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Growing native plants is big news these days, but what is a native plant exactly? Well, it's not just a plant native to our country. According to the Natural History Museum, if you want to grow native, you need to grow plants native to your postcode

've had severall over a period of a few months and they have all died and drooped but know i have learned i can know look after them proparly, i have now fallen in love with Moth Orchids and hope to have plenty in my bedroom window and grow some in my

this size from a summer sowing.Advice on caring for your house plantsRachel de Thame gives instructions on growing a peanut plantCaring for orchids, with advice from Sarah RavenRemoving mealy bugsPlanting up a contemporary aloe displayView a variety

large container.AdamYou can take stem-section cuttings from other house plants, including cordyline, rubber plant and yucca.More on growing and caring for house plantsTaking cuttings of plectranthus and other house plantsGrowing cactus plants from seedGrowing

within. Easily done I might add. I've considered adding them to pot compost (indoor & outdoor), especially my orchids. Growing seedlings in it and using to improve drainage. Despite the fact it does drain very well, it remains moist for sometime. It

, including African violets, cane-stemmed begonias, coleus, cyperus, impatiens, ivy, rubber plants and verbena.More on growing and caring for house plantsTaking stem cuttings from dracaena house plantsGrowing cactus plants from seedGrowing indoor amarylis

to read the signs you'll know whether you plant is thirsty once you’ve mastered watering, don’t be surprised when your house plants grow and bloom more vigorously.Plants rely on their cells being full of water to provide support. When water is in short

My friend and I discovered this pretty plant growing in a little patch of soil at the side of her cafe. I have no idea what it is but the flower is not unlike a bellflower / orchid - pale pink with a little spur at the back and a spotty throat

-cream stripes down its leaves. This plant I had to buy.Clivia is an evergreen perennial from South Africa where it can be found growing in woodland areas, often alongside streams. From this I surmise it will grow well in a warm, shaded position, and needs

slowly, keeping your basket well fed.More ideas and advice for growing exoticsFollow Sarah Raven's video advice on caring for orchids.Learn how to check banana plants for frost damage with Sarah Raven's advice.Discover how to grow a peanut plant