Explore plant guides, care tips, growing advice, and inspiration for indoor and outdoor plants. From houseplants and succulents to shrubs, vines, bonsai trees, flowering plants, and garden favorites, this section helps you understand how to choose, grow, and care for different types of plants. Find ideas for adding more greenery, texture, color, and natural beauty to your home, garden, and landscape.
Did you know that the African violet (Saintpaulia) lives for 30 years or more? As a perennial plant, it can continue to grow for up to 50 years! But for this to happen, the plant needs the correct care. One way to ensure its growth is by giving it enough root space, and this could […]
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The reason why cactuses make good house plants, aside from their undemanding nature, is their peculiar, often awe-inspiring visual impact. Their shapes and forms produce an ornamental quality as seen on the ‘Fairy Castles’ cactus. Resembling a miniature cluster of towers on top of each other, one can almost expect fairies and tiny magical creatures
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With tropical, glossy leaves and pale pink flower bracts that get a deeper, darker red as the plant matures (and don’t forget the purple flowers), the Brazilian candle plant (Pavonia multiflora) is one that you’ve got to consider growing if you’re interested in a more interesting display of color in your home. Its flowers are
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If you’re thinking about growing Boston ferns (Nephrolepis exaltata), you might be surprised to hear that there’s more than one common type of boston fern you can grow. Also known as the erect sword fern, this houseplant is easy to grow and has lots of variations to suit any need. An evergreen plant, it is
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Are you interested in learning how to grow and care for the Boston fern (Nephrolepis exaltata ‘Bostoniensis’)? If so, this article will provide you with all the information you need to take care of this popular indoor plant. Also known as the sword fern, this plant in the family Lomariopsidaceae is native to tropical forests
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Do you know that the health of your African violets reflects their soil condition? It is time to listen to what your plant is telling you. In most cases, yellowing and other plant problems are not caused by a disease or an insect. Understanding soil is one of the most important things to learn when
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Nothing beats having beautiful flowering vines in the landscape. The American wisteria is a beautiful addition to any landscape. With its attention-grabbing flowers, users of the landscape will take a second look. Moreover, this wisteria vine grows aggressively, so it will cover a large surface in a short time. Continue reading to know more about
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Potentilla is a compact and reliably showy shrub that needs very little attention from the gardener. It is a very cold hardy plant with a long flowering period that adds cheer to your garden. Read on to learn how to grow and care for this versatile plant. What Is A Potentilla? Potentilla is a deciduous
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Ninebark, Physocarpus opulifolius, is a wonderful native shrub that provides year-round interest, even though it is deciduous. This low-maintenance plant is incredibly cold hardy which makes it a great plant for cold northern gardens all the way down to zone 2. Read on to learn more about growing and caring for this versatile shrub. What
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The mock orange bush is a fantastic addition to gardens in zones 4 to 7. Although they don’t exactly steal the show for much of the year, they are very showy and fragrant when in flower. Read on to learn more about these popular deciduous shrubs. What Is A Mock Orange? The mock orange plant
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