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Trailing & Hanging Plants

Plants for hanging baskets and shelves, and how to keep them full instead of leggy.

Lipstick Plant Care: How to Make It Bloom Again

September 30, 2026September 23, 2026 by Henry Foster
Lipstick plant (Aeschynanthus radicans) with red tubular flowers

Lipstick plant care: why it isn’t blooming and how to fix it, a season-by-season routine, light, water and soil, pruning, cuttings and leaf drop.

Categories Houseplant Care, Pet-Safe Plants, Trailing & Hanging Plants

Wandering Jew Plant Care: Keep It Full and Purple

September 30, 2026September 23, 2026 by Henry Foster
Tradescantia zebrina (wandering jew, inch plant) with silver and purple striped leaves

Wandering jew (inch plant, Tradescantia zebrina) care: the pinch-and-replant routine that keeps it full, light for the best purple, water and fixes.

Categories Easy-Care Houseplants, Houseplant Care, Trailing & Hanging Plants

Spider Plant Care: Babies, Brown Tips and More

September 30, 2026September 22, 2026 by Henry Foster
Spider plant (Chlorophytum comosum) with arching striped leaves

Spider plant care guide: how to root spider plant babies, why yours isn’t making any, how to stop brown tips, plus light, water, soil and pet safety.

Categories Easy-Care Houseplants, Houseplant Care, Pet-Safe Plants, Trailing & Hanging Plants

Prayer Plant Care: How to Stop Brown Tips

September 30, 2026September 21, 2026 by Henry Foster
Lemon-lime prayer plant (Maranta leuconeura) with brown, damaged leaf edges

Prayer plant (Maranta) care: why the leaves fold at night, the water and humidity it needs, how to fix brown tips and curling leaves, and how to root cuttings.

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Practical, experience-based care guides for houseplants and home gardens, written by Henry Foster after 25 years of growing. Every guide is checked against extension services, botanical gardens and the ASPCA.

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