Tomatoes are great crops for gardeners. With so many varieties available, you're spoilt for choice. Tomatoes are incredibly popular crops for gardeners. There are many varieties to try, from baby cherry tomatoes to huge fleshy beefsteaks. You can grow traditional tall cordon tomatoes, compact bush varieties or trailing types that suit hanging baskets. Despite [...]

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Updated 23/05/2025 Orchids are one of the most popular plants, making a delightful addition to the home. So, when something like new growth appears on an orchid, you really want to understand what this means for the plant. Here’s a guide of what to do with orchids that are growing new stems. [...]

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Updated28/08/2025 Indoor hyacinths (Hyacinthus orientalis) are ideal for bringing colour and fragrance into your home at Christmas. Forcing the hyacinth bulbs to flower early was made popular in Victorian times, and is a method still employed today by gardeners who can’t wait for spring. Leaving the bulbs to develop their roots in glass vases [...]

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Updated 16/06/2025 Amaryllis is a striking indoor plant that’s surprisingly easy to grow. Light up your home with its stunning trumpet-like blooms, strappy leaves, and delicate fragrance. The plant has tall, stout, dramatic flower spires, reaching 30cm to even 60cm for some varieties, and most of the flower heads are large and dramatic. [...]

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Updated 13/06/2025 A new year is a great time to give a gift of a plant to symbolise new beginnings or bring houseplants into your own home to celebrate the new year. What does New Year mean to you? A new start and the chance to put last year’s ‘annus horribilis,’ as our [...]

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Updated: 02/04/25 There’s nothing better than a summer holiday away, exploring a new place with your friends and family and getting some well needed rest. Hydration In the run up to your holiday, it’s easy to get wrapped up in the packing and planning. You can forget about what you’ll be [...]

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The berry-reds and tree-greens of Christmas have begun to emerge and with the magical day just around the corner. We’ve started to see our households wonderfully transformed with glistening lights and fire-side glows. Add something special to your festive displays with these houseplants for Christmas. As decorations begin to fill our homes and cover [...]

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This week, I went to a local Poinsettia glasshouse with This Morning talking all things regarding these lovely Christmas houseplants. To watch the segment, follow this link and watch now. Poinsettia are widely known as a vibrant red houseplant that brightens up your home at Christmas. But do you know how the [...]

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Houseplants are a brilliant way to liven up any room. They reduce stress, absorb pollution, refresh the air around them with oxygen, and among all of that they are really quite beautiful. There is a houseplant for every office, regardless of whether it is north facing, south facing, or the smallest room in [...]

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When buying houseplants, there are so many foliage options to go for, with large leaved Monstera deliciosa (Swiss cheese plant) or fantastic fronds of Nephrolepis exaltata (Boston fern). However, there are many flowering houseplants that can add an extra burst of joy and colour to your space through the year. To elongate the [...]

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Bonsai trees are instantly recognisable, generally identified as miniature trees growing in the home or garden. It’s an art form with a long history, and today many people are bonsai enthusiasts all over the world. Studies have shown that those that practice bonsai experience lower levels of anxiety and depression, therefore supporting the [...]

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Potpourri is a way of bringing plants indoors and using these elements and other natural materials for fragrance within the home. Here’s a guide on how to make homemade potpourri. About potpourri Potpourri means a mixture or medley of things. In this case referring to petals and spices used to [...]

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Cacti are fantastic houseplants and are often a go-to for houseplant beginners because of their low-maintenance care. They don’t demand much care, making them great for busy households. However, if you need to repot or move a cactus, here’s a guide to transplanting a cactus so you can do it safely. [...]

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Venus flytraps are fascinating plants, they're like something out of a sci-fi film. This plant is sure to captivate the imaginations of children and adults alike. But when it comes to flies, they may not be as thrilled by the idea of this plant, as it is a carnivorous plant. [...]

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There’s a houseplant for every home, and this is a popular plant for good reason. So, let’s learn a little more about Dracaena marginata or dragon tree, to see how you can incorporate it into your indoor garden. All about dragon trees The botanical name [...]

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The benefits of indoor gardening have been well documented, you can see many of the reasons in my book My Houseplant Changed My Life. Another incredible ability of some houseplants is that they can act as mould-busters. So which houseplants can prevent mould in the home? How is mould caused? [...]

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For a houseplant that will make a statement, the flamingo flower is sure to deliver. The red heart-shaped spathes of Anthurium andraeanum add an exotic beauty to your interior. With interest all year round, this isn’t a houseplant to ignore. All about the flamingo flower There’s a lot to know [...]

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Bringing the beauty of Stephanotis floribunda (Madagascar jasmine) indoors to your houseplant collection is a great idea for so many reasons. With fantastic foliage, flowers, and fragrance, this houseplant has a lot to offer. Upon first glance, the evergreen leaves are large and oval, with a leathery texture that adds structure and stability [...]

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At times, we can get stuck into our routines, even if something is a hobby, we can become set in our ways. Why not try your hand at a new challenge by growing something a bit different? So here’s a guide to growing avocados. Fruit for fuel Persea americana, more [...]

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Aloes are a fascinating group of succulent plants. They are grown in this country mainly as houseplants, although one or two are hardy in warmer parts of the UK.  So here are 10 aloe plants to grow in your home. All aloes do well when grown in a free-draining, nutrient-poor compost or soil. Peat-free [...]

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