A Beautiful Home & Garden Made Easy
Organic Fertilizers: Everything You Need to Know for Healthier Plants Whether you’re growing a collection of beautiful houseplants, a backyard vegetable garden, colorful annual flowers, or a landscape filled with shrubs and perennials, one thing is true—healthy plants need nutrients. While synthetic fertilizers can provide a quick boost, more and more gardeners are discovering the … Read more
Have you ever watched a butterfly drift from flower to flower or heard the gentle buzz of bees on a warm summer afternoon? Those tiny visitors are doing much more than adding beauty to your garden—they’re helping plants reproduce and keeping our ecosystems healthy. Creating a pollinator garden is one of the easiest and most … Read more
A friend recently asked me to help her diagnose some health problems with her plants and I quickly realized that she didn’t know how to take care of indoor plants in winter. Indoor plants are notoriously difficult to keep alive in winter. One of the keys to having healthy, gorgeous indoor plants is adjusting their … Read more
This article contains affiliate links for advertisers of this site. See our disclosure page for more information. Your plants have been outside all summer- what should you spray on plants before bringing them indoors? There are a lot of advantages to keeping houseplants outside for the summer- the bright light and increased humidity are ideal growing conditions. … Read more
Knowing how to repot a plant is a part of maintaining its overall good health and care. Repotting is a term that is used to describe the process of transferring a plant into a larger pot because it has outgrown its current pot size. In the horticultural industry, this is called “potting-up.” However, repotting is … Read more
This article contains affiliate links for advertisers of this site. See disclosure page for more information. After a long, cloudy, and cold winter my indoor plants don’t always look like they are under the care of a horticulturist! I can use grow lights and best cultural practices, but they have lost that luster that can only … Read more
Growing vegetables was a huge part of my weight loss journey. Learn how to start a vegetable garden so you can grow fresh, healthy great tasting vegetables for your family. These 8 steps make it easy!
This article contains affiliate links for advertisers of this site. See our disclosure page for more information. Aloe vera is the most popular type of Aloe, but as succulents and indoor plants have become popular, so have all of the many unique Aloe plants. This is great news for the beginner and avid gardener. This … Read more
Philodendron are an amazing group of indoor plants. They are extremely tough and will grow in some of the most difficult environments. Learn about the different varieties and the tips to keeping them beautiful in your home or office!
Jade plants are easy succulents to grow. Learn proper jade plant care and they will reward you as a beautiful indoor plant for many years to come.