The Houseplant Guru Blog
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Did you Know That It Is National Indoor Plant Week? Are You Celebrating?
To celebrate National Indoor Plant Week, I sent a plant to work with my daughter. She loves having it on her desk.
Did you Know Scars On Plants Can Be Beautiful if They Aren’t Grafitti?
Do you have scars you try to cover? Plants have scars, too but they can be beautiful. They appear after the leaves fall.
What Are Adventitious Roots and Did You Know Ferns Have Them? I Didn’t!
Do you know what adventitious roots are? I wasn’t too sure, but I did find out that is the type of roots ferns have.
Do You Know That Overwatering a Plant Can Be Avoided With Good Plant Care?
What is overwatering? Is it something you are doing to your plants? How can you change your practices to make it better?
It Bothers Me When Houseplant Names Change. Does It Bother You?
Are you annoyed with plant name changes? Does it go further than that and make you angry? Sometimes it does me.
Why Does it Bother Me That People Feel The Need to Carve Graffiti on Plants?
Have you seen plants that have been carved? Beech trees seem to have the most carving but it can happen on indoor plants, too.
I Loved the Buffalo Erie Botanical Garden Conservatory and You Will, Too!
I and my good friend Susan attended the famous Buffalo Garden and Buffalo Open Gardens Walks last weekend. The first stop though was the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens. It was amazing! I was in heaven, as I always am when I'm in a conservatory basically...
What a Cachepot Is and How To Use it For Your Houseplants
What is a cachepot? Do you use it for your houseplants? Is it good to use one for your houseplants or is a pot with a drainage hole better?
What Are Some Houseplants That Are Safe for Cats and Dogs?
Are you afraid to have plants and pets, too? No worries. There are plenty of plants that are pet safe for your dogs and cats.
Do You Know How the Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory Got its Name?
The Belle Isle Conservatory’s name was changed in 1955 to the Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory because of a generous donation of plants.