How Often Should You Water Your Houseplants?
Less often than you think, and more deeply. A simple routine that suits almost every plant on the shelf.
Repotting Without the Mess: A Step-by-Step Guide
When a plant needs a bigger pot, how to tell, and how to move it without losing half the soil on the floor.
Reading the Leaves: What Yellowing Really Means
Too much water, too little light or simply an old leaf retiring -- how to tell the difference.
Starting Plants From Seed on a Windowsill
A tray, a bag of compost and a bright window are all it takes to grow your own seedlings.
Bright, Indirect Light, Explained
The phrase on every plant label, translated into which window, how far back and for how long.
Fungus Gnats and How to Be Rid of Them
The tiny flies hovering over your pots are harmless, annoying and surprisingly easy to clear.
Terracotta or Glazed? Choosing the Right Pot
Clay breathes and dries quickly, glaze holds water longer. Which one suits which plant.
Winter Care for Tropical Plants
Shorter days, dry radiator air and cold windowsills: how to see your tropicals through to spring.
Styling a Desk With One Good Plant
A single well-chosen plant does more for a workspace than a crowded windowsill ever will.
Building a Living Wall in a Small Flat
No garden, no balcony, no problem. A wall of small pots turns a bare corner green.
Make Your Own Terrarium in an Afternoon
Glass, gravel, charcoal and a few small plants: a miniature garden that nearly looks after itself.
Grouping Plants by Height for a Fuller Corner
Tall at the back, trailing at the front -- the florist's trick for making three plants look like a jungle.