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'Christmas Beauty Princess' poinsettia bracts dazzle with raspberry edges and pale pink variegation.

Flowers

How and When to Fertilize Poinsettias

Poinsettias are a wonderful harbinger of holiday cheer and make excellent houseplants year-round. In this article, gardening expert Melissa Strauss will tell you how to fertilize your poinsettias to make them bloom again next year.

Close-up of two potted Lemon Cypress plants against a gray wooden wall. The pots are made of clay, with decorative wicker elements. The Lemon Cypress has feathery, scale-like leaves that are bright lemon-yellow. The foliage is arranged in dense sprays, creating a compact and conical form.

Houseplants

How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Lemon Cypress Trees

Looking for a stunning and versatile addition to your garden or houseplant jungle? Lemon cypress offers just that with year-round interest, a delicious lemon fragrance, a tidy habit, and relatively easy care requirements. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe walks us through guidelines on how to plant, grow, and care for lemon cypress all year.

View of a Christmas cactus isn't flowering in a large pot. Christmas cactus is characterized by flattened, segmented stems of green color. These segmented stems are glossy with scalloped edges.

Houseplants

Why Isn’t My Christmas Cactus Flowering?

Christmas cactus plants are adored for their brightly colored flowers that appear throughout the winter months. Did the winter months pass without flowers blooming on your Christmas cactus? In this article, gardening expert Jill Drago discusses four reasons your Christmas cactus may not bloom.

Close-up of a non-blooming Christmas cactus with fallen leaves on a wooden table. The plant is in a large plastic terracotta pot. The plant has elongated, drooping, segmented green stems. These segments resemble flattened leaves with scalloped edges.

Houseplants

Why is my Christmas Cactus Dropping Leaves?

Leaves falling from your Christmas cactus can be alarming! These steadfast plants are known for their ease of care, so it's distressing when they look unhealthy. In this article, gardening expert Jill Drago will list reasons why your Christmas cactus may be losing its leaves and how to remedy the problem.

Close-up of blooming colorful orchids in plastic orchid pots on a white table indoors. There are plastic pots of different sizes and shades. Two of the pots are clear and the other two are translucent with purple and blue tints. Orchids have large flowers with colorful patterns. Some flowers are bright yellow with purple veins, others are deep purple with contrasting labellums, and two more orchids have white flowers with abundant pink veins and freckles.

Houseplants

The Best Pots for Orchids: Potted Orchid Conditions

Choosing the perfect container for your orchids is not just about looks. The pot you decide on will determine the health of your plants, making the correct selection essential. Gardening expert Madison Moulton explains potted orchid conditions to help you choose the best pots for your orchids.

A hand delicately pours crystal-clear water from a transparent plastic bottle into a blue-green stand of a Christmas tree. The water replenishes the base, sustaining a beautifully adorned organic Christmas tree.

Trees

Why Is My Christmas Tree Not Drinking Water?

If your Christmas tree isn’t taking in water, there could be a simple explanation for why this is. In this article, tree decorating aficionado Melissa Strauss helps troubleshoot why your tree might not be as thirsty as it should be.

Close-up of many blooming potted orchids on a sunlit windowsill. Orchids produce clusters of large, elegant and intricate blooms. The blossoms come in a myriad of colors, shapes, and sizes, with intricate patterns and unique structures. Flowers of such colors as deep and soft pink, combined white-pink, purple, white-yellow and others.

Houseplants

How Much Light Do Orchids Need?

So much about caring for plants originates in the conditions of their natural habitat. With this foundational concept in mind, Master Naturalist Sarah Jay has the skinny on orchids and their various light needs.

Houseplants

How to Grow and Care for Clamshell Orchids

If you’ve never heard of Clamshell Orchids, you’re not alone. Though sometimes hard to find at the store, these interesting orchids are easy to care for and great for beginners. In this article, gardening expert and orchid enthusiast Melissa Strauss shares how to care for your own Clamshell orchid.

A close-up of Cyclamen blooms features its reddish-pink petals. The flowers are characterized with a picotee or a thin white edge on the petals. Other Cyclamen blooms are blurred in the background.

Flowers

Why Isn’t My Cyclamen Blooming?

You may know cyclamen as a “one-hit wonder” houseplant you throw out after blooming, but it doesn’t have to be this way. Gardening expert Kaleigh Brillon explains why your cyclamen isn’t blooming so you can help it flower again.

Close-up of a blooming Aloe Vera. The Aloe vera plant is characterized by its distinctive rosette of succulent, lance-shaped leaves that are green and edged with small teeth. The plant produces a tall flower spike, in shades of orange and red, adorned with tubular blossoms.

Houseplants

Do Aloe Vera Plants Bloom?

Desert succulent flowers are just as exciting as their leaves! If you’re wondering whether or not your aloe vera plant will produce a flower, in this article, Former organic farmer and garden expert Logan Hailey explains the necessary conditions for these popular succulents to bloom.