Undeniably healthy and, as any Italian chef could tell you, reliably tasty, garlic is a culinary staple that boasts a wide range of health benefits. Not only is garlic renowned for its anti-inflammatory and immune system-boosting properties, but it’s also loaded with nutrients and can even help reduce blood pressure and bad LDL cholesterol. If …
Strange as it may seem, not all light is created equal. In fact, not all light is created visible. Most light is invisible to humans, even as another life on Earth is capable of seeing it, or at least benefiting from it. The most obvious and best example of this is the benefits a plant …
Every year, succulents seem to grow in popularity. Why? Well, they are beautiful plants that come in a variety of colors. You can have them outdoors, on your porch, or in your yard, or you can keep them indoors to brighten up your home. They are really easy to take care of- even for a …
Arranging your indoor plants is an incredibly relaxing activity that you can take very seriously if you want to. Nothing is stopping you from just placing your plants wherever you want, but very quickly after you begin placing them deliberately you will begin to see just how many disciplines go into arranging them. This is …
Did you know that there are approximately 2,600 species of palm trees spread across the world? Most of them are tropical/subtropical and found in the Caribbean, South America, and Asia. They are often used in landscaping- but they also make really great indoor plants as well. They instantly make your living room more tropical and …
An aphid is a small, sap-sucking insect that is a member of the insect family Aphididae, and the superfamily Aphidoidea. There are approximately 5,000 different species, and several hundred of them are detrimental to gardening and agriculture. The adult version of these insects is pear-shaped and is less than 1/8” in length. The ones that …
There are some plants that are better at growing in the soil of a garden rather than the confines of a pot. Persian Ivy, for instance, likes to spread its roots out so much that it would hurt itself if it tried to grow in a pot. As a result, there are many kinds of …
You have houseplants, but you’ve decided you want to diversify and hang some of them from the ceiling. You’re not sure how to do it- but you know that you’d prefer not to drill holes in your ceiling if you can avoid it. So, how do you hang indoor plants from the ceiling without drilling? …
Indoor houseplants, whether tropical plants, flowering plants, or any types of foliage plants grown in your home, have no access to nutrients other than what’s contained in their potting soil when you plant them and what you feed to them in the form of granular fertilizers, liquid fertilizers, or organic fertilizers. Most plants that are …
Home gardening is one of the most pleasant hobbies that currently exists, but it can also be the most weird hobby if you dig deep enough. The more you experiment, the more you read, the more you research and grow your growing ability, you begin to realize just how bizarre biological life really is. Take …