Kokedama: How to Make a Japanese Moss Ball Step by Step
The Lab | Kokedama Kokedama is a plant grown in a ball of soil wrapped in moss and tied with string, with no pot at … Read more
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How to Make a Terrarium: Layers, Plants and Easy Care
The Lab | How to Make a Terrarium A terrarium is a small garden inside a clear container. A closed one recycles its own water: … Read more
Rubber Plant Propagation: Cuttings, Water and Air Layering
The Lab | Rubber Plant Propagation Rubber plant (Ficus elastica) is one of the most rewarding houseplants to propagate, because a tall, leggy plant can … Read more
Croton Care: How to Keep Its Leaves Bright and Colorful
The Lab | Croton Care Croton (Codiaeum variegatum) is grown for its leathery leaves splashed with yellow, orange, red, pink, purple and green. It is … Read more
Jade Plant Care: How to Keep It Healthy and Get Flowers
The Lab | Jade Plant Care Jade plant (Crassula ovata, formerly Crassula argentea) is a slow-growing succulent shrub from South Africa with thick, glossy leaves … Read more
Pothos Care: Light, Water, Yellow Leaves and Pet Safety
The Lab | Pothos Care Pothos (Epipremnum aureum), also called golden pothos or devil’s ivy, is the trailing vine extension services keep putting at the … Read more
How to Get Rid of Mealybugs on Houseplants (and Roots)
The Infirmary | How to Get Rid of Mealybugs White, cottony fluff in the leaf joints, sticky leaves and slowly yellowing growth: those are mealybugs, … Read more
How to Repot a Plant: When, Pot Size and 8 Easy Steps
The Lab | How to Repot a Plant Repotting is one of the few houseplant jobs that can make a struggling plant grow again almost … Read more
Compost Tumbler: How to Use One and Is It Worth It?
The Pantry | Compost Tumbler A compost tumbler is a closed drum on a frame or base that you rotate to mix and aerate the … Read more