https://houseplanthub.org We all need a little green in our lives. Wed, 10 Dec 2025 21:27:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://houseplanthub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/cropped-monstera-32x32.png https://houseplanthub.org 32 32 163026180 https://houseplanthub.org/2023/04/19/underplanting-can-it-be-done-with-houseplants-and-what-plants-are-best/ https://houseplanthub.org/2023/04/19/underplanting-can-it-be-done-with-houseplants-and-what-plants-are-best/#respond Wed, 19 Apr 2023 20:45:00 +0000 https://houseplanthub.org/?p=35767 Underplanting? What is it? It will work great for your houseplants to add interest to large planters. No more bare potting mixture showing. ]]> https://houseplanthub.org/2023/04/19/underplanting-can-it-be-done-with-houseplants-and-what-plants-are-best/feed/ 0 35767 https://houseplanthub.org/2023/01/30/have-you-been-to-the-brooklyn-botanic-garden-it-is-wonderful/ https://houseplanthub.org/2023/01/30/have-you-been-to-the-brooklyn-botanic-garden-it-is-wonderful/#respond Mon, 30 Jan 2023 18:25:27 +0000 https://houseplanthub.org/?p=35416 Have you visited the Brooklyn Botanic Garden? I was lucky enough to visit a couple of weeks ago and it was wonderful.]]> https://houseplanthub.org/2023/01/30/have-you-been-to-the-brooklyn-botanic-garden-it-is-wonderful/feed/ 0 35416 https://houseplanthub.org/2022/11/16/the-circa-1904-belle-isle-conservatory-is-closing-for-renovations/ https://houseplanthub.org/2022/11/16/the-circa-1904-belle-isle-conservatory-is-closing-for-renovations/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2022 21:50:02 +0000 https://houseplanthub.org/?p=34873 The Circa 1904 Belle Isle Conservatory is closing for over a year for renovations. The dome glass will be replaced and the lead paint remediated. ]]> https://houseplanthub.org/2022/11/16/the-circa-1904-belle-isle-conservatory-is-closing-for-renovations/feed/ 1 34873 https://houseplanthub.org/2022/09/28/what-are-phorophytes-and-how-are-they-helpful-to-other-plants/ https://houseplanthub.org/2022/09/28/what-are-phorophytes-and-how-are-they-helpful-to-other-plants/#respond Wed, 28 Sep 2022 20:51:21 +0000 https://houseplanthub.org/?p=34658 What the heck are phorophytes and how are they helpful to other plants. Their role is important but isn't often thought about. Read on!]]> https://houseplanthub.org/2022/09/28/what-are-phorophytes-and-how-are-they-helpful-to-other-plants/feed/ 0 34658 https://houseplanthub.org/2022/07/12/shield-fronds-of-the-oakleaf-basket-fern-look-like-fall-oak-leaves/ https://houseplanthub.org/2022/07/12/shield-fronds-of-the-oakleaf-basket-fern-look-like-fall-oak-leaves/#comments Wed, 13 Jul 2022 01:02:29 +0000 https://houseplanthub.org/?p=34294 The oakleaf basket fern is so cool and if you see one, it will be obvious to you why they are called that. It is an amazing epiphytic fern.]]> https://houseplanthub.org/2022/07/12/shield-fronds-of-the-oakleaf-basket-fern-look-like-fall-oak-leaves/feed/ 4 34294 https://houseplanthub.org/2022/01/12/what-is-the-best-care-for-kalanchoe-blossfeldiana-or-flaming-katy/ https://houseplanthub.org/2022/01/12/what-is-the-best-care-for-kalanchoe-blossfeldiana-or-flaming-katy/#comments Wed, 12 Jan 2022 21:52:55 +0000 https://houseplanthub.org/?p=32623 Have you purchased or received a beautiful kalanchoe? They are usually found at garden centers near the holidays and come with brilliantly colorful flowers. They are happy plants and will make you happy, too! Best of all, they are easy to care for. ]]> https://houseplanthub.org/2022/01/12/what-is-the-best-care-for-kalanchoe-blossfeldiana-or-flaming-katy/feed/ 3 32623 https://houseplanthub.org/2021/09/14/did-you-know-scars-on-plants-can-be-beautiful-if-they-arent-grafitti/ https://houseplanthub.org/2021/09/14/did-you-know-scars-on-plants-can-be-beautiful-if-they-arent-grafitti/#comments Wed, 15 Sep 2021 02:50:36 +0000 https://houseplanthub.org/?p=27614 Do you have scars you try to cover? Plants have scars, too but they can be beautiful. They appear after the leaves fall.]]> https://houseplanthub.org/2021/09/14/did-you-know-scars-on-plants-can-be-beautiful-if-they-arent-grafitti/feed/ 4 27614 https://houseplanthub.org/2021/08/03/why-does-it-bother-me-that-people-feel-the-need-to-carve-graffiti-on-plants-2/ https://houseplanthub.org/2021/08/03/why-does-it-bother-me-that-people-feel-the-need-to-carve-graffiti-on-plants-2/#comments Tue, 03 Aug 2021 18:28:11 +0000 https://houseplanthub.org/?p=27504 Have you seen plants that have been carved? Beech trees seem to have the most carving but it can happen on indoor plants, too.]]> https://houseplanthub.org/2021/08/03/why-does-it-bother-me-that-people-feel-the-need-to-carve-graffiti-on-plants-2/feed/ 4 27504 https://houseplanthub.org/2021/07/29/i-loved-the-buffalo-erie-botanical-garden-conservatory-and-you-will-too/ https://houseplanthub.org/2021/07/29/i-loved-the-buffalo-erie-botanical-garden-conservatory-and-you-will-too/#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2021 18:24:12 +0000 https://houseplanthub.org/?p=27410 I and my good friend Susan attended the famous Buffalo Garden and Buffalo Open Gardens Walks last weekend. The first stop though was the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens. It was amazing! I was in heaven, as I always am when I’m in a conservatory basically surrounded by houseplants. A little history Frederick Law […]]]> https://houseplanthub.org/2021/07/29/i-loved-the-buffalo-erie-botanical-garden-conservatory-and-you-will-too/feed/ 4 27410 https://houseplanthub.org/2021/06/16/did-you-know-a-voodoo-lily-amorphophallus-konjac-smells-awful-2/ https://houseplanthub.org/2021/06/16/did-you-know-a-voodoo-lily-amorphophallus-konjac-smells-awful-2/#comments Wed, 16 Jun 2021 07:05:38 +0000 https://houseplanthub.org/?p=27268 Have you ever smelled a voodoo lily? It is not pleasant and actually downright awful! But, its pollinators love it.]]> https://houseplanthub.org/2021/06/16/did-you-know-a-voodoo-lily-amorphophallus-konjac-smells-awful-2/feed/ 6 27268