As you grow your indoor or outdoor plant collection, you may be searching for something out of the ordinary. In that case, a red leaf plant could be that special plant you may be wanting in your life! A red-leafed plant contains a pigment called anthocyanin which contributes to its eye-catching appearance, while green plants … Read more
When someone wants to dive into the wonderful world of plants, they’re told to get a snake plant because they’re deemed “impossible” to kill off. That’s not completely true, but they are easy to care for compared to other types of plants. They would prefer you to forget watering them and they can survive low … Read more
Lavender is a popular plant to grow. It adds pops of purple that brighten up any garden and offers a sweet scent that you’re sure to enjoy. Many gardeners enjoy harvesting the flowers to use them in cooking or in tea. They also liven up floral arrangements. Lavender isn’t just a pretty purple flower. There … Read more
Ivy is a beautiful addition to any home, whether it’s inside or outside and with so many different types of ivy, there’s an option suitable for everyone’s tastes. Many people use ivy outdoors as a groundcover instead of using grass, or they allow it to grow up the side of their home. The greenery of … Read more
Peperomia plants are a plant lover’s best friend. In their natural habitat, these plants can grow on trees in tropical forests, which means they don’t require many nutrients or much sunlight to thrive. This means that they’re easy to grow as house plants because they don’t require much fertilizing and will be happy in that … Read more
Why Are My Pepper Plants Turning Yellow? As you are gardening this summer in your backyard, you may notice that particular problems occasionally arise. Certainly, pepper leaves turning yellow is a common issue that gardeners face every year. With living on seven acres of land, every year it seems that I expand my vegetable garden … Read more
Gardening is one of the hottest hobbies of the moment. Even people who have never before picked up a trowel are now growing their own flowers, vegetables, and herbs. But for those of us who rent (myself included) or who don’t have extra room in their backyard, cultivating a lush garden can feel like a … Read more
If you’ve purchased a good few houseplants lately, you may ask yourself, do indoor plants attract bugs? Without question, they sure do. Any plant growth can attract insects regardless of location, and houses provide an ideal climate for bugs and their offspring. Which Bugs Do Indoor Plants Attract? According to Dr. Joey Williamson and Janet … Read more
We’ve been living in the concrete jungle for too long and it’s time for a necessary change. Taking humans completely away from nature is, in the long run, completely unsustainable. We need to take a breath of fresh air and start making some big changes in the design of what a city can be. Thankfully, … Read more
Is there anyone who doesn’t love succulents? They have to be the cutest plants ever, and I don’t know about you, but it’s nearly impossibly for me to walk by a succulent sale and not go home with an armful! Today, we are going to look at a specific type of succulent; and that is … Read more
If you haven’t jumped on the trending raised garden bed train then you are missing out! We installed some raised beds for our herbs just last year and I couldn’t believe that I had waited so long. It made a huge difference in my herb garden for a number of reasons. A whole lot less … Read more
