Palm tree

Emerald palm, how to care for Zamioculcas palm

Emerald palm looks like a palm, but it’s not! Always a great houseplant, of course. Emerald palm facts Name – Zamioculcas zamiifolia Family – Araceae Type – succulent houseplant Height – 1 ½-3 ft / 0.5-1 m indoors Exposure – well-lit, indirect Soil: draining – Foliage: evergreen – Propagation: clump division, cuttings […]

Pygmy date palm, a true indoor palm tree

Pygmy date palm or Phoenix roebelenii is a palm tree often grown indoors.

Howea, an indoor palm that hails from afar

Howea decorates homes all over the world, but grows in the wild on a single exotic island…

Plants for a fabulous oceanfront garden

Coastal climate batters seaside garden plants with many hardships: strong winds (even hurricanes), sea spray, dry summers, poor soil…

Garden plants for seaside oceanfront landscaping

Windmill palm, blow those winter worries away!

Windmill palm, or Trachycarpus, is one of the palm trees that best resist the cold – perfect for our temperate climates!

Nice sun shining through a windmill palm leaf

Cordyline australis, a palm-like plant that does great in cold weather

Cordyline australis is a beautiful exotic plant that’s worthy of appearing on the most far-flung travel postcards!

A palm tree in the house

Indoors, the palm tree is a powerful ornamental asset thanks to its designer palm leaves. It also makes the house a greener place to be. Our advice on how to make it last.

Chrysalidocarpus, advice and care

Chrysalidocarpus is a very cute plant. How and when should it be repotted, watered and what diseases infect it?

Plants for each room

Oxygen-rich and source of greenery, plants are crucial to any household. When considering what makes each room special,

Different plants fit best in different rooms of the house

Areca, a cute indoor palm tree

The specific care that’s needed for an areca, how and when it should be repotted, watered and what diseases infect it.

How to increase humidity in air for houseplants

Many houseplants come from tropical areas where air moisture levels are very high. In apartments and homes, increase air moisture

Begonia leaves with drops of water on them

15 bathroom plants – these love moisture!

Here’s a list of 15 excellent plants that will thrive in your bathroom. This room in the house usually gets high moisture and warm/cold temperature swings. Most plants don’t like it,

Plants for the bathroom, like this pothos around a shower

Create an exotic garden… bring the tropics to your back yard

What if you turned your garden into a year-round exotic holiday setting? Growing an exotic garden lets you travel between continents without even leaving your home.

Flowers, palms and ferns create an exotic garden even when not in the tropics

Air purifying indoor plants – Top 10 air-cleaning houseplants

Here is the second part of our article related to air purifying indoor plants. You’ll find a list below of the most common and easy-to-grow plants that yield maximum possible results.

Areca frond against a white background, purifying indoor air.

Saw palmetto health benefits and therapeutic value

Native to South-Eastern United States, saw palmetto or Serenoa repens is a plant that has an extremely slow growth.

Clean dust off your houseplants! Fuzzy, furry, thorny ones, too!

Inside a house, plant’s aren’t any different from furniture… they also gather dust! In time, a layer accumulates on leaves. Day in, day out, and in the end it sticks to the leaves.

Showering plants is the most natural way to clean leaves

Seaside gardens, wonders of man and nature… France edition!

From North to South, along the vast oceans of the world, French coasts are among the most beautiful in the world. They have mild, temperate climates which means that a great many plant options are open to their seaside gardens – botanically speaking!

Protecting plants from freezing and from the cold

When the winter cold hits, plants enter