I currently have two Peperomia hopes in my collection + whenever I share a photo of either plants over on Instagram I always get some questions about their growth habit + more specifically, how I’ve got my plants to trail in the way they do! A lot of plants have a tendency to grow horizontally…
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Today’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…
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I 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…
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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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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 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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Today’s blogpost serves as a friendly reminder to clean the leaves on your houseplants. Every few months I like to share a post to this effect on my instagram as it’s a relatively mundane part of plant care that can sometimes be forgotten about, especially when it’s dark + grey outside! In this post I’ll…
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