Updated Articles and Resources
- Orchid Care - How to Care for Orchids VideoCreated: 2009-11-20 @ 10:46:39 EST
Orchids are beautiful and exotic, and a complement to any home. Learn the basics of keeping them happy and healthy… - Plant Problems - Indoor Plant Problems and Solutions Video…Created: 2009-11-19 @ 17:03:16 EST Updated: 2009-11-20 @ 15:30:07 EST
If you want your indoor plants to look healthy and robust, you need to take action quickly when you see problems. Here are some common plant problems and solutions. … - Desert Rose?How to Grow Desert RoseCreated: 2009-11-17 @ 18:02:19 EST
Tips for growing desert rose plants. These are beautiful plants with swollen stems and striking flowers, but their sap is poisonous. … - Donkey's Tail & Lamb's Tail?How to Grow Sedum MorganianumCreated: 2009-11-17 @ 18:02:19 EST
Tips on how to grow the popular donkey's tail and lamb's tail succulent plants, including advice on watering, feeding and propagation… - Aeschynanthus?How to Grow Lipstick Vines and Basket VinesCreated: 2009-11-17 @ 18:02:18 EST
Tips on how to grow and bloom lipstick vine and basket vines from the genus Aeschynanthus… - Ixora?How to Grow Ixora PlantsCreated: 2009-11-17 @ 18:02:17 EST
Tips for how to grow flowering ixora as houseplants, including advice on the best light and warmth… - Golden Shrimp Plants?How to Grow Golden Shrimp PlantsCreated: 2009-11-17 @ 18:02:16 EST
Tips and tricks for growing golden shrimp plants (Pachystachys lutea), including how to encourage flowering and keep the plant bushy and strong… - Coleus?How to Grow Coleus PlantsCreated: 2009-11-17 @ 18:02:15 EST
How to grow coleus plants indoors, including tricks for keeping them looking full and bright… - Plant Index A-ZCreated: 2009-11-17 @ 17:14:47 EST
A complete index to houseplants, including photos and growing tips for dozens of popular species… - Jade Plants?How to Grow Crassula SpeciesCreated: 2009-11-17 @ 17:09:16 EST Updated: 2009-11-17 @ 18:02:20 EST
Tips on growing the popular jade plant, including watering, feeding and light levels for the best performance… - Potting Soil Test #1 ? Three Month ResultsCreated: 2009-11-06 @ 14:01:37 EST Updated: 2009-11-06 @ 14:17:56 EST
Three-month results of a straight comparison of a custom-blend soil mix, Scott's Miracle-Gro potting soil, and garden soil. … - Potting Soil Test, #1Created: 2009-11-06 @ 13:25:53 EST
A head-to-head comparison of a custom mix potting soil against a market-leading bagged mix and a garden soil. … - What Are These Black Spots On My Phalaenopsis Leaves?Created: 2009-10-26 @ 16:57:52 EDT
How to identify and treat black spotting on phalaenopsis orchid leaves… - Why Are the Leaves on My Phalaenopsis Turning Yellow?Created: 2009-10-26 @ 16:54:28 EDT
Possible causes and solutions for yellowing leaves on phalaenopsis orchids… - What Are These Little Leaves Growing From My Phalaenopsis Flower Spi…Created: 2009-10-26 @ 16:51:30 EDT
A description of the small plantlets that sometimes form on old phalaenopsis flower spikes. … - What Should I Do After My Phalaenopsis Is Done Blooming?Created: 2009-10-26 @ 16:46:10 EDT Updated: 2009-10-26 @ 17:15:08 EDT
How to handle a phalaenopsis after the last bloom falls off the flower spike… - Potting Soil for Indoor PlantsCreated: 2009-10-09 @ 14:20:28 EDT
Popular potting soils are great for us, but are they so great for your indoor plants and container plants? Find out what's wrong with your soil and how to fix it… - Whitefly Control?How to Control Whiteflies on HouseplantsCreated: 2009-09-23 @ 17:15:07 EDT
Whiteflies are a common problem for indoor plants, including greenhouse plants. Find out how to identify and control these annoying insects… - Mealybugs?How to Control MealybugsCreated: 2009-09-15 @ 15:37:27 EDT
Mealy bug infestations are common on greenhouse and indoor plants. Find out what these pests are and how to best control them… - Aphids?How to Control AphidsCreated: 2009-09-15 @ 15:36:19 EDT
How to identify and control aphids on indoor plants… - Post Your Own Soil MixCreated: 2009-08-20 @ 14:59:30 EDT
