Plants

Valentine’s day plants that will impress your houseplant lover

Flowers are ephemeral. This Valentine's Day, why not treat your significant other to a potted plant? Cut flowers, as we…

3 years ago

3 easy plants for beginners

My very first plant was a bird's nest fern, which is supposedly one of the easier houseplants out there. I…

3 years ago

All about the ivy plant — AKA hedera helix

Ivy is the definitive cottagecore trailing plant, even if it’s generally underrated in a world where tropical plants get most…

3 years ago

How the sagauro cactus became the symbol of the American Southwest

Me at the Arizona Cactus Garden in Palo Alto! As a plant collector, I hadn't quite noticed cacti until recently.…

3 years ago

How to build a succulent container garden

Cacti and succulents never impressed me much, just like Brad Pitt to Shania Twain, you know? But during wintertime, these…

3 years ago

Plant haul: Hirt’s Garden + Grocery Outlet

Oh, plant friends. My insatiable love for plants has been thoroughly satiated, suffice to say. It started with a few…

3 years ago

A guide to arrowhead plants

Riding on election stress, I finally got my poorly manicured paws on a plant that's been chilling at the bottom…

3 years ago

Plant update: Peperomia marcello

Introduction Hi, hello from one of my latest plant acquisitions — the peperomia marcello! (Sometimes called the amigo marcello.) Truth…

3 years ago

Plant Update: Mini plant haul at my local nursery and Grocery Outlet

New plant haul! I know, I know, I know I shouldn’t get any more plants, but these sparked joy, OK?…

4 years ago

A short and simple guide to maranta plants

Hello from my lone surviving prayer plant! I am gravely fearful of any plant that requires too much humidity because…

4 years ago

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