Plant care you can trust, from 25 years of growing
About Henry Foster and Pure Beauty Ways
When a plant is struggling, you should be able to work out what’s wrong, what to check first and what to do next, without guesswork. That’s the whole reason this site exists.
Meet the author
Henry Foster
Founder, author and editor
Henry Foster has been growing houseplants and garden plants for 25 years, and he is the primary author of every guide on Pure Beauty Ways. He focuses on practical plant-care topics and turns complex gardening information into clear, useful guidance: indoor plant care, watering routines, light, soil, propagation, plant health problems, seasonal care and home gardening.
Every guide aims to explain why a plant behaves the way it does and what you can realistically do about it, and each one is reviewed and updated when better sources or useful reader feedback come along.
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What we publish
Pure Beauty Ways publishes practical, easy-to-follow guides about houseplants, indoor gardening and home plant care. We focus on clear, useful information that helps both new and experienced plant owners make better decisions about watering, light, soil, humidity, propagation, common problems and everyday care.
Our aim isn’t just to hand you a rule. It’s to explain why a plant behaves the way it does, so you can read the signs yourself and adjust for your own home.
How we research and write our guides
Practical guidance
Every article starts from real-world plant problems and ends with steps you can actually take at home.
Reliable research
Care, identification and safety details are checked against university extension programs, botanical institutions and recognized plant-safety databases such as the ASPCA’s, and we list our sources.
Consistent coverage
Our plant guides cover identification, light, watering, soil, humidity, temperature, growth, propagation, common problems and safety.
Clear explanations
We skip technical language whenever a simpler explanation says the same thing. Our guides are written for real people, not botanists.
Regular updates
Articles are reviewed and updated when guidance changes, better information appears, or readers spot something that needs fixing.
You can read the full details in our editorial policy.
Our editorial approach
Plant care is rarely one-size-fits-all. The same plant can behave very differently depending on light, temperature, humidity, soil, pot size, watering habits, the season and your local climate. So our guides explain the conditions a plant prefers, and the signs to watch for, rather than rigid rules that ignore your home.
Accuracy and corrections
We take accuracy seriously. If we find that information is outdated, unclear or wrong, we review it and correct it. Reader feedback is always welcome, especially when it makes a guide more useful or more accurate. If you spot something that needs fixing, email henry@purebeautyways.com.
Transparency
We sometimes mention outside sources, products, organizations or services when they’re relevant to a topic. Our first priority is always useful information for readers. Pure Beauty Ways is supported by advertising. If an article ever includes an affiliate link, sponsorship or other commercial arrangement, we’ll disclose it clearly on that page.
Get in touch
Have a plant question, found something that needs correcting, or want to suggest a topic? Email Henry at henry@purebeautyways.com or use our contact form. We read every message.
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Houseplant care A–Z
Every indoor plant we cover, with a quick comparison.
Pet-safe plants
Plants listed as non-toxic to cats and dogs.
Gardening how-to
Planting, propagating and repotting, step by step.