One plant in particular that is glad to see the arrival of Spring in my Monstera adansonii. Of course, I’m pretty sure all my houseplants are enjoying the beginnings of warmer temperatures but this plant really does not enjoy the cooler part of the year. I’ve had my adansonii for a few years now +…
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After my blogpost a few weeks ago about getting your ficus plants to branch (linked here) I had lots of questions about their general care needs; why some of your plants are losing leaves, why some don’t seem to be growing… in short, you wanted to know how to keep your ficus family happy! For…
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Pink plants are perpetually popular + this tradescantia is no exception. I’ve had this houseplant for a couple of years but every time winter has come around, it’s been a bit of ‘plant care-experiment time’ with keeping this Tradescantia fluminensis tricolour happy.The first thing to say is that this is a beautiful plant. It’s a…
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Today I wanted to share a process that is easy to do but one that can be a bit daunting… cutting the top off ficus plants. It’s funny because I know I will go at my outdoor balcony plants with a snips way more readily than my houseplants! Pruning just seems an inherent part of…
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Just thought I’d share the link on here to a blog post I wrote for Root Houseplants about Marantaceae care… if you have a Maranta, Calathea, Stromanthe or Ctenanthe, you can have a read of it HERE! Hope it’s helpful! — — Laura
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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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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 Marantaceae 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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A question, or rather an exclamation, I hear quite a bit in the plant shop is ‘my plant has leaves that are turning yellow, help! What does this mean?!’ So I thought I’d put some of the possible causes in a little post to help as it’s often a process of elimination to determine the…
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For the last 9 months I’ve been knocking my head every time I get into the shower on my staghorn fern, which has been enjoying the humidity of bathroom life. I’ve been keeping it in its nursery pot but knew that I’d eventually want to divide and mount it for it to thrive. So over […]
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