Artful Collage from Saved Objects
Creative Collages If you’re crafty, or would like to be, check out the book Artful Collage from Found Objects by New York City garden writer Ellen Spector Platt. Packed with...
Grow Sprouts in Your Kitchen
With this new book from “Sprout Lady Rita,” indoor gardeners can enjoy fresh, tasty and healthy sprouts throughout the year.
Xerisphere
(Photo, Shaun Buchanan) Make Your Own XerisphereIf the idea of a terrarium sounds appealing, but you’re not sure if you have the time to care for one, the writers of the new book Planting Designs for Cactus &...
Plant an Indoor Living Arrangement
Plant an Indoor Living Arrangement If you long to create fabulous indoor plant arrangements, but struggle to get started or aren’t satisfied with what you have attempted, Baylor Chapman has all of the ingredients you’ll need. The author of the...
Pottery Shards for Drainage?
If you’ve heard you need to add broken pieces of pottery at the bottom of pots when repotting, you’ll want to read this.
The Garden Plot
As the Worm Turns: The Garden PlotIf you love gardening and enjoying a good mystery, Marty Wingate has the perfect summer read for you. Her new book, The Garden Plot, shares the story of Pru, an American working as a gardener in England, who...
Keep Your Houseplants Alive and Thriving
Keep Your Houseplants Alive and ThrivingDelighted is an understatement when it comes to my response to Nell Foster’s new book, Keep Your Houseplants Alive. For years I’ve preached that the key to growing healthy houseplants has nothing to do with...
Grow Your Own Microgreens
Grow Your Own Microgreens Indoors! Interested in growing trendy, nutritious microgreens in your indoor vegetable garden? The new MicroGreenz kit allows you to do just that. Offering everything you need to grow these baby veggie shoots indoors, the...
Make Your Own Hypertufa Containers
Make Your Own Hypertufa Containers You may have heard of hypertufa pots for the outdoors. It turns out that houseplants thrive in these rustic-looking containers, which are easy to make yourself and can be fashioned into just about any shape you...
Brighten Your Indoors with Croton
(Codiaeum species) make it a must-have in any indoor garden. Where other foliage plants fade into the background, croton stands out. With its variegated, patterned leaves in yellow, green, and red, and sometimes pink and white, it can be worked...
