by Colleen Coyle-Levy | Sep 25, 2020 | Houseplant Care, Houseplant Watering
The phrase “evenly moist” is frequently used to describe how to water plants that do not like to dry completely. The problem is that “evenly moist” doesn’t provide a lot of clarity about how to achieve it successfully. The vagueness of...
by Colleen Coyle-Levy | Sep 21, 2020 | Houseplant Care, Plant Spotlights
The plant responsible for the vanilla beans used to flavor many desserts and sweets is an orchid, known scientifically as Vanilla planifolia. This orchid is primarily grown for commercial vanilla bean production, but it can also be grown as a beautiful and novel...
by Colleen Coyle-Levy | Sep 10, 2020 | Houseplant Care, Houseplant Confessions
I still lose houseplants. There, I said it. While I don’t consider myself to be an expert, I do consider myself to be a successful plant parent keeping many, many plants alive. However, even with the knowledge and experience I have, plants don’t always...
by Colleen Coyle-Levy | Sep 3, 2020 | Buying Houseplants, Houseplant Community
Many people in the houseplant community have been discussing how COVID-19 has brought an influx of new and intense enthusiasts. The new wave of enthusiasts has resulted in an extremely high demand for houseplants. Because growers’ supply cannot keep up with the...
by Colleen Coyle-Levy | Sep 1, 2020 | Houseplant Care, Plant Spotlights
The prices of less-common houseplants have skyrocketed this year! Demand for houseplants is booming now because of quarantine and COVID, and many plants have become too expensive for most folks. Seeing how limiting this can be, YouTube’s Crazy Plant Guy...
