Plant Care
Houseplant tools every beginner needs
A no nonsense starter kit for new plant owners: the few tools genuinely worth buying first, the ones you can skip, and roughly what to spend.
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Beginner
Every guide tagged Beginner, gathered in one place.
Plant Guides
7 Best Houseplants for Beginners
Starting out with houseplants? These seven, including pothos, snake plant, and peace lily, are hard to kill and forgiving of the usual beginner mistakes.
Plant Guides
7 Low-Light Houseplants That Actually Survive
Not every plant sold as low-light tolerant really is. These seven, from ZZ plant to cast iron plant, genuinely cope with a dim room and infrequent watering.
Plant Guides
Heartleaf Philodendron Care: An Easy Trailing Plant
The heartleaf philodendron is one of the most forgiving trailing plants you can grow. Leaves go soft when thirsty and recover within hours of a drink.
Plant Care
How Much Light Does Your Houseplant Actually Need?
Light is the need most houseplant owners misjudge. Here is how to read the light in your home with a simple shadow test, and match plants to the result.
Plant Care
How Often Should You Water a Pothos? A Practical Guide
Pothos does not run on a fixed schedule. Here is the simple check that tells you when to water: push a finger 3 to 5 cm into the soil, not just the surface.
Plant Care
How to Repot a Houseplant Without Killing It
Repotting stresses a plant, but done right it sets up years of healthy growth. Go up one pot size only and repot in spring for the safest result.
Plant Guides
Snake Plant Care: A Guide to the Toughest Houseplant
Everything a snake plant needs to thrive indoors: water when the soil is bone dry, roughly every two to six weeks, plus light and the mistakes that kill it.
Plant Guides
Spider Plant Care and How to Propagate the Babies
Spider plants are hard to kill and easy to multiply. Here is how to care for one and turn its plantlets into new plants.