Make Your Own Organic Houseplant FertilizerMaking your own organic fertilizer for your houseplants has the same benefits of a home-cooked meal. You know the ingredients going into the fertilizer, and they tend to be a lot healthier than anything...

Growing Fruits and Vegetables Indoors  If you lack outdoor space for a vegetable garden or live in a region with a short growing season, don’t give up on gardening. Growing your own fruits and veggies...

Decorate Your Home with Houseplants One of the great things about growing houseplants is how good they make your home look. With their wide variety of leaf shapes, sizes, colors and textures, houseplants can be used to decorate just about any...

Force Amaryllis Indoors for the Holidays  Now that fall is here (on the western hemisphere), it’s time to get your bulbs for forcing. Several options exist for types of bulbs to grow as houseplants, but one of the most spectacular and reliable of...

Growing Succulents Indoors Successfully  When it comes to making a design statement in your indoor garden, succulents are your answer. Their wide variety of colors, textures and forms add pizzazz to any room—especially when combined with...

Graceful Phalaenopsis Lights Up the Indoor Garden   Elegant orchids light up your home with their stunning colors and graceful growth habits. But how hard is indoor orchid care? While some rare orchids are challenging to grow indoors,...

ZZ Plant Rocks! When it comes to rock star houseplants, ZZ (Zamioculcas) tops the charts. The Eastern Africa native flaunts good looks, a great name and an award-winning status. Featuring shiny, dark-green, oval-shaped leaves and an upright growth...

Elegant Peace Lily Adds Flair to Your Indoor Garden If you want a blooming houseplant that requires low light and takes very little care, grow a peace lily (Spathiphyllum). The long-lasting flowers of this elegant beauty light up the indoor garden...

Chinese Evergreen Decorates Your Indoors  If you’re looking for a low-light indoor plant that fits just about any décor, take a close look at Chinese evergreen (Aglaonema sp.). This versatile, slow-growing houseplant thrives in all but very bright...

Arrowhead Plant An Eye-Catching VinerFeaturing arrow-shaped leaves that are often variegated, arrowhead plant (Syngonium podophyllum) is a vining houseplant native to Latin America. Like its relative the climbing philodendron, as it matures, the...