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 ...

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.

David lives in Brooklyn where he's spent more than a decade covering all things edible, including meal kit services, food subscriptions, kitchen tools and cooking tips. David earned his BA from ...

Bea Boggs Allen and Belle Boggs, authors of "Plant Pets: 27 Houseplants to Grow and Love." Photo by Carey Kirk. During the pandemic, as people latched on to homebound hobbies, houseplants saw a ...

David lives in Brooklyn where he's spent more than a decade covering all things edible, including meal kit services, food subscriptions, kitchen tools and cooking tips. David earned his BA from ...

Don’t dawdle to buy or order your 2022 seeds. Lots of your fellow gardeners are ordering earlier than ever after two years of COVID-related, order-filling handicaps and heavier-than-usual seed demand.

In the warmer months, it’s tempting to blast the air conditioner in an effort to stay cool. There’s a much cheaper, more environmentally friendly way to keep the temperature down in your house: plants ...

Flowers on viola plants are often so prolific they can obscure the foliage, and the smaller flowers hold up to rainy winter ...

The River Valley’s first freeze is running a bit late this year, but frost is likely on clear, calm nights. Local experts ...