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.

Brighten Your Indoors with Croton

(Codiaeum species) make it a must-have in...

Brighten Your Indoors with Croton

(Codiaeum species) make it a must-have in any indoor garden. Where other foliage plants fade into the background,...

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Sansevieria

Low Maintenance Sansevieria Looking for a...

Sansevieria

Low Maintenance Sansevieria Looking for a plant you can forget about for a month at a time and it will still look great...

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The Perfect Low-Maintenance Houseplant for Any Indoor Garden

Pothos Ideal Houseplant for Any Indoor...

The Perfect Low-Maintenance Houseplant for Any Indoor Garden

Pothos Ideal Houseplant for Any Indoor Garden Pothos (Epipremnum aureum) is an often overlooked vining houseplant that...

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Add a Dab of Color with Lipstick Plant

Add a Dab of Color with Lipstick Plant...

Add a Dab of Color with Lipstick Plant

Add a Dab of Color with Lipstick Plant Few indoor plants are as aptly named as the lipstick plant (Aeschynanthus...

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Wardian Cases are Elegant Terrariums

Wardian Cases If you’d like a terrarium,...

Wardian Cases are Elegant Terrariums

Wardian Cases If you’d like a terrarium, but want something a little more decorative than a bottle or fish tank, try a...

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Growing Tasty Herbs Indoors

Every year in the middle of winter, I...

Growing Tasty Herbs Indoors

Every year in the middle of winter, I begin to think longingly of the bunches of fragrant basil I harvested the past...

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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 like...

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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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