Keep Your Houseplants Alive and ThrivingDelighted is an understatement when it comes to my response to Nell Foster’s new book, Keep Your Houseplants Alive. For years I’ve preached that the key to growing healthy houseplants has nothing to do with...
With this new book from “Sprout Lady Rita,” indoor gardeners can enjoy fresh, tasty and healthy sprouts throughout the year.
(Codiaeum species) make it a must-have in any indoor garden. Where other foliage plants fade into the background, croton stands out. With its variegated, patterned leaves in yellow, green, and red, and sometimes pink and white, it can be worked...
Turn Your Home into a Tropical Oasis with Split-Leaf PhilodendronI have many favorite houseplants, but split-leaf philodendron (Monstera deliciosa) is at the top of the list. This plant always reminds me of those snowflakes we all made in...
LOW MAINTENANCE SANSEVIERIALooking for a plant you can forget about for a month at a time and it will still look great when you finally remember it? Try sansevieria. Also known as the snake plant and mother-in-law tongue, this is probably the...
Pothos Ideal Houseplant for Any Indoor Garden Pothos (Epipremnum aureum) is an often overlooked vining houseplant that is a great addition to any indoor garden. Unfortunately, it’s often ignored in favor of more flashy plants — like...
Add a Dab of Color with Lipstick Plant Few indoor plants are as aptly named as the lipstick plant (Aeschynanthus radicans). Right before blooming, this plant has flower buds in dark purple calyxes that actually resemble a tube of lipstick emerging...
Wardian CasesIf you’d like a terrarium, but want something a little more decorative than a bottle or fish tank, try a Wardian case. These small stylized greenhouses make an attractive addition to any interior. Crafted of metal, wood and glass,...
Growing Tasty Herbs IndoorsEvery year in the middle of winter, I begin to think longingly of the bunches of fragrant basil I harvested the past summer. This sweet herb, along with others like tarragon and thyme, don’t grow outside during...
Welcome Insects into Your Garden!Update: Since this post was written, Jessica has a new book out: Attracting Beneficial Bugs to Your Garden, and Kathy Purdy, freelance garden writer and author of the great blog, Cold Climate Gardening, recently...