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...
Guide to Low-Maintenance Houseplants: You Can Grow That! Savvy indoor gardeners know themselves and their limitations. Do you forget to water and feed your houseplants? Can you only offer...
Holiday Gifts for Indoor Gardeners                      Want to delight and impress the houseplant growing green thumbs on your holiday shopping list? These green gift ideas are sure to delight anyone with an...
Houseplants as Old Friends When I get emails and calls from indoor gardeners struggling to save a plant, almost every time they tell me something along these lines: âI really donât want...
Houseplants: The Bad Childhood Experience One of my favorite eye-openers to share with readers and those who come to hear me speak is the bad childhood experience. Not mine, but of poor,...
How to Grow Paperwhites Indoors: A Guide to Forcing BulbsEven though Iâve grown paperwhite narcissus indoors every fall for years, I never tire of the process and results. Planting these sturdy bulbs is always a pleasure, as is watching them grow....
Venus Flytrap: The Fascinating Carnivorous PlantFew plants are as captivating as the Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula). This carnivorous insect-eater appeals to the kid in everyone.Native HabitatAlthough they look like they come from outer space or...
Few plants are as captivating as the Venus flytrap (Dioneae muscipula). This carnivorous insect-eater appeals to the kid in everyone.Although they look like they come from outerspace or a distant locale, Venus flytraps are actually native to the...
When Leaching is Good: You Can Grow That! If leaching makes you think of that annoying friend who always âforgetsâ his wallet, or that relative who overstays her welcome, readjust your...
Do You Have a Perpetually Sickly Plant? You Can Grow That! Many people donât know this, but garden writers are often tasked with setting up, styling and photographing or having...