Tag Archives: houseplants

Tropical Plants on Sale? Yes, Please

March 7, 2017 | Meghan Shinn | 0

As winter draws toward a close, many greenhouses put their tropical houseplants on discount to make space for fresh spring garden offerings, such as annual flowers, hanging baskets and the like.

Repot Cactus Plants Without Getting Pricked

January 23, 2017 | Meghan Shinn | 0

Are cacti on your list of houseplants that need repotting? Or maybe you’re planning a midwinter trip to your favorite greenhouse, where you’ll pick up a bunch of prickly plants for a desert dish garden. Here are tips to repot …

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Burro’s Tail Sedum: a Trailing Succulent for Bright Windows

January 23, 2017 | Meghan Shinn | 0

Virtues: Burro’s tail sedum is an easy-care houseplant with a trailing habit that makes it a good plant for a hanging basket or elevated pot.

ZZ Plant: the Houseplant You Can’t Kill

January 10, 2017 | Meghan Shinn | 0

Virtues: The ZZ plant makes a bold statement in any room with its upright stems lined with stiff, dark green leaves. It thrives on benign neglect, putting up with uneven watering, cool temperatures, dry air and low light. The ZZ …

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Watering Houseplants: Tricks and Tips

January 10, 2017 | Meghan Shinn | 0

All houseplants need water, to varying degrees of course. No matter what you grow indoors, we’ve got the ins and outs of watering houseplants for the best results.

Increase Humidity for Houseplants

January 2, 2017 | Meghan Shinn | 0

Houseplant books and hang tags often mention that indoor plants appreciate humidity. The typical home doesn’t always offer moist air, though, especially in winter, when the air is naturally more dry and most heating systems dry it even further.

Peperomia caperata Is an Easy Houseplant

December 27, 2016 | Meghan Shinn | 0

Virtues: Peperomia caperata is a leafy houseplant with textural leaves. It is easy to grow and it can take lower light and imperfect watering.

Indoor Bonsai: Choose Wisely for Success

December 20, 2016 | Meghan Shinn | 0

Bonsai can make a wonderful houseplant (and a lovely gift) but only if some consideration goes into choosing a type. Here are guidelines for choosing and caring for a bonsai tree that will live its life indoors.

Pink Peace Lily: Is That What This Is?

December 20, 2016 | Meghan Shinn | 0

You may have seen a houseplant that looks a lot like a peace lily only with pink or red flowers instead of white. Here are the facts behind this sort-of look-alike, which is also called flamingo flower.

Frosty Fern: Another New Holiday Houseplant

December 13, 2016 | Meghan Shinn | 0

Virtues: Frosty fern is easy to grow indoors with a few accommodations for its specific needs. It makes a festive foliage accent among holiday decorations, centerpieces or alongside flowering holiday plants like poinsettia and Christmas cactus. After the holidays frosty …

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Hellebores As Houseplants? Tips for Their Care Indoors

December 6, 2016 | Meghan Shinn | 0

Visiting a garden center at this time of year may reveal pots of white-blooming hellebores among the poinsettia, Christmas cactus and other holiday favorites. These hellebores are usually selections and hybrids of Helleborus niger, also known as the Christmas rose.