In-depth, specific care guides for the houseplants in your life.
African violets, also known as Saintpaulias, are associated with motherhood, and are a traditional gift to Mom for Mother’s Day. They’re also popular for Valentine’s Day and for Easter. But …
Read moreAfrican Violets: Sensational Saintpaulias You Can Grow At Home
Crotons offer a splash of color to any environment. With thick, leathery leaves that have a shiny surface and that grow in a wide variety of colors, they’re admired as …
Read moreCrotons: How To Grow And Care For Codiaeum Variegatum
Everyone knows what Spanish moss is. It’s that stuff that gently sways in the breeze as it drapes over the branches of an old oak tree in the South, right? …
Read moreSpanish Moss: Grow and Care for Tillandsia Usneoides
Do you love tropical, humidity-loving plants with vibrant and stunning flowers? Perhaps you’re into odd spiky “air-plants” that seem to grow with no care at all? Do you enjoy the …
Have you ever looked at a sweet potato during dinner and wondered what it looks like in its plant form? Well, look no further, for here you’ll learn all about …
Read moreSweet Potato Vine: Grow and Care for Ipomoea Batatas
In the depths of a snowy winter, you may find yourself daydreaming of warm tropical places. While sitting at your office desk in front of a glowing computer screen, maybe …
A plant with a lot of personality and even more interesting names: I’m talking about the Flamingo Flower, or Anthurium. Green, heart-shaped leaves with white, pink, lavender, orange, or red …
What’s your favorite color? Is it one that you have a hard time finding in flowers and plants for your garden? Perhaps your landscape is seriously lacking a specific color. Or …
Read moreBearded Iris: The Most Popular Flower With the Most Colors
Imagine that it’s your best friend’s birthday. What, oh, what do you give to that special person that has been with you through thick and thin? The one that shares …
We gardeners are a very romantic group. You’ll find this quite evident when you examine certain plant names, like the philodendron for example. Its name literally means “love tree” in …
Read moreHeartleaf Philodendron Care – Growing The Sweetheart Plant
Perhaps you’ve always wanted a palm tree but thought you’d never be rich enough to have a house it could fit in. Perhaps you’ve longed for some of that old …
Read moreParlor Palm Care – How to Grow the Neanthe Bella Palm
The name Dusty Miller may call to mind dark streets, alleyways, detectives in trench coats, and shady characters straight out of your favorite noir film or crime novel. Or perhaps …