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...
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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...
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...
Can You Put Indoor Plants Outside? A Guide to Giving Them a Summer Holiday
Most indoor plants spend their entire lives in conditions that are quietly underwhelming. The light inside a typical home is a fraction of what these plants evolved to handle, the...
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...
Caladiums: A(n Indoor) Plant Care Guide
Caladiums are the showiest aroids you can grow indoors. Big heart-shaped leaves on long thin stems, in patterns that range from spotted to mottled to veined to marbled to striped....
12 Indoor House Plants You Probably Won’t Kill
What colour is your thumb, when it comes to looking after indoor plants? If you’re reading this, we’re guessing maybe it’s not massively green? Or perhaps you’re just enquiring ‘for...
Our 2022 Plant Care Resolution List
With 2021 finally behind us, this years Plant Care resolution guide seems even more relevant. For one thing, you've probably got more plants. All that time at home saw our...
Why is seaweed so good for plants?
While being used in farming and horticulture for years, seaweed has traditionally stayed outside when it comes to plants. Whereas Celtic farmers used to turn kilos of the stuff through...
How Often Should You Water your Plants - A definitive guide
Ask Google how often to water indoor plants and it'll tell you every one to three weeks. Which is a threefold range, covering every plant, every room and every season...