Maranta leuconeura is one of those houseplants that I’ve had for longer than I can actually remember! Which, of course is a good sign that it’s a plant that has longevity. These plants are easy going, slow growing houseplants — a great choice for smaller spaces. I particularly love the interesting foliage and way that…
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For today’s Repotting Diaries, I’m working through some more of my houseplants that need a bit of a transformation. There’s a bit of propagation potting up to do and a couple of pots that need an upgrade. Also, a few plants could do with a chop and I’m going to amalgamate some others together into…
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For today’s post, I’ve put together a top ten of my favourite houseplants to give as gifts. Plants make excellent presents for all kinds of milestone moments, but they also cater for those everyday gestures of gratitude too. Congratulatory wishes sit alongside ‘thank yous’ or ‘thinking of you’ sentiments, wrapped up in a plant pot-sized…
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Spring has sprung! According to the astronomical calendar, in the northern hemisphere March 20th marks the first day of Spring. The Spring equinox, or vernal equinox as it’s also known, celebrates the seasonal shift towards lighter days and warmer temperatures. For nature lovers, the Spring equinox inherently brings with it much optimism for new life…
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We’re talking plant care today as I’ve put together a care guide for Strelitzia, commonly known as Bird of Paradise…
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For today’s post, I’ve put together a top ten of my favourite trailing houseplants that I love to grow here at HOUSE PLANT HOUSE. It wasn’t until I moved again last Summer that I realised that quite a chunk of my plant collection comprises of hanging or trailing houseplants! As I’ve been finding places for…
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I wanted to share more of a visual post today to celebrate some blooms on a few of my favourite indoor plants. To be clear, I’m not talking about plants such as Orchids or African violets here, but instead I wanted to show how some of our more typical houseplants look when they are in…
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For today’s blogpost, we are taking a closer look at one of the post popular types of Pothos at the moment — the Manjula pothos. As a houseplant, it’s commonly marketed as either Pothos Manjula or Epipremnum ‘Happy Leaf’ + is a patented variety developed by the University of Florida. It’s part of the Araceae…
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A little Ficus update for today’s post after conversations with a few of you over on instagram recently that were asking to see how my Ficus plants were doing after I potted them up together. If you have been reading HOUSEPLANTHOUSE for a while, you might have seen the ‘Getting Ficus plants to branch’ blogpost,…
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For today’s post, I thought I’d share some of the post-move houseplant care that I’ve been working through this week here at houseplanthouse. I’ve spoken to a few of you since I posted about moving over on instagram recently who are also either about to move or are in the process of moving with your…
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