5 Houseplants That Produce the Most Oxygen
Houseplants can change your home’s atmosphere in more ways than one! Choosing houseplants that produce the most oxygen can greatly help improve your indoor air quality. We all rely on plants to create breathable air. Our lungs breathe the oxygen that plants produce...
Weekly Roundup – Tropical Trees Head for the Hills, Ants and Plants Partner Up, and More: Plant News for November 10-16, 2018
This is part of our new weekly plant news roundup, brought to you thanks to our partners at Earth.com. Tropical Trees Head for the Hills to Flee Rising Temps When we think about the biggest victims of global climate change, we often think of polar bears and...
How to Care for Your Plants When You Leave for Vacation
With the holidays coming up, many of us are facing hectic travel schedules. How do we care for our plants when we leave for vacation? Of course, the exact answer to this question depends on two major factors: How long will you be gone for vacation? What sort of...
Why Do Cacti Have Spines? 4 Reasons Cacti are Spikey
Walking through the desert, it doesn’t take long to realize that just about everything is sharp. Large and small, strange and familiar, most cacti have spines. But why? Cactus spines aren’t just nature’s way to make the desert a rougher place to be. They serve several...
Guide to Growing Snake Gourds (and the Best Recipes for Them)
Image by Health Jade Snake gourds might be the most distinctive and delicious crop most home gardeners have never heard of. Getting its name from the serpentine growth habit, this long, slender squash is a great choice for gardeners and home chefs who are...
Weekly Roundup – Electric Ink, Using Ferns to Treat Colds, and More: Plant News for November 5-9, 2018
This is part of our new weekly plant news roundup, brought to you thanks to our partners at Earth.com. A Tale of Corn and Climate Change in the Midwest A report from Harvard has found that climate change may have been part of the reason that corn in the...
Do All Plants Use Photosynthesis?
Have you ever wondered do all plants need sunlight in order to survive? Though this may sound like a silly question, it turns out there are quite a few plants that can live with no light at all! Plant leaves are nature’s solar panels. They excel at converting carbon...
A Crash Course in Aquaponics: How to Grow Plants and Raise Fish Together
For the experienced gardener and aquarium-keeper, aquaponics is a natural next step. Combining plants with fish allows the excrement from the fish to feed the plants, while the plants clean the water for the fish. You can create a symbiotic environment in your home...
Cool Examples of Moss Graffiti and Plant Art
The hustle and bustle of the city can be contagious. Everyone’s got somewhere to be, something to do, and people move quickly along the streets and avenues lined with multi-story buildings, apartment complexes and neighborhood shops. But nearby, many cities...
Why Are There So Many Plants In the Rainforest?
The biodiversity of plants in the rainforest is staggering. Some rainforests have more species of plant than entire continents, and a single tree in the rainforest may contain more species of epiphyte (plants that grow on other plants) than most countries. But why are...