Planting the first vegetables, flowers, or shrubs of spring marks a new year of gardening, but growing plants in a greenhouse can mean that season never has to end. Whether heated or unheated, a ...

Winter temperatures can damage tropical plants that do best in warm, moist climates. However, there are things you can do to ...

Non-cold-hardy succulents and cacti, including aloe, echeveria, crassula, aeonium, senecio, and many sedum varieties, need to be brought indoors before the first frost. You can keep succulents indoors ...

A Christmas cactus thrives when its soil mimics its natural rainforest home—moist, airy, and fast-draining to keep roots healthy. Experts say the best mix uses regular potting soil blended with ...

For plant enthusiast Jocelyn Ho, what started off as a hobby during the 2020 COVID-19 shutdown has grown into more than what she expected. Known as the Rare Plant Fairy, Ho, 36, quickly gained a ...

This popular tropical plant can be grown outdoors, but it needs to become a houseplant in winter. Here's how to move it indoors without causing shock.

No boring rhododendrons for us. It’s palms, banana plants, loquats, pineapple guavas and other assorted tropicals and subtropicals in our gardens. Yes, we’ve heard the lectures about sticking to ...

Sooner or later, it is said, everything old is new again. But 65 million years old? Bromeliads, which shared the Earth in the Cretaceous Era with dinosaurs, and which have been a staple of indoor ...

In the Eastern Fraser Valley, early November has always been considered the deadline for having all our plants ready for ...

John Carlsen has more than a decade of experience testing and reviewing home tech products, with a major focus on smart home security. He earned his BS in journalism from Utah Valley University. In ...