Plant Identification: How to Identify Any Plant
How to identify a plant: the best free plant ID apps, the clues to check (leaves, flowers, stems), free expert help, and safety tips for unknown plants.
Henry Foster
Pilea Plant Care: The Chinese Money Plant Guide
Pilea plant care: light, water and soil for the Chinese money plant (Pilea peperomioides) and other pileas, how to pot up babies, fix curling leaves and more.
Snake Plant Benefits: What’s Real, What’s Hype
The real benefits of a snake plant, from easy care to low-light tolerance, plus an honest look at the air-purifying, oxygen and sleep claims and what research shows.
Umbrella Plant Care: Light, Water and Leaf Drop
Umbrella plant (schefflera) care: dwarf vs large umbrella tree, light, watering, why leaves drop, pruning a leggy plant, propagation and pet safety.
Dracaena Plant Care: Types, Water and Brown Tips
Dracaena plant care: how to tell the popular types apart, light and watering, why tips turn brown, how to cut back a tall cane, propagation and pet safety.
Kalanchoe Plant Care: How to Make It Bloom Again
Kalanchoe care: light, watering and soil for this flowering succulent, the 6-week long-night method to make it rebloom, propagation, problems and pet safety.
Citronella Plant Care: Does It Repel Mosquitoes?
Citronella plant care: citronella geranium vs citronella grass, sun, water, pots, pruning and overwintering, plus what research says about repelling mosquitoes.
How to Plant Succulents (Without Rotting Them)
How to plant succulents: the right soil and pot, step-by-step planting, the soak-and-dry watering method, light, easy beginner types and pet safety.
How to Grow Basil for a Big, Bushy Harvest
How to grow basil from seed or a store-bought plant: warmth and sun, watering, the pinching trick for bushy plants, harvesting and fixing problems.
How to Plant Lavender So It Actually Survives
How to plant lavender: choosing English, French or lavandin types, when to plant, soil and drainage, spacing, growing in pots, watering and pruning.