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Spruce Up Your Living Space With These 12 Expert-Approved Indoor Trees
Plot twist: Just because you don’t have a big backyard or spacious patio doesn’t mean you have to be stuck growing the same, usual suspects of indoor houseplants. Not that we’ll ever turn down a sturdy...
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5 Fast-Growing Flower Seeds That’ll Bloom Sooner Than You Can Say ‘Green Thumb’
Hitting up your local plant nursery may feel like sensory overload: There are countless flower varieties to choose from, and those you love may not necessarily be the right blooms for your yard. That...
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6 Must-Have Products That Prevent Weeds From Taking Over Your Garden,...
As any green thumb will likely tell you, weed removal is key for healthy blooms. When left to run amok, weeds can cause a lot of damage to your flower beds by eating up their nutrients and stunting...
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How To Get Rid of Ants in Your Home for Good, According to an Entomologist
It’s a common—and often overlooked—occurrence to see an ant in your home. It’s even ordinary to see a few. However, when dozens—or hundreds—begin to swarm your door jambs, countertops, and floorboards,...
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How To Get Rid of Bugs on Indoor Houseplants and Keep Them Gone
Dealing with a pest infestation is every plant owner’s worst nightmare. By the time you spot the first evidence of plant pests in your home, they’ve already made a cozy home for themselves amongst your...
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The One Skill You Need To Encourage Healthy Growth for Your Plants
I’ve been told that the day your child gets their first haircut is an emotional one; I have yet to experience this because the only babies in my life are a lavender plant named Carla and an orchid...
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8 Low-Light Plants That’ll Thrive Through Fall and Winter
Fall and winter can be a tough time for some houseplants. After getting to enjoy plenty of sun during the spring and summer months, they’re suddenly faced with a shift toward less sunlight, with...
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How To Prevent Cracks in Your Terracotta Pots, According to a Gardening Expert
When I picture my grandparents’ house, I can vividly see the beautiful terracotta pots that lined their front and back doorsteps, as well as those on the back deck, lower patio, and pool deck. They...
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These Are the Gifts Gardening Lovers Will Actually Want This Year
Whether you’re a beginner to the green thumb lifestyle or a seasoned gardener, taking care of plants is a 24/7 job. In many cases, it requires a lot attention and passion if you want to keep your...
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The Best Herbs for Emotional Healing and Confidence, According to a Green Witch
Nature is a healing force that holds the power to both nurture our psychological well-being and also feed our spiritual side. To that end, Ally Sands, a certified master herbalist and self-proclaimed...
View ArticleHow To Organize a Plant Swap Party for Your Friends and Community
Plant swaps are like parties thrown by passionate plant parents, with plants as the guest of honor. Half of the fun involves the chance to trade plants for new ones. The other half is the opportunity...
View ArticleThe 2 Biggest Reasons To Buy Plants From Local Nurseries Instead of Big-Box...
With local nurseries and big-box stores, like Home Depot, Lowe’s, or Walmart, there are few places to buy plants. While it’s likely you’ll find a wide variety of plants from either of these places, you...
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These Flowers Will *Seriously* Last a Full Year
Nothing rivals getting a big delivery of freshly cut blooms. Flowers have the ability to brighten up even the dreariest day, and science suggests that by simply looking at them you’ve got an instant...
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This Checklist for Bringing Home a New Plant Ensures It’ll Thrive Under Your...
New plants only add more vibrancy to a room, but they also bring a semblance of nature indoors, which can do wonders for your mood, focus, and even make you more compassionate. However, bringing home a...
View ArticlePothos vs. Philodendron: Which Plant Is the Better Choice for You?
If you want an easy care indoor plant that’s near-impossible to kill, a pothos or Philodendron plant might appeal to you. Both can tolerate low light levels and both thrive in cooler or warmer climes....
View ArticleUsing Your Own Pee as Fertilizer Is a Sustainable, Eco-Friendly Way to Feed...
While knowing how often to water your plants tends to be top of mind for any green thumb, an equally important step you don’t want to skip is fertilizing them. Plant fertilizer is a material that is...
View ArticleWhat To Avoid in Potting Mix if You Don’t Want Your Houseplants To Die,...
I’ll be honest, I’m not a good plant mom. I once had a fiddle leaf fig named Oprah that I apparently gave too much love to. One afternoon while I was talking to her, right in front of my face, she...
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8 Low-Maintenance Perennial Flowers for Set-It-and-Forget-It Gardening
As fun as it is to pick out new plants and watch them grow, there’s no need to start from scratch every year. Gardening with low-maintenance perennials allows you to put in the work once and then enjoy...
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California’s Super Bloom Is Too Pretty for Words—So Here Are 29 Photos of It
Despite an unexpectedly long (and turbulent) winter season, spring has finally sprung in the great state of California, bringint with it the so-called “super bloom” of wildflowers. Thanks to the extra...
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17 Perennial Herbs To Grow for Your Own Endless Supply
Planting perennial herbs in the garden means you’ll never have to spend another $2.99 at the grocery store for just a handful of leaves. And to avoid an unintentionally bland diet—or, worse, a...
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Gardening Sleeves Can Protect Your Arms From Sunburns and Scratches—Here Are...
The birds are chirping, the flowers are blooming, and the seeds are sprouting, which can only mean one thing: Spring is in full swing. With spring comes the return of gorgeous weather and days spent...
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The Symbolic Meaning Behind Your Birth Flower, According to Flower Experts
Besides being an official record of when you came into the world, your birthday can function as a marker of your identity and personality. Perhaps you identify with the characteristics of the season or...
View ArticleI Swapped My Usual Workouts With Gardening for a Week, and Found New Ways To...
Once the weather warms up each year, I spend a fair amount of time gardening. I enjoy being outside, where the birds are singing. I’m taking care of the plants, and my mind can wander. And when I’m...
View ArticleYour Starter Guide to What Plants Like Coffee Grounds—And the Best Ways To...
For a lot of people, coffee is the go-to when they need a bit of a pick-me-up, but it can actually make some plants perk up, too. (Give ’em a page in Us Weekly because, plants, they’re just like us!)...
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This Under-$20 Amazon Hack Is My Secret for Keeping My Dozens of Houseplants...
Now that I’m in my 30s, I have fully leaned into the “plant mom” aesthetic. With over 25 indoor houseplants around my home and a full-fledged balcony garden where I grow everything from jalapeños and...
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I Grew My Own Beauty Garden for DIY Treatments—Here’s How You Can, Too
Every time spring rolls around, I get the gardening bug. I love to walk aimlessly through the plant nurseries in New York City, dreaming of when I’ll have a backyard big enough to fit more than just...
View ArticleLet’s Talk About Scraps: A Beginner’s Guide to Composting
While composting for gardening has been lauded for generations, it seems like almost everyone is outfitting their kitchens and backyards with compost bins in an attempt to live more eco-conscious...
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Annual vs. Perennial Plants: Here’s Why Both Deserve a Spot in Your Garden
As much as we love our indoor house plants, now that the weather is warming up and flowers are popping up everywhere we look, we can’t help but get excited about the many blooms in view. Though, it...
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You Can Grow Healthier, Happier Vegetables and Herbs by Companion...
It’s a fact of life that certain things are infinitely better when paired together: wine and cheese, peanut butter and jelly, chips and guacamole. But this logic doesn’t apply solely in the kitchen....
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These 7 Best Raised Beds Will Take Your Garden to the Next Level—Literally
Whether you were born with an instinctual green thumb or have had “get into gardening” on your New Year’s Resolutions list annually without ever getting around to your local Home Depot for supplies,...
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