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Are you sure you're watering your plants correctly?
Water is one of your plant's main sources of nutrients, get it right and your plant collection ...
Is your home a place that lifts your spirits and makes you feel comfortable?
Do you have a living room that makes you feel secure, a bedroom that ...
In 1986 environmentalist Jay Westerveld coined the term 'greenwashing,' in an expose of American companies with questionable sustainability ethics....
If you’ve ever stopped and wondered where your houseplants come from and how they come to be, there’s no story more satisfying than that of Smit Kw...
A word of caution before you bring you unroot your entire plant collection: most houseplants lap up warmth and light, but will shrivel in direct sun. Similarly, some plants are either too fussy or too delicate to risk moving from the spot they’ve adapted to. While an Areca Palm could get caught in a sudden summer rainstorm and be fine, a Calathea or Orchid might be gone for good.
Somehow, no matter how many plants we collect, we always manage to find space to put them. There is always a space on a shelf, a spot on the count...
The Sansevieria genus is wide-ranging, but each variety is known for its hardiness. Although most succulents are drought tolerant, not all of them adapt well to indoor environments.
Technically, most houseplants are toxic to cats and dogs. But so are many of the plants that grow in UK woodlands, including daffodils, foxgloves, tulips, yew trees and tomato plants. Knowing this doesn’t stop people from taking their dogs for walks or letting them loose in a well-planted garden, so why are people so concerned when it comes to choosing houseplants?
Although all plants are restorative, some are more so than others, due to qualities such as colour, pattern distribution and texture. For example, studies have shown that fractal patterns have a marked influence on participants’ ability to focus on a task. Here are 5 of the best plants to aid tranquillity and calm.
As the impact of one of our most treasured Christmas traditions becomes apparent, some have turned to fake trees as a more sustainable choice, but neither of these options hold water.
Every few months we venture to the world’s most exciting hub of plant cultivation and meet new growers, experts and people who are just as passionate about plants as we are.
