A new study was published yesterday (November 6) by Bryan E. Cummings & Michael S. Waring in the Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology (2019) that will definitely come as a bit of a shock to houseplant lovers. The paper, title ‘Potted plants do not improve indoor air quality: a review and analysis of…
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‘Ephemera’ derives from the Greek ephemeros which means ‘lasting only one day, short-lived’. I have created a section on my website as a space to share these transient moments I like to document in some way. Aside from my plant care blog posts, these ephemera act as a punctuation in proceedings, and offer a pause, a break…
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I love witnessing the ebbs and flows in plant popularity, both in the shop and on instagram too. I can usually tell when a plant has got a lot of hype around it, or if it has ‘hit the mainstream’ when my non-planty friends (yes have tried to convert them, but no it hasn’t worked…
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17,000+ words all about plants —
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Thanks for reading — Laura 🌿
I have had my Stromanthe sanguinea triostar for a few years now, and it’s one of those plants that has really blossomed into something of a statement piece in my houseplant collection. As part of the Marantacae family it is definitely the easier-going relative in my experience, and I often get questions about how to…
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As far as succulents go, jade/money plants/crassulas are perhaps some of the most ‘classic‘ plants in this category. My apartment doesn’t really have the best conditions for succulents so my houseplant collection leans more towards the leafy side of things, with my succulent collection taking up a good proportion of desk in my south facing…
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