For the last part of this trio of blogposts about moving with houseplants, we are going to address post-move plant care; what to do in those few weeks as you begin to settle into your new space with your plant gang + some plant care that is best left a little longer to tackle. If…
Read MoreIn the previous post, we talked generally about the somewhat daunting prospect of moving with houseplants + focused on pre-move plant care; how to prepare your plants for the move + getting a ‘packing kit’ together in readiness. Here we will get into the process of packing + moving your plants where I will show…
Read MoreIt goes without saying that moving is a pretty stressful time — aside from all the paperwork, packing all of your belongings into boxes that will enable you to locate things at your new home is an art in itself. I spent the first 6 weeks after my move trying to find my sieve… turns…
Read MoreWelcome back! Today’s post is the first Repotting Diaries of the growing season + of 2021 too. Repotting is an aspect of plant care I find really therapeutic + a process I sorely miss over the Winter months. During the colder part of the year I rarely carry out any repotting (unless there’s an emergency)…
Read MoreThis time last year, I shared a post about how to get your houseplants ready for Spring + with the changing of the clocks last weekend, it seems a good time to revisit this. This winter was the first full season my plants + I spent in a colder location + as such, this topic…
Read MoreToday’s post is my top 10 easy-care, hard-to-kill houseplants + the second in my series of ‘HPH guides’, after putting together the low light tolerant article that went up a few weeks ago. Soon after sharing that one, I got a call from a friend that prompted me to write this particular guide next… The…
Read MoreI thought it was about time I put together a post that shares how my current Pilea collection is doing — these plants do have a tendency to struggle over the winter months, so this post is a very real reflection of how they are all looking right now! In all honesty, I don’t stress…
Read MoreThe 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…
Read MoreFittonia 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…
Read MoreToday’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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