• The Dirtiest Secret to Plant Health: Soil Blend

    The Dirtiest Secret to Plant Health: Soil Blend

    Too many people are disappointed with their plant care skills, and there are far too many searches online regarding watering schedules, but the key to success is dirty, indeed. The needless loss of countless houseplant lives can be avoided with a specialized blend. In my experience, the only plants I have purchased with the right…


  • UPDATE Win a Premium Moss Pole Kit!

    UPDATE Win a Premium Moss Pole Kit!

    UPDATE: We have a winner! Thank you to everyone who joined the newsletter, I loved seeing the community grow. To keep things completely transparent, I used a random number generator to pick from our subscriber list, and the lucky winner isโ€ฆRebecca Bradley! Check your inbox, Rebeccaโ€”Iโ€™ve sent you an email to arrange getting your plant…


  • Practical guide to survive a siege, String of Hearts editionย 

    Practical guide to survive a siege, String of Hearts editionย 

    String of Hearts (Ceropegia woodii) is, without a doubt, the cutest plant in my collection, absolutely adorable. No other plant is abandoning itself to gravity like this, focusing the energy rather on growing at an incredible rate, I suspect.   I’ve got my hands on some clippings about a year ago from a generous fellow plant…


  • VIDEO The newest Pink Princess – repotting stage

    VIDEO The newest Pink Princess – repotting stage

    My clinical skills regarding houseplants had a bit to suffer in my encounters with Philodendron Pink Princess. Third time’s a charm, right? First one I had was a rescue and I knowledgeable wrote how to chop and prop – sadly, I lost that one, rotten in a jar with moss. Second one was a clipping…


  • A New Leaf & A Bloom: My Anthurium Clarinervium’s Showstopper

    A New Leaf & A Bloom: My Anthurium Clarinervium’s Showstopper

    Look what we have here! My beloved Anthurium Clarinervium is truly putting on a show right now. Not only is it currently in its fascinating female stage of bloom โ€“ for those of you who love a bit of plant science, this means the spadix is now receptive to pollen, displaying those beautiful, dewy stigmas…


  • My Current Plant Obsession: Tradescantia Zebrina ‘Quadricolor’

    My Current Plant Obsession: Tradescantia Zebrina ‘Quadricolor’

    One of my absolute favourite tradescantias is the stunning ‘Quadricolor,’ and I bet I’m not alone! This plant has quickly become a star in my ever-growing collection, not just because of its vibrant foliage, but also because it’s incredibly easy to care for and propagate. I don’t have a dramatic origin story for my first…


  • Succulents kokedama – comeback in style

    Succulents kokedama – comeback in style

    My plants took a well-deserved break over winter, but this extended until recently. With watering and a few repottings only when absolutely necessary, I even acquired new plants and clippings at a lower pace. This extended break was good for my calatheas, they look absolutely gorgeous, and I didn’t even repotted them once. Maybe I…


  • Alocasia Apocalypse and the Rise of Hydroponicsย 

    Alocasia Apocalypse and the Rise of Hydroponicsย 

    After a well deserved hibernation period, for my plants and myself, with very limited plant care and more reading than writing, a quirky idea sprouted: to move my alocasias to leca.  This lightweight expanded clay aggregate were recommended many times by online plant friend for alocasias, or the two leaves plant gang, as I like…


  • Christmas tree is just an opportunity to get another potted plant

    Christmas tree is just an opportunity to get another potted plant

    I like the smell of real Christmas trees, but Iโ€™m not very excited about having a cut one, although I know they come from farms, grown specifically for this exact purpose. I had artificial ones over the years, but I find them offensive to my green thumb new layer of personality. This year I figured…


  • How to train a Monstera Adansonii on a moss pole

    How to train a Monstera Adansonii on a moss pole

    Adding a moss pole to a plant with aerial roots changes the aspect dramatically. Monsteras are naturally climbing plants and the higher they grow, the leaves and fenestrations get exponentially bigger.  Only recently I fully embraced moss poles. I had a failed attempt last season with a Monstera Siltepecana, but the DIY pole wasn’t meant…