One plant at a time: how to grow it, where it actually likes to sit, and what usually goes wrong in a pot. Common and botanical names appear together, so you can find the right plant at the store.
Quick start The orchid most people bring home is already in bloom, squeezed into a tight pot, dropped into a pretty cachepot, and left on a coffee table far from a window. The flowers last, then the plant fades, and it is easy to assume orchids are disposable. They are not — but a moth … Read more
Quick start Desert rose is often sold as a “houseplant,” which is only half true. In a warm, frost-free climate you can keep it in a pot on a sunny patio almost all year. In the United States, the UK, and much of Europe, it is a summer outdoor plant that comes inside for winter, … Read more