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Plant Care Insights & Practical Guides

Explore clear, experience-based advice on light, watering, soil, and long-term plant health. Each article is designed to help you better understand your plants and make informed care decisions.

How to ID Some plants with Google

A good proportion of questions I receive involve identifying a plant. I’m pretty familiar with most common house plants but there are times when I just can’t remember a name, even though I’ve seen it before. Here, I will go through one example of how I found the name of a plant with only a picture.

BASICS: Air Plant Care 101

Air plants are a lot like Pokemon: there’s a strong desire for a “gotta catch ’em all” mentality. But please, for the love of plants, make sure you can provide the right conditions for them.  Here’s what you need to know.

Plant Parenthood: Setting Expectations

Congratulations, you just bought your first house plant!  The store clerk quickly gave you some vague instructions beginning with “these are super easy to take care of…”

Plant Parenthood 101

If you only read one article, make it this one: although these factors are in separate paragraphs, they are all interdependent and need to be in BALANCE for a healthy, thriving plant (more on this in another article).

Review: Soltech Aspect Gen2

Disclaimer: this is a paid partnership between Soltech Solutions and House Plant Journal.  The products were given to House Plant Journal to provide an honest

Review: Soltech Grove LED Bar Light

Disclaimer: this is a paid partnership between Soltech Solutions and House Plant Journal.  The products were given to House Plant Journal to provide an honest

Rabbit foot fern care

The Rabbit Foot Fern (Davillia fejeensis) has to be my absolute favorite fern! I actually have two that have each been growing very well over

Review: Soltech Aspect Gen2

Disclaimer: this is a paid partnership between Soltech Solutions and House Plant Journal.  The products were given to House Plant Journal to provide an honest

Philodendron tortum Care Guide

The Philodendron tortum is prized for its long, fern-like leaves the get larger with each new leaf. I have documented my P. tortum over a

Thrips on Houseplants: A Gallery

Being able to catch an infestation at the earliest possible stage will give you the best chance at fully eradicating it. More Houseplant Pest Resources:–

Spider Mites

The keys to successfully eradicating pests is early identification and persistent treatment People are often taught to identify spider mites only by the presence of

Review: Soltech Aspect Gen2

Disclaimer: this is a paid partnership between Soltech Solutions and House Plant Journal.  The products were given to House Plant Journal to provide an honest

Review: A-Pot by Dowan Ceramics

I’m excited to partner with Dowan Ceramics to introduce and test their A-Pot self-watering houseplant pot! This is a paid partnership between Dowan Ceramics and