Top 10 Indoor Plants for 2023
It's that time again - the Plant Runner's most anticipated annual blog post where we list a bunch of plants we think will be the year's hottest items, then wait...
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Best Houseplant Christmas Tree Alternatives
Yup, we're going there. If you've left it until now to organise a Christmas tree, I'm going to assume it wasn't ever on the cards for you anyway. BUT, if...
Keeping them potted - Which indoor plants are actually weeds?
Don't get us wrong - we love our Tradescantia tricolour as much as anyone, but taking a walk through a bushland creekline and seeing nothing but this South American import...
Top Five Ways to Kill Your Houseplants
Had enough? If you've gone plant mad and need to do a plant cleanse asap, well, this blog is for you. Alternatively if you're just looking for mistakes to avoid ...
Olive Tree: A Plant Care Guide
Olive trees look incredible indoors — but most homes can’t actually support them. If you’ve got consistent, direct sun and the space to match, they can be one of the...
Air Plants: A Plant Care Guide
What better time to do a post on Tillandsia (Air Plant) care than when we have just received a fresh drop of Air Plant Holders arrive at the warehouse. Now...
Mould in my Potting Mix: Good, Bad or Mother Nature working her magic?
Seasonal changes, increased rainfall or higher humidity can all through your carefully established plant care routine out of wack. Finding white fluffy mould on top of your potting mix might...
Slow Release vs Liquid Fertiliser: When to use and what is the difference?
Yup its another fertiliser post, but this is a question we get asked so often its time to throw it out to the SEO gods and hope it gets read....
Best First Plant For New Plant Parents
Picture this. You've just time travelled into 2022 and realised the world has gone plant-crazy. In order to blend in, you'll need to score yourself a plant, and keep it...
Mushrooms in Your Potting Mix — Should You Worry?
We tend to freak out when anything unexpected pops up in the potting mix of our indoor plants. Fair enough too — mushrooms are not usually what people signed up...
New Plant, No ID - Our Tips for Identifying an New Houseplant
You've just been gifted a new plant. It's looking incredible, now all you have to do is keep it alive. But there is no label, and the friend that...
Drainage holes for indoor pots: What you need to know.
Imagine you're wandering through a nursery and you come across a beautiful pot. Perfect size. Perfect colour. Perfectly matches that Philodendron micans on your bookshelf. There is not a pot...
How to Care for My Cacti and Succulents Indoors
Given their light requirements, these prickly little suckers are often kept outdoors where the sun is brightest and they can cop the most light possible. But if you're really keen...
Should I Fertilise My Plants in Winter?
About this time every year the Winter Plant Care blogs start rolling through — and with them, the favourite tip: stop fertilising. But your plants don't care what season it...
How to Clean Monstera Leaves — The Best Methods
We've talked about cleaning plant leaves before, but Monsteras deserve their own version. Those big, fenestrated leaves collect dust fast, and once they do, the whole plant can start looking...
Giant Bird of Paradise: A Plant Care Guide
The Giant Bird of Paradise is the plant people buy when they want a room to feel finished. Those huge, paddle-shaped leaves draw the eye upward and fill a corner...
12 Super Low-Light Indoor Plants
Despite the days getting shorter and mornings getting colder, I'm going to go out on a limb and say this probably hasn't made much of a dent in the growth...
Alocasia Care (Elephant Ear): A Care Guide
Alocasias — commonly called Elephant Ears — are defined by their tall stems and dramatic arrow-shaped leaves. There are over 80 known species, from compact tabletop varieties to 3m giants,...
Talking Transplants: When to transplant trees and shrubs
Seems crazy to be thinking about shifting plants as we head into winter, but Autumn is actually a great time to transplant trees and shrubs and other plants around the...
Rhaphidophora tetrasperma: A Plant Care Guide
You'll probably know this plant by its nursery name: Mini Monstera. Most plant shops sell it that way, and most owners refer to it that way. But it's worth knowing...