Readers post their own soil mixes, and provide feedback on mixes that work for them… - Potting Soil?Which Potting Soil Is Best?Created: 2009-08-20 @ 14:13:20 EDT Updated: 2009-08-20 @ 15:02:02 EDT
Ever wondered which potting soil is best for your houseplants and container plantings? Here is a series of real-life tests pitting various potting soil mixes against each other to see how they perf… - Rooting Plants?How to Root Plants from CuttingsCreated: 2009-08-07 @ 18:01:22 EDT
How to root young plants from cuttings, including the use of rooting hormone and tips for success… - PerliteCreated: 2009-08-07 @ 10:52:59 EDT Updated: 2009-08-07 @ 11:01:53 EDT
Definition and description of perlite, including medical warnings… - RootingCuttingsCreated: 2009-08-05 @ 16:11:26 EDT
How to root plants from cuttings… - Purify With Plants - Plants to Green Your Home or Workplace Air Vide…Created: 2009-07-21 @ 15:54:19 EDT
Along with prettying your home or office, plants can also provides some health benefits to your space. Learn which plants will purify the air and encourage productivity… - Seven Plants You Can't KillCreated: 2009-07-13 @ 17:11:42 EDT
Readers share their easiest plants… - Readers Share Phalaenopsis TipsCreated: 2009-07-13 @ 16:56:19 EDT
Readers share tips on how to grow phalaenopsis indoors… - Secrets for Growing Lucky BambooCreated: 2009-07-13 @ 16:26:55 EDT
Readers share their secrets for growing lucky bamboo… - Secrets for Growing Lucky BambooCreated: 2009-07-13 @ 16:23:48 EDT
Readers give their secrets for growing lucky bamboo… - Watering Planter - Build a DIY Watering Planter Video…Updated: 2009-11-20 @ 15:28:56 EST
Watering planters make your houseplants as low-maintenance as can be. See how to recycle a plastic bottle and create a self watering planter for easy care of your indoor plants and herbs all year … - Caladium?How to Grow CaladiumUpdated: 2009-11-17 @ 18:02:14 EST
Tips on how to grow caladium plants, including propagation and overwintering them for great foliage displays year after year… - Bird of Paradise?How to Grow StrelitziaUpdated: 2009-11-17 @ 18:02:13 EST
How to grow Bird of Paradise, including tips on watering on how to bring the plant into bloom… - Cordyline?How to Grow Cordyline IndoorsUpdated: 2009-11-17 @ 18:02:12 EST
Tips for growing cordyline plants indoors, including watering and humidity ... and an easy explanation to sort of cordyline and the closely related dracaena plants… - Gardenia?How to Grow Gardenia IndoorsUpdated: 2009-11-17 @ 18:02:11 EST
Tips on growing gardenia plants indoors, including how to bring the plant to flower and prevent bud drop. … - African Spear?How to Grow Sansevieria CylindricaUpdated: 2009-11-17 @ 18:02:10 EST
How to grow the very resilient and interesting African spear plant (Sansevieria cylindrica), including tips on watering and feeding… - Zebra Plants?How to Grow Aphelandra HouseplantsUpdated: 2009-11-17 @ 18:02:09 EST
How to grow zebra plants indoors, including tips for watering, humidity and feeding for the best blooms… - Schefflera -- Growing Schefflera Plants InsideUpdated: 2009-11-17 @ 18:02:09 EST
How to grow schefflera plants indoors, including tips on watering and how to handle leaf-drop. … - Ming Aralia ? Growing Polyscias FruticosaUpdated: 2009-11-17 @ 18:02:08 EST
How to grow Ming aralia, including tips on preventing leaf-drop and propagating… - Lady Palm ? Growing Rhapis Excelsa PalmsUpdated: 2009-11-17 @ 18:02:07 EST
How to grow the popular lady palms indoors, including tips on light, watering and propagating. … - Kentia Palms -- Growing Howeia SpeciesUpdated: 2009-11-17 @ 18:02:06 EST
Tips on how to grow kentia palms indoors, including how to correctly fertilizer, water and repot large plants… - Philodendrons -- Growing Philodendron HouseplantsUpdated: 2009-11-17 @ 18:02:05 EST
Tips for growing trailing and non-trailing houseplants, as well as descriptions of the most popular species. Philodendrons are some of the world's most beautiful foliage plants and, given proper ca… - Staghorn Ferns -- Growing Platycerium SpeciesUpdated: 2009-11-17 @ 18:02:04 EST
