As an indoor gardener, it’s important to remember that you are Mother or Father Nature. Successful indoor garden care means the difference between surviving and thriving houseplants. A healthy indoor home garden requires proper watering, lighting, fertilizing, potting soil, humidity, staking, pruning and growing the best indoor plants. Read the articles in this section to learn how to grow healthy houseplants.

Growing Tasty Herbs Indoors

Growing Tasty Herbs Indoors Every year in...

Growing Tasty Herbs Indoors

Growing Tasty Herbs Indoors Every year in the middle of winter, I begin to think longingly of the bunches of fragrant...

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Welcome Insects Into Your Garden

Welcome Insects into Your Garden! Update:...

Welcome Insects Into Your Garden

Welcome Insects into Your Garden! Update: Since this post was written, Jessica has a new book out: Attracting...

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Mini Gardens: Houseplants Can Thrive in Mixed Company

Houseplants are amazingly...

Mini Gardens: Houseplants Can Thrive in Mixed Company

Houseplants are amazingly adaptable.  They can thrive together in a mixed planting for years.  Such miniature...

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Garden Journal – Feature of the Month

Now is a good time to think about this...

Garden Journal – Feature of the Month

Now is a good time to think about this year’s indoor gardening goals.  To help with the planning process,...

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Mail-Order Gardening-Houseplants-Feature of the Month

Feeling limited by the houseplant choices...

Mail-Order Gardening-Houseplants-Feature of the Month

Feeling limited by the houseplant choices in your local area?  Already filled your home with easy-to-find plants...

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Forcing Paperwhite Narcissus to Brighten the Season

Even though I’ve grown paperwhite...

Forcing Paperwhite Narcissus to Brighten the Season

Even though I’ve grown paperwhite narcissus indoors every fall for years, I never tire of the process and...

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Living Walls

It happens naturally outdoors. Vining...

Living Walls

It happens naturally outdoors. Vining plants creep and climb and cover walls and other vertical surfaces. Indoors the...

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How to Create a Wineglass Terrarium: Unique DIY Mini Garden in Glassware

Wineglass Terrariums After you finish...

How to Create a Wineglass Terrarium: Unique DIY Mini Garden in Glassware

Wineglass Terrariums After you finish that glass of wine, make a decorative statement and use the wineglass to plant a...

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Grow Houseplants from Kitchen Scraps

Grow Houseplants from Kitchen Scraps...

Grow Houseplants from Kitchen Scraps

Grow Houseplants from Kitchen Scraps Looking for a fun, educational project for the kids or just something different...

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Speech Topics

Julie speaks about a wide variety of...

Speech Topics

Julie speaks about a wide variety of gardening topics for local and national audiences.  Here are some of her most...

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Interior landscaping a growing business

Have you ever sat in a hotel lobby...

Interior landscaping a growing business

Have you ever sat in a hotel lobby surrounded by lush plants and wished you could have your own indoor garden paradise?...

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Anthuriums Add a Taste of the Tropics to Your Indoor Garden

About Anthuriums Want to grow a...

Anthuriums Add a Taste of the Tropics to Your Indoor Garden

About Anthuriums Want to grow a houseplant that flowers nearly year-round, attracts attention and makes you feel like...

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