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Tall Houseplants Safe for Cats: Beyond the Usual Palm List
Seven tall houseplants that are genuinely safe for cats per the ASPCA list, including several that are not palms, with honest notes on size and difficulty.
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Are Expensive Houseplants Worth It?
An honest look at what makes some houseplants cost so much, whether rare and variegated plants are worth the price, and how to buy well without overpaying.
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8 Best Houseplants for Small Spaces
The best houseplants for small spaces are compact, adaptable, and do not take over a room. Here are eight that suit flats, shelves, and tight corners.
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The Best Time to Buy Houseplants (and When to Hold Off)
When to buy houseplants for the best choice and the safest start, why spring and summer beat winter, and how to buy in cold weather without shocking a plant.
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Bromeliad Care: How to Keep Your Bromeliad Alive and Blooming
How to care for a bromeliad indoors, from filling the central cup to what happens after it flowers, and how to grow the pup offsets into new plants.
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Buying Houseplants Online: What to Expect and How to Avoid Trouble
How to buy houseplants online safely, what really arrives in the box, how to unbox and settle a mail-order plant, and when shipping a plant is a bad idea.
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Ctenanthe Care: How to Grow the Never-Never Plant Indoors
How to care for a ctenanthe (never-never plant) indoors, from humidity and watering to why the leaves roll and what to do about browning leaf edges.
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Common Houseplant Shopping Mistakes (and How to Avoid Them)
The mistakes that turn a houseplant purchase into a quick failure, from buying for looks over light to skipping the pest check, and how to shop better.
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How to Choose a Healthy Houseplant at the Shop
What to check before buying a houseplant, from leaves and stems to roots, soil, and hidden pests, so you bring home a healthy plant and not a problem.
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Oxalis Triangularis Care: Growing Purple Shamrock Indoors
How to care for oxalis triangularis (purple shamrock) as a houseplant, from light and watering to its dormancy cycle and how to wake it up again.
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Syngonium Care: How to Grow Arrowhead Plant Indoors
How to care for a syngonium (arrowhead plant) indoors: light, watering, and humidity, plus what to do when leaves lose variegation or the plant gets leggy.
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Where to Buy Houseplants: Garden Centres, Big Shops, and Online
The pros and cons of buying houseplants from garden centres, supermarkets and DIY shops, specialist plant shops, and online sellers, and which suits you.