How to grow staghorn and elkhorn ferns, including tips on watering, humidity, propagation and mounting… - Maidenhair Ferns -- Growing Adiantum FernsUpdated: 2009-11-17 @ 18:02:04 EST
How to grow maidenhair ferns, including tips on watering and warmth to keep them healthy and active… - Ponytail Palms ? How to Grow Beaucarnea RecurvataUpdated: 2009-11-17 @ 18:02:03 EST
How to grow ponytail palms (Beaucarnea recurvata), including tips on watering, light and feeding… - Australian Tree Fern -- Growing Cyathea CooperiUpdated: 2009-11-17 @ 18:02:02 EST
How to grow the Australian tree fern indoors, including tips on watering, feeding and temperature… - Bird's Nest Ferns -- Growing Asplenium Nidus FernsUpdated: 2009-11-17 @ 18:02:01 EST
How to grow bird's nest ferns, including tips on warmth, humidity and potting. These popular ferns are naturally epiphytic, but they can be adapted to indoor conditions… - Boston Ferns -- Growing Nephrolepis SpeciesUpdated: 2009-11-17 @ 18:02:00 EST
How to keep your Boston ferns and other nephrolepis ferns looking fresh and attractive, including tips on watering, spraying and propagation… - Vriesea -- Growing Vriesea BromeliadsUpdated: 2009-11-17 @ 18:01:45 EST
How to grow the vriesea bromeliads, including the popular Flaming Sword plant. … - Tillandsia -- Growing Air PlantsUpdated: 2009-11-17 @ 18:01:43 EST
How to grow tillandsia in your home, including tips for watering, mounting and fertilizing. … - Neoregelia ? Growing Neoregelia BromeliadsUpdated: 2009-11-17 @ 18:01:42 EST
How to grow neoregelia bromeliads, including tips on light, water and propagation… - Guzmania -- Growing Guzmania BromeliadsUpdated: 2009-11-17 @ 18:01:41 EST
How to grow and bloom guzmania bromeliads, including tips on watering and propagation… - Aechmea -- Growing Urn PlantsUpdated: 2009-11-17 @ 18:01:40 EST
How to grow and propogate aechmea bromeliads. These popular bromeliads are among the best houseplants in the world. Here are tips for making them thrive… - Aglaonema -- Growing Chinese Aglaonema HouseplantsUpdated: 2009-11-17 @ 18:01:39 EST
How to grow aglaonema houseplants, including tips on moisture and warmth requirements. … - Oncidium Orchids -- Growing Oncidium OrchidsUpdated: 2009-11-17 @ 18:01:38 EST
How to grow the most popular varieties of epiphytic oncidium orchids, including tips on watering, blooming and light requirements. These beautiful orchids are known for heavily branched sprays of y… - Cymbidiums -- Growing Cymbidium OrchidsUpdated: 2009-11-17 @ 18:01:37 EST
How to grow and bloom cymbidium orchids, including tips on watering, light, temperature and potting. … - African Violets -- Growing Healthy SaintpauliaUpdated: 2009-11-17 @ 18:01:36 EST
An introduction to growing African violets. These popular houseplants have been a favorite for more than century because of their beauty, size and free-flowering. Tips on how to water, feed and kee… - Crotons -- Growing Codiaeum VariegatumUpdated: 2009-11-17 @ 18:01:35 EST
How to grow crotons as houseplants, including tips on bringing out the most vibrant colors, taking care of leggy plants and propagating… - Amaryllis?Growing Hippeastrum BulbsUpdated: 2009-11-17 @ 18:01:34 EST
How to grow the popular amaryllis bulbs, including tips on managing both flowering and foliage phases and timing the flower for a spectacular winter bloom… - Hibiscus -- Growing Tropical Hibiscus InsideUpdated: 2009-11-17 @ 18:01:34 EST
How to grow and bloom tropical hibiscus in a temperate home, including tips on overwintering and how to prevent lethal insect infestations… - Kalanchoe -- Growing Kalanchoe PlantsUpdated: 2009-11-17 @ 18:01:33 EST
How to grow both flowering and non-flowering Kalanchoe plants, including the popular K. blossfeldiana. Tips on watering, propagation and light… - Poinsettias -- Growing PoinsettiasUpdated: 2009-11-17 @ 18:01:31 EST
What to look for in a healthy poinsettia plant and how to best care for these international symbols of the holiday season… - Anthurium?How to Grow Anthurium PlantsUpdated: 2009-11-17 @ 18:01:30 EST
