic, long-blooming houseplants, but sometimes they are finicky. We may fall behind on meeting specific needs and find ourselves with a declining beauty that needs a fresh start. Explore the potential of bringing an orchid back to health with gardening expert Katherine Rowe.
Amaryllis are gorgeous interior additions during the holidays. Their quick-growing blooms are easy to force in water for a striking display. Follow a few key steps with garden expert Katherine Rowe to get your bulbs growing in water and for enjoyment beyond the season.
From the ground up, evergreens add a splash of all-season color and interest in form, texture, and features. It’s easy to incorporate these solid foundations of the landscape, whose appeal lasts well beyond winter. Join gardening expert Katherine Rowe in exploring evergreens with heightened colorful attributes and how to give them a garden presence.
Holiday planting arrangements brighten the season and bring festive, natural charm to the indoor display. Join gardening expert Katherine Rowe in exploring simple, inspiring indoor designs to warm up frosty days and nights.
It’s not glamorous, but dusting your houseplants is crucial to their health and ability to flourish. The easy task, performed only occasionally, promotes productive foliage and helps prevent pests. It also restores lustrous, fresh leaves. Explore how to best clean houseplant leaves for long-lasting benefits with gardening expert Katherine Rowe.
Ornamental grasses have surprises in store for the winter landscape. Ice on their feathery seedheads and tufts of snow on their blades glimmer in the sun. Leave them standing this fall to enjoy their multi-season attributes. Birds and other wildlife appreciate them, too. Explore top contenders for a winter wonderland with gardening expert Katherine Rowe.
A big beast of a Boston fern is too handsome to lose to winter frosts. Whatever its size, the lushly fronded tropicals make good houseplants in cold months. Explore ways to overwinter the favorite ferns with gardening expert Katherine Rowe.