Plant Guides
7 Best Houseplants for a Sunny Window
A hot, south-facing windowsill kills shade lovers but suits sun worshippers. These seven houseplants want the bright, direct light a sunny window gives.
Topic
Succulents
Every guide tagged Succulents, gathered in one place.
Plant Guides
Kalanchoe Care: Watering, Light, and Getting It to Rebloom
Learn how to water and light a kalanchoe like the succulent it is, plus the darkness trick that forces it to flower again.
Plant Guides
Aeonium Care: Growing Black Rose and Other Varieties
How to care for aeonium succulents including the dark Zwartkop, with advice on their summer dormancy, watering, and light needs.
Plant Guides
Echeveria Care: Keeping the Rosette Succulent Colourful
How to care for echeveria succulents indoors and out, with advice on light, watering, soil, and keeping their rosettes tight and bright.
Troubleshooting
Why Is My Succulent Stretching? Etiolation Explained
What etiolation is, why succulents stretch and lose their shape, and how to fix a leggy plant and prevent it happening again.
Plant Guides
Haworthia Care: Growing the Zebra Succulent Indoors
A care guide for haworthia, the zebra succulent, covering its tolerance for lower light, careful watering, and slow, tidy growth.
Plant Care
How Often Should You Water Succulents?
How to water succulents by season, soil, and pot rather than a fixed schedule, plus how to read the leaves for signs of thirst.
Plant Care
How to Propagate Succulents from Leaves and Cuttings
Step-by-step methods for propagating succulents from single leaves, stem cuttings, and offsets, with realistic timelines and success rates.
Plant Guides
Jade Plant Care: Growing Crassula Ovata Indoors
A complete care guide for the jade plant, covering light, watering, soil, pruning, and how to keep this slow succulent compact and healthy.
Plant Care
Succulent Care for Beginners: Growing Succulents Indoors
A straightforward guide to keeping indoor succulents alive, covering light, watering, soil, and the beginner mistakes that kill them fastest.
Plant Care
Succulent Winter Care: Watering, Light, and Dormancy
How to keep succulents healthy through winter indoors and out, including reduced watering, cold tolerance, and which types stay dormant.
Troubleshooting
Why Is My Jade Plant Dropping Leaves?
The common causes of a jade plant dropping leaves, from watering mistakes and cold draughts to stress, and how to pin down yours.
Troubleshooting
Why Is My Succulent Soft and Mushy?
How to diagnose a soft, mushy, or translucent succulent, tell overwatering from rot, and decide whether the plant can still be saved.