The sun is ghosting us, the days are shorter, and most garden coaches are screaming, “Stop feeding your plants!” Why? When the light is right and the temperatures stay steady, many indoor tropicals look at the calendar and scoff at the mere idea of dormancy. Forcefeeding a sleeping plant is rude, but starving a wide-awake…
Amaryllis is one of the easiest bulbs to grow indoors, but it still gives people trouble. Every year I hear the same questions: “Why isn’t mine blooming?” or “What went wrong this time?” and it almost always comes down to a few simple mistakes. If your amaryllis is refusing to bloom or only putting out leaves, don’t worry….
For gardeners, December can feel like an unusual month. For starters, the temperature and environmental conditions make it harder to sow a lot of popular plants, so many just choose to sit back and wait this month out. But you don’t have to! In today’s article, I’m going to show you exactly how you can…
Autumn arrives, and suddenly, everybody wants to nap. The trees are shedding, the garden’s giving up, your cat is already in snail-mode curling up, and the world is demanding a six-month break. Not on your watch! Why wait for spring when you can stage a Crocus d’état right now? Get ready to discover which bulbs…
As strange and impractical as the topic of this article might sound, it’s actually true that there are houseplants out there that can grow without sunlight. Yes, these particular types of indoor plants prefer shade rather than direct sunlight! Today, we’ll take a look at shade-loving houseplants in detail and shine some light on what…
A moldy fruitcake leftover? That’s hardly the peak of holiday disappointment. The true Christmas anticlimax is when your Schlumbergera refuses to Schlumbergera. It’s not for lack of trying, though. It’s for lack of darkness, proper temperature, and perhaps too little (tough) love. If a stern talking-to, then begging on your knees hasn’t worked, welcome to…