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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The other night I re-watched one of my favourite films; LEON by Luc Besson from 1994. It’s about a hitman played by the utterly cool Jean Reno and where Natalie Portman made her acting debut at the age of 13. You’re probably thinking for a minute that you’ve stumbled across the wrong website, but hang on,…
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Today, I wanted to share a really rewarding growing experience that has taken me a little by surprise. Over the last year I’ve eaten many avocados; in guacamole, on toast, blended to make healthy chocolate mousse (sounds strange but is yummy!)… and as a result, have had lots of pits rolling around my kitchen counter.…
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