Getting Started
Why a Plant Needs More Than a Sunny Window
Learn how to assess window direction, sunlight duration, and room conditions so you can choose a houseplant that suits…
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Browse ideas for choosing plants, making the most of growing spaces, caring for a garden and giving it a style of its own.
Growing Spaces
Terracotta or Plastic Pots: What Changes for the Gardener?
Terracotta or plastic pots change lifting, watering, and appearance. Compare their everyday trade-offs and choose…
Garden Style
The Victorian Fern Craze and the Glass Case
The Victorian fern craze helped bring ferns into glass cases. See how to choose a display that suits your plants…
Garden Style
The Myth of the Perfectly Matched Plant Border
A perfectly matched plant border can look flat. Use contrasting leaf shapes, textures, and repeating accents to create…
Garden Care
A Small Autumn Tidy for Pots Before Winter
An autumn tidy for pots helps you decide what to trim, keep, move, or leave until spring, while keeping useful shelter…
Our point of view
A garden is made one choice at a time
A pot of herbs or a busy border can both be a garden. We look at the choices that help yours fit the space, time and interests you have.