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House plant ID Please

On 21/04/2013 in forum

Hi, If anyone can help ID this house plant that would be great, Bought in the UK, currently around 20cm tall, the leaves are thick, but narrow,


Watering house plants

On 16/05/2013 in Plant features: Structural

How much water does a house plant need? Most prefer a reliable source of moisture – neither too much, nor too little. In most cases, house plants will readily reveal their needs, which vary from plant to plant and season to season. If you learn


Dry tips on house plants

On 02/04/2013 in forum

-only water when needed even to the point they wilt-rather than on a regular basis More house plants are lost through over-watering than anything else Misting the leaves regularly really does help a lot of plants stay healthy, stops a lot of bugs too.  I never


Easy to look after House Plants

On 06/03/2012 in forum

I would like some easy to look after house plants to fit in my uni flat. Do you have any suggustions? Spider plants are easy to grow, can be hung up high once they start growing and are good for combatting pollution e.g. from monitors. Cacti


How to take cuttings from house plants

On 20/07/2011 in Projects: The basics

The process of rooting cuttings in water is an effective method of propagating many types of house plant. Once cuttings have developed a good root system, they can be potted up in compost. In addition to house plants, various tender perennials


Safe to plant bay tree near house?

On 04/05/2013 in forum

I bought an ornamental bay tree today. It's about 1m in height and pruned to create that "lollipop" shape. I was planning on keeping it potted, but am tempted now just to plant it in the garden. However, our garden is quite small, so it would


New Gardener . . . New House . . . What would you plant?

On 05/01/2013 in forum

:I put in that mexican feather grass and planted roughly 300 bulbs throughout the bed (which you can see sprouting a little).  I have room to plant a small amount next to the feather grass.  Front of house:There were two shrubs like the one on the left


New house, new garden, how to de-weed and de-plant borders please??

On 02/10/2012 in forum

HI All We have just spent a couple of weeks digging out lots of horrible brick walls and crazy paving in our new house.  The front and the back had so many plants, thorny bushes, tonnes of rose bushes (not our cup of tea at all) and awful weeds


house plant help

On 06/10/2012 in forum

I have a wonderfull huge Bird of Paradise(Estralitzia) plant in my conservatory now in flower with 2 flowers, HOW can I polinate it? really would like some seeds to try to grow more.Someone must have thought out this before...anyone?


Pot bound house plant

On 13/02/2013 in forum

Can anyone please give me some advice, a few years ago I brought a potted plant consisting of an Afican voilet/palour palm and a peace lily. It became pot bound very quickly, so it is now on its third pot which is 12" wide and the palour palm


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