Want to grow unusual houseplants that you can’t find in stores or even online? Try growing houseplants from seed. A surprising number of houseplants can be easily grown from seed. Houseplants That Grow From Seed Here are some houseplants that you can...

Indoor Gardening Under LED Grow LightsIndoor gardeners can benefit from the lighting used in commercial agriculture. LED lighting is one of the most significant and influential introductions to indoor growing in recent years. Such lighting has made...

Give Me Light… or Give Me Death…As owners of houseplants, we’ve all done this. (Okay, maybe not ALL of us—but if you read further, you’ll probably recognize yourself. I know I’ve done this.)You’re out and about shopping, and there it is—the perfect...

Dye Your Easter Eggs Naturally… and So Much MoreIf you’ve thought about dyeing your own Easter eggs or have tried with limited success, there’s a new book that will inspire you to dye your own and a lot more. Open up A Garden to Dye For (St. Martin’s...

DIY Hanging Planter From A Picture Frame Learn how to make a hanging planter out of a picture frame with this great instructional articleand video.hanging planter, picture frame hanging planter, how to make a hanging planter from...

Countertop Vegetable Gardens: Grow Veggies Indoors Year-Round Just because it’s cold outside, doesn’t mean that gardeners don’t yearn to grow food. Thanks to handy gadgets like AeroGardens, it’s possible to grow just about any fruit or veggie indoorsnowadays. And you can often grow...

Could Your Houseplant Be Suffering from Salinity in the Soil?Is your plant looking sickly, and you’re unsure why? If you’ve tried everything but can’t pinpoint the problem, high salt levels in the soil might be the culprit.Why Salinity Buildup...

Plant of the Month: Gorgeous Medinilla for your Indoor Garden Attempt to grow most exotic flowers in your indoor garden, and you’re likely to get a week ortwo out of them before the blooms fade and the plant suffers. Grow a...

Coleus: Tropical Beauty Decorates Your Indoors-You Can Grow That! Coleus and I go way back—to the beginning of my fascination with indoor gardening. I was seven, and it was the 1970s when houseplants and macramé hangers could be...

Essential Plants for Your Contemporary Indoor Garden The following is a guest blog post by Lana Hawkins, a student of architecture from Sydney, Australia, who writes about landscaping and green architecture and is a regular...