How to grow anthurium plants, including the flowering A. scherzerianum and A. andreanum, as well as the foliage varieties. Including tips on watering and tricks for success… - Peace Lily?How to Grow SpathiphyllumUpdated: 2009-11-17 @ 18:01:28 EST
How to grow Peace Lily, including tips on light, water and propagation. These tropical plants feature striking white flowers that hover above shiny, pointed leaves. There are dozens of hybrids avai… - Ficus Trees?Growing Healthy Ficus PlantsUpdated: 2009-11-17 @ 18:01:27 EST
How to grow the three most popular varieties of ficus trees, including Weeping Figs, Rubber Trees and Fiddle-Leaf Figs. Tips include how to water, prevent leaf-drop and propagate these popular hous… - Dracaena Group ? Ti Trees, D. Draco and other DracaenaUpdated: 2009-11-17 @ 18:01:26 EST
How to grow plants from the Dracaena group, including Ti Trees, D. marginata and D. draco, and other false palms… - Growing Lucky Bamboo ? How to Grow Lucky BambooUpdated: 2009-11-17 @ 18:01:25 EST
How to grow and shape lucky bamboo plants, including tips on troubleshooting yellowing and diseased plants… - Spider Plants -- Growing Spider PlantsUpdated: 2009-11-17 @ 18:01:24 EST
How to grow spider plants, including tips on feeding and displaying as hanging plants… - Aloe -- Growing Aloe and Related SpeciesUpdated: 2009-11-17 @ 18:01:24 EST
How to grow plants from the Aloe genus, including Aloe vera and other decorative Aloe plants. Aloe vera is highly prized for its medicinal qualities… - Cattleya -- Growing Cattleya OrchidsUpdated: 2009-11-17 @ 18:01:23 EST
How to grow and bloom cattleya orchids. Tips on watering, feeding and repotting… - Snake Plant and Mother-in-Law's Tongue ? Growing Tips for Sansevieri…Updated: 2009-11-17 @ 18:01:22 EST
Growing tips for Snake Plant and Mother-in-Law's Tongue houseplants. … - Golden Pothos Vine (Epipremnum pinnatum)Updated: 2009-11-17 @ 18:01:21 EST
Tips for growing the golden potho vine… - Dendrobiums - Growing Dendrobiums OrchidsUpdated: 2009-11-17 @ 18:01:20 EST
How to grow the popular dendrobium hybrid orchids… - Phalaenopsis - Growing Phalaenopsis OrchidsUpdated: 2009-11-17 @ 18:01:19 EST
Growing phalaenopsis orchids… - PileaUpdated: 2009-11-17 @ 18:01:18 EST
A description of the Pilea plant group, including aluminum plant, creeping charlie, artillery plant and moon valley … - Dumb cane - dieffenbachiaUpdated: 2009-11-17 @ 18:01:17 EST
A description of the dumb cane, or dieffenbachia houseplant… - Amazon elephant's ear - Alocasia amazonicaUpdated: 2009-11-17 @ 18:01:16 EST
A description of the Amazon elephant's ear … - Care for Hanging Plants ? How to Care for Hanging PlantsUpdated: 2009-10-02 @ 14:17:57 EDT
An introduction to caring for and displaying hanging indoor plants… - Growing Palms Indoors -- How to Grow Indoor Palm TreesUpdated: 2009-08-18 @ 17:01:11 EDT
How to grow palm trees indoors, including tips on fertilizing, trimming and watering. … - Fertilizer Basics ? How to Feed PlantsUpdated: 2009-08-18 @ 17:00:18 EDT
An introduction to fertilizing indoor plants … - Plants You Can't Kill?7 Best Houseplants for BeginnersUpdated: 2009-08-18 @ 16:59:14 EDT
The best houseplants for people who kill every plant they own. These are the cast-iron stalwarts that anchor collections and introduce beginners to the joy of growing houseplants… - Succulents ? How to Grow Healthy Succulent PlantsUpdated: 2009-08-18 @ 16:58:32 EDT
How to grow healthy succulents and desert plants, including tips on watering, light levels and temperature… - Top Flowering Houseplants -- Best Indoor FlowersUpdated: 2009-08-18 @ 16:57:50 EDT
A list of the 12 best flowering indoor plants, including African violets, orchids and other popular flowering plants. … - All About FernsUpdated: 2009-08-18 @ 16:55:47 EDT
Your fern resource, including an introduction to growing ferns and detailed profiles of the most popular indoor ferns… - Low Light House Plants — Houseplants for Low Light ConditionsUpdated: 2009-08-18 @ 16:54:55 EDT
If it seems like you're always fighting for enough light for your houseplants, here are the best low light plants for indoors… - Twelve Tropical Plants for IndoorsUpdated: 2009-08-18 @ 16:53:38 EDT
The best tropical plants for indoor use…