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 ...

They won’t replace your AC, but the right houseplants can soften ambient heat this summer—while elevating your interiors.

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.

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 ...

Spinach is a cool weather favorite, with leaves that sprout up and grow rapidly in both spring and fall. It has a relatively short growing season, but its yield is impressive—if it has the right ...

When temperatures are rising outside, a cool home is all the more important. But what if all the usual means - ventilating the rooms, darkening the windows - fail to bring relief? Before cranking up ...

Did you know that houseplants can make your home feel cooler? I didn’t either, but according to Gardening Express, Brits are actually being advised to add houseplants into their homes to make the air ...

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 ...