What is fertiliser? Fertilising houseplants can help with the overall growth and wellbeing of your plants. Houseplant fertiliser is a nutrient supplement designed to give indoor plants the essential minerals they need to grow and stay healthy. The soil in pots in our houseplants can’t replenish itself and offer sufficient nutrients like it does in […]
Easy Houseplants For Beginners
There are so many benefits to keeping and caring for indoor plants…the colour green is aesthetically pleasing to look at, plants give us a purpose to look after another living thing and it’s so satisfying to see a new leaf unfurl. I’m South African so I grew up walking around barefoot and climbing trees with […]
How to prepare your plants for the growing months
Helpful tips to help your plants thrive this growing season.
How to make a closed terrarium
Closed terrariums have been around since the 1800’s when botanist Nathaniel Bagshaw Ward, a London-based surgeon and botanist accidentally discovered them. Dr Bagshaw Ward was raising moth pupa in a sealed glass jar when he noticed that moss and ferns were thriving in the environment he had created for the moths. Here are some helpful […]
How to care for your closed terrarium
What is a closed terrarium and how to care for it.
Learn how to clean houseplants
Cleaning your houseplants may not be something you consider doing when you first get into indoor gardening but it’s an essential part in keeping your plants happy and healthy. Why do you clean houseplants? Over time, dust particles and houseplant pests may gather on your plant leaves. Let’s explore the dust first… Dust particles that […]