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....
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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...
Strelitzia nicolai: A Plant Care Guide
Statement plant, anyone? This week we're looking at the Giant Bird of Paradise - a plant that's been bringing the drama to corners everywhere since 2017. And when we say...
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...
Alocasias: A Plant 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...
Preparing your Veggie Patch for Winter
As we move out of summer and into the cooler months its a good time give the old veggie patch a revamp. Say goodbye to that summer harvest and start...
Our Top Plant Care Hacks
Going DIY this week with our favourite plant care hacks. Some of these you may know already, others might be a surprise. There are a million of these floating around...
HOW TO STYLE POT PLANTS
Your home looks great and feels happy when it’s decked out with indoor plants. There are many ways to use them within your overall decorative scheme. If there’s not really...
Should Indoor Plants Go Outside?
The original domain of trees and plants is not indoors of course, though we have been keeping them inside our homes and other indoor spaces for a very long time...
How to look after plants when you go on holiday
Best answer? Grab another plant person whose socials are as plant filled as yours and hand them your keys. In lieu of friend that good, you're going to need to...
Best Indoor Flowering Plants
Ok so you probably didn't start your indoor plant journey via some impressive flower - when people got nuts for 'indoor plants' they're usually frothing over some incredible foliage. BUT...
What are the Must Have House Plants of 2022?
We are all looking forward to this year in a big way. It’s a feeling of eager anticipation that 2022 will bring much better things – in a way which...