Your tough houseplant can do even better with a few simple habits. Learn easy watering schedules, the right light and soil, how to repot and prune without stress, and quick fixes for pests or yellowing leaves. Bite-sized seasonal tips and troubleshooting make keeping Sansevieria healthy painless.
House Plants
Understanding Monsteras & Pets: Information You Need to Know
Curious whether your tropical houseplant is safe around cats and dogs? This quick read explains the real risk from Monstera’s sap, common symptoms to watch for, simple prevention and first-aid steps, plus pet-friendly plant swaps — practical, calm advice so you can enjoy greenery without the worry.
Snake Plants 101: Ultimate Beginner’s Guide to Growing Sansevierias
Want a nearly indestructible houseplant that looks stylish on a shelf? This beginner-friendly guide walks you through light, watering, soil, propagation and troubleshooting for snake plants, plus tips to keep them thriving and spot common pests. Perfect for busy plant parents who want success fast.
Common Signs Your Plant Is Unhappy — and How To Fix It
There are times when your houseplant is not throwing a fit so much as asking for help quietly. One morning you see it—a yellow leaf hiding behind the perfectly healthy ones, the crispy tips, the little pebbled dots that weren’t there yesterday. I’ve been there, too, hovering over a pothos like a detective looking for…
How To Care for Indoor Monsteras and Avoid Overwatering Them
There’s something uniquely soothing about Monstera leaves – the glossy split greenery shimmers in the light, and suddenly your living room looks like it was designed with intention. But if you’ve ever watched a monstera go from lush to limp overnight, you likely understand the culprit of almost all heartbreak: overwatering. I’ve done it. You’ve…
9 Gorgeous Pet-Safe Plants That Also Purify the Air
Pet-safe plants aren’t easy to come by. You want cleaner air. You want a calmer space. You want no panic when the dog tests the new fern in your living room. Same. A few years ago, instead of plants that are “pretty but poisonous,” I switched to plants that are safe for cats and dogs,…
What To Buy First: The Ultimate Beginner Houseplant Starter Kit
Have you ever found yourself standing in front of the plant wall at a nursery, overwhelmed, and thinking to yourself which plants to buy vs. soil vs. pot vs. mister? If so, this is the guide for you. I have killed more plants than I’d like to admit… and then learned exactly which tools, soils,…
Your First 5 Houseplants: What To Choose and How To Keep Them Alive
I can still remember when I got my first snake plant, the time I treated it like my toddler—hovering, checking, messing with the soil every morning. As it turns out, plants do not appreciate this undivided attention. Plants, it seems, are more like roommates. You give them a nice, living space, learn their ways, and…
The Best Houseplant Soil Mix for Thriving Indoor Plants
Two years ago, I brought home a fiddle-leaf fig that seemed to be Pinterest famous and quickly turned it into… a mop on a stick. I tried more sun, less sun, more water, pep talks to the plant, whatever. The real solution didn’t come in a shiny new ceramic pot or an even shinier mister….
Houseplants 101: How To Start With Indoor Houseplants
So you’re going to start taking care of houseplants. I’m all about it. The problem is, “houseplants for beginners” can feel overwhelming, which it doesn’t have to be. This is the easy, quick, realistic guide that I wish I had when I woke up at 11:42 pm one night after seeing a beautiful Monstera on…
