You love each one of your houseplants. They're all beautiful and special, but are any of them really cool? If you want to up the "it" factor of your growing plant family, then try one or more of the ...

Stocking up on plants could be the key to cooling your home without fans or air conditioners this summer.

A plant that can grow on a lava rock, who would have thought? Lava rock houseplants are plants, such as Schefflera or Diversifolium (as well as a few others), that can grow on these specific rocks.

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These plant varieties assist in maintaining adequate humidity levels in the air, thereby keeping the room temperature cool.

Improving the humidity in a room will have a cooling effect, and this houseplant is very effective in replenishing the moisture in the air. The more foliage a plant has and the bigger the leaves are, ...

My favorite time of year has arrived. When things cool down and the buzzing insects wane in the (mostly) cooler, dryer air. Amongst the falling leaves, my garden beckons me to plant my cool-season ...

The familiar saying “out with the old, in with the new” is probably not something many folks associate with fall or winter. The adage is more likely to conjure visions of activities like spring ...

Sometimes it feels like no amount of fans or wide-open windows will make a hot and stuffy house cooler. But did you know there is actually an inexpensive and environmentally friendly way to help keep ...