I recently wrote an article in which I wondered why peonies are so expensive compared to other perennials. I have seen baby ...

The current houseplant boom has everyone buying plants. As the houseplant industry has grown, the decorative planters ...

Whether you grab them for a specific recipe or pick up a couple so you can have fresh herbs on your windowsill, those little ...

I knew it was the right time to write about irises when someone in a local group posted a wheelbarrow full of them with the ...

With just five inexpensive ingredients, you can mix up the perfect potting mix for nearly any plant. Whether it’s houseplants, succulents, aroids, starting seeds for your vegetable garden, you name it ...

Worm poop! Yup, that’s what we’re talking about here. Worm castings are the byproduct of vermicomposting (composting with worms), and this stuff does amazing things when you stick it in the dirt with ...

“Drain any standing water from saucer after watering.” How many times have you, as a houseplant owner, read these instructions for watering a plant? Yup, we get it; plants don’t like to be left ...

If you’ve always wanted a greenhouse but have been put off by the high cost of building one, take heart. A pop-up greenhouse is affordable, easy to put up, and might be the answer to your gardening ...

If you grow houseplants, especially these days, it’s easy to be overwhelmed by all the gadgets, potions and gizmos that you’re told you need. I’ve been keeping houseplants for three decades, and I can ...