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Monstera Plant Benefits This beloved houseplant, Monstera deliciosa, is actually a climbing vine, with massive broad leaves that can reach up to 3 feet across. According to Matt Slaymaker, product ...

Philodendrons are indoor plants that seem to tell their own story with unique colors, textures and shapes. I recently felt ...

If variety is indeed the spice of life, then Split Fiction must be a bottle of fiery tabasco sauce, mixed with a hefty dose of cayenne pepper and topped off with a generous portion of scotch ...

Take your indoor garden to the next level. Include some colorful houseplants for some added interest throughout the year.

Take your indoor garden to the next level. Include some colorful houseplants for some added interest throughout the year.

They are magical trees to have in the garden, growing to a nice, manageable size. The acer can grow quickly from one year to the next, so it will need an annual tidy-up to keep looking neat and tidy.

Nothing is better than a garden bursting with flowers, and gardeners can encourage impressive rose blooms if they know how to prune properly. Roses should be pruned between late winter and early ...

Take your indoor garden to the next level. Include some colorful houseplants for some added interest throughout the year.

Prune to an outward-growing bud or to a five-leaflet leaf. Make 'Knock Out' Roses Look Good After A Hot Summer Even a 'Knock Out' looks woozy after months of Southern heat. So put on some leather ...

Secateurs and loppers are handy pruning tools but for thicker branches a pruning saw is the tool for the job. The last resort before you need a chainsaw, a pruning saw has a toothed blade capable of ...