I have an old ZZ plant that I've kind of neglected for a few years. Yes really, a few years. It's really big and I have it stuck off in a corner. I don't give it much thought because they don't need to be watered very often. I moved it a couple of months ago to make way for the Christmas tree. That…

I have always loved Norfolk Pines as houseplants. Around the holidays you can find them everywhere, sometimes sprayed with glitter ugh, because they look like Christmas trees. About six years ago I failed twice at keeping a Norfolk Pine alive. It was my white whale of a plant. Luckily, the next…

I'm a longtime Pothos fanatic. Presently I have many Golden Pothos, Marble Queen Pothos, Neon Pothos, and Satin Pothos. When you have so many it can be hard to find the optimal spot for them all. That can cause your pothos to have small leaves or stretched-out leggy growth. Follow…

As a Pothos lover, I have propagated my way into having too many Pothos. This affords me the opportunity to take some chances to see how well they do under certain conditions. In this post, I want to talk about Pothos cold tolerance.Pothos Cold TolerancePothos are tropical vining plants. They don't…

Sometimes my Philodendrons leaves unfurl and they look a bit wrinkled. I have a Philodendron McColley's Finale, Philodendron Birkin, and Philodendron Prince of Orange. There are a variety of reasons your Philodendron may have wrinkled leaves. I'll go over the most likely culprits in this post and…

I love Philodendrons. I currently have three, see below, a Philodendron McColley's Finale, Philodendron Birkin, and Philodendron Prince of Orange. They are beautiful and generally very easy to care for plants. Every once in a while, some of my Philodendrons have trouble with the leaf coming out of…

From time to time my Gold Dust Croton gets yellow leaves. This post will cover some scenarios in which you might encounter yellow leaves on your Gold Dust Croton. I will also cover some recommendations to address the yellow leaves to make sure your Croton stays healthy.About Gold Dust CrotonCrotons…

A few months ago I needed to repot and thin out my Euphorbia Trigona. I intended to propagate the cuttings that I had trimmed at the time. While I stuck them in soil a while ago, I just recently checked for roots and we have some, so now it's time to document the process for you. Follow along to…

I have written a few posts about baby-proofing your plants. I have some helpful tips on how to keep your little one out of the soil and also some ideas of how to babyproof your plants in an aesthetically pleasing way. I've noticed some interest in the best baby-proof plants though so I'm going to…

I recently noticed some unwelcome spider mite visitors on my Tineke Rubber Plant when I was making my watering rounds. I wish I would have noticed it sooner, but it's a smaller plant among some larger plants in a bay window which makes it harder to take a close look. This time I did and noticed the…

I do a lot of repotting blogs, and so far all my repotting posts have been about plants I have had for several years. However, I know many of you have questions about repotting newly acquired plants as well. I picked up a Croton Petra recently because the price and the size were right. I…

A while ago I stuck one of my Crown of Thorns, or Euphorbia Milli, into a cheap bowl from the dollar store that I drilled a hole in. I didn't have any pots on hand at the time and it was a quick fix. It's probably been a year or two in the bowl and now it's time for me to repot this Crown of Thorns…

In late summer and early fall, the home improvement stores always have these beautiful bushy Crotons. I ended up getting one this year. I tend to prefer my plants to be a little more tree-like and less bushy, so I decided to divide this Croton. I'll walk you through my process for dividing croton…

My Gold Dust Croton is about eight years old. I've repotted it several times over the years. I once saw one that was a nice little tree about five feet tall inside an atrium at a hotel and that is my goal for my Gold Dust Croton. This one is about three feet tall right now and started at about six…

My Philodendron Prince of Orange growth has slowed this summer. I'm used to it growing pretty quickly, so I figured it might be time for a repot to give the roots more rooms to grow. I will cover spotting some of the signs that you need to repot your plant. I'll also go through the steps to repot a…

Last week I decided to take some cuttings from my Euphorbia trigona to propagate. I have some space to fill up in my greenhouse and propagating a plant I already have IS FREE. I will have another blog on propagating a Euphorbia trigona shortly. I hadn't looked closely at my Euphorbia trigona for a…

It's time for another plant maintenance blog. My Silver Pothos, sometimes called a Satin Pothos, was getting a little scraggly. It was time for a much-needed trim. Since Silver Pothos propagate so easily, I will also walk you through how to propagate a Silver Pothos. Below is a picture of my Silver…

A Rhipsalis Burchellii is quite easy to propagate. In fact, it was one of the first plants I ever successfully propagated many years ago. My current plant was grown from a single stem. They grow quite vigorously and my Rhipsalis has been given countless haircuts. This time I decided to document the…

I've recently noticed that my Philodendron Birkin's growth has slowed down. The Philodendron Birkin is typically a fairly vigorous grower, so I figured it might need a repot. In this post, I will walk you through spotting some of the signs that you need to repot your Philodendron Birkin. I'll also…

I have been seeing a lot of really neat head planters or face planters around lately. I love the look of them! And they're even better when you have the perfect plant to mimic a cool hairdo. I recently scored a cute face planter at TJ Maxx. I almost didn't buy it because it didn't have any drainage…