Peace lilies can be awkward to care for but there’s one thing that does help – they will let you know when they’re unhappy. If they need water they’ll drop but bounce back quickly once they’ve been watered. When they don’t like their light they tell you through pale, yellow leaves. And when they’ve outgrown …
A peace lily that is leaning to one side or growing unevenly is telling you something. Leaning is a symptom that you should pay attention to before whatever is going on get worse. If you ignore a small lean for a few months it can become a major problem and in some cases the lean …
The first time I repotted my monstera I made every mistake possible. I used the wrong pot size, wrong soil, wrong timing. Just everything you can think of I got wrong. The poor plant ended up sulking for weeks. It resulted in a few yellow leaves, no new growth and me left wondering what had …
Monsteras have an annoying habit of growing however they want. And sometimes, that means sideways, diagonal or even leaning towards the window. If your monstera is growing sideways you’re not doing anything wrong. But there’s usually a reason – and often a pretty simple fix. Monsteras are natural climbers. In the wild they spend their …
A peace lily that isn’t producing new leaves can be missed at first. The plant can stay looking fine because the existing leaves look nice and green. But then some weeks go by, then months, and and at some point you realize that the plant looks exactly the same as it did when you bought …
We all want to see our plant collection growing. So being able to propagate your monstera and turn one into many plants id I’ve been doing it for years now and so have a good idea of what works and what will ruin your chances. So I’m going to take you through the propagation methods …
Pothos are the plants that most people think they don’t need to prune. Because they trail, grow and keep producing leaves most of us take a more casual approach to caring for them, and by that I mean we mostly let them do their own thing. Which works for a while.. until it doesn’t. And …
Monsteras can be generous – sometimes too generous. If you give a monstera deliciosa what it wants, that is good light, consistent watering and regular feeding, it will end up filling whatever space it’s in.. and then try to find more. The leaves get bigger, the stems get longer and the aerial roots start to …
Pruning an orchid makes a lot of people nervous. Orchids feel delicate and like you could make a costly mistake. Plus the advice available online is usually not that helpful, even contradicting itself at times – cut the spike back, do not cut the spike back, cut to a node, cut to the base, leave …
A few months ago I noticed a friends amazing monstera was looking awful. It had been the envy of many of our group for years and now it had yellow, drooping leaves and a nasty smell in the air around it. When I lifted the pot it also felt suspiciously light for something that should …