Successfully growing houseplants involves a mix of sunshine, nutrients, and most importantly, the right amount of water. Watering takes center stage in...

The Two Best Audiobooks About Plants That Will Make You A Master Gardener Are you struggling to keep your houseplants alive despite...

Houseplants bring beauty, life, and fresh air into our homes. Unfortunately, some houseplants are toxic. As much as we love them, there...

So, you’ve just picked up a new plant, perhaps at a plant swap or a local nursery or garden center, but you’re...

When caring for our houseplants, it’s easy to focus all our attention on the perfect lighting conditions, watering routine, and fertilizer choice....

Probiotics for plants are a hot topic in the houseplant world lately. You might be wondering what all the fuss is about....

Just as it’s important to add nutrients to potting mix in the form of fertilizer, when you add beneficial microbes to soil...

In this article, we’ll explain the factors that contribute to a soil’s fertility, and how you can improve soil fertility for the...

Like all living things, plants need energy and nutrients to carry out their bodily functions. Since plants don’t actually eat as we...

If you’re an aspiring houseplant parent who has killed plant after plant in an attempt to liven up your indoor space, you’re...

Rose Identification Quiz We love all roses, even the ones you get in the checkout line at the big-box stores. They are...

Low-Light Plants Just like four-year-olds, sometimes we need training wheels to get us going. For those of you who think a plant...

The 2020 Rockefeller Christmas tree is a 75-foot-tall, 11-ton Norway spruce. The tree from Oneonta, New York, made its 175-mile trek to...

Welcome to The Houseplant Resource Center. I started this website because I want to make growing houseplants as simple and easy as...

  How to Use Bonsai Tree Food Bonsai are living, growing pieces of art. Contrary to popular belief, bonsai are not their...

A Beginner’s Guide to Plant Tag Icons Nothing beats bringing a new plant friend home—but when you’re caring for an unfamiliar species,...

Hydroponics for houseplants? What? When you hear the word “hydroponics”, you probably think of large-scale indoor farms or pristine white warehouses full...

Squealing Houseplants? New Research Suggests So! All houseplant owners (especially the self-proclaimed “black thumbs”) know that plants show plenty of signs to...

We all know the houseplant rules, that plants need air and water and light and nutrients. We might have even heard to...

The Rose of Jericho, or resurrection plant, might have more mystique than any other houseplant. After all, what other plants can dry...