Gifts for indoor gardeners. Some great ideas for what to get houseplant lovers, including amaryllis and an indoor herb garden. gifts for houseplant lovers, gifts for indoor gardeners, indoor gardening gifts, houseplant...

Are Your Houseplants Happy? If your houseplants could visit a plant whisperer for a heart-to-heart, what would they say? Are they happy and healthy, glad to be part of your home? Or are things a little less than ideal? Not sure what your...

Why are the Tips of Your Houseplant Leaves Brown? Are your houseplants (and you) bothered by leaf tip burn? Though it may look like a disease,browning tips of otherwise healthy houseplant leaves indicates one or more of the...

How to Grow Garlic Indoors for Newbies Guest blog post by Ann Sanders, founder and editor of A Green Hand. Growing garlic indoors is a rewarding way to ensure a fresh supply of this flavorful bulb year-round. Whether you’re a...

About African Violets There are about 21 species and many cultivars of this fast-growing, low and mounding plant with colorful flowers that come in a variety of colors in clusters of single,...

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...

Black Gold for Your Indoor Garden: You Can Grow That! Any idea what creature makes a nutrient-rich fertilizer that creates disease and pest resistance in plants? Hint: this little fella can boast that his “you know what”...

How Houseplants Clean Your Indoor Air In the late 1990s, when I interviewed B.C. Wolverton about his new book, How to Grow Fresh Air: 50 House Plants that Purify Your Home or Office, indoor gardeners everywhere cheered. Finally, houseplants...

Dye Your Easter Eggs Naturally...And Much More              If you’ve thought about dyeing your Easter eggs naturally with items like beets or have tried with limited success, there’s a...

How To Grow Sweet Potato Vine Indoors Of all houseplants to grow from kitchen scraps, sweet potato vines are probably the fastest growing and the most fun. Plant a sweet potato in water, and almost before your eyes...