Plant Care & Propagation

The peace lily, or Spathiphyllum, is a very popular houseplant known for its gorgeous white blooms. It’s not uncommon to find a peace lily in the home of someone who doesn’t consider themselves a “plant person” since they are low maintenance and all-around beautiful plants! In this post, we’ll learn all about caring for peace lilies.

The Alocasia Amazonica can be easily recognized by its stunning dark green, long, heart-shaped leaves and whitish/light green veins. In the past few years, it’s become a lot more popular due to its unique and photogenic leaves. This plant goes by many names: Alocasia Polly, Elephant Ear, Kris Plant, and African Mask Plant, to name a few.

When I first became somewhat interested in houseplants, all I knew about potting medium was “soil.” (OK, I give myself bonus points because I knew succulent soil was different!) But yea, you have a plant, it needs soil, right? Only when my hobby started growing did I learn that there were many different amendments for different potting mediums for all different kinds of plants!

Terra cotta, plastic, glazed ceramic…does it matter when it comes to choosing a home for your houseplants? Well, the choice is not typically critical to houseplant success, but there are some pros and cons of all three that you’ll want to understand. In this post, we’ll review the three most common types of houseplant pot material (terra cotta, plastic, and glazed ceramic) and the pros and cons of each.

We’ll start with fungus gnat treatment first because that’s probably what you’re here for. Then, we’ll discuss how to prevent fungus gnats in the first place and how to recognize them on your plants.

When we think of plant care and maintenance, often we think of watering, light levels, fertilizing, maybe even pruning and repotting, too. One aspect of plant care that we sometimes forget about is cleaning your plants’ leaves. Actually, for the longest time I wasn’t cleaning my plants’ leaves a t all! However, it’s an important part of plant care especially for plants with large leaves that tend to collect more dust. In this post we’ll review how to clean houseplant leaves.