I’m not entirely sure what it is about my Stromanthe that just makes me smile when I see it — I think it’s a combination of how the array of colours on the foliage seem to perk up whatever room I pop it in, along with it’s co-ordinating turned-leg, light pink planter which just seems…
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The most commonly asked customer question I’ve encountered since working with houseplants is without a doubt ‘…what plants are best for a place that doesn’t get a lot of light?!’. And it’s a good question. A question that I have been sorely reminded of this winter in this black hole of a cottage, whilst frantically…
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Wild weather fluctuations but a change is in the air. Hopefully the last of the snow in the coldest Winter for a decade. The Sun has some warmth to it at last + the light is stretching into corners of the cottage that have been consistently gloomy. Clouds like paintings reflected in puddles + more…
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Fittonia come in a rainbow of colours but are notorious for being a pretty fussy plant. When I shared a photo of my plant at the end of last year over on my instagram, I received LOTS of messages asking how I have kept mine alive for so many years + for a blogpost that…
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Today’s post is the third in my HPH visits… series + the first of 2021. As I’ve said previously, this seasonal shift means that houseplant repotting will pause for a few months as many plants take their winter rest. So in lieu of my regular ‘repotting diaries’ blogposts (+ as we are spending more time…
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Today’s post is a reader request + is all about caring for kalanchoe orgyalis, aka ‘copper spoons‘ plant. This cinnamon coloured plant with silver undersides is one of my favourite succulents in my collection because of it’s unique colouring + easy-going nature — it basically thrives on neglect here at HPH! This copper spoons kalanchoe…
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If you follow my houseplanthouse page over on instagram, you might have seen how my tradescantia nanouk has flourished from a pretty tiny plant, through multiple re-pots, into something slightly out of control within the space of ten months or so! I can always tell when I’m captivated by a plant when I share it…
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Today’s post is all about snake plant propagation. If you have a couple of these plants at home + have been thinking about giving this process a try, there are a few methods to choose from when it comes to propagating these easy-going plants. Throughout the post, I’ll be explaining the most popular processes alongside…
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Still more snow flurries this month but lots of clear + bright days too —the kind of sunlight that calls for the enjoyable coupling of sunglasses + beret. The fields look entirely different when covered by a blanket of white, but it doesn’t last longer than a day or two before it dissipates. Muddy boots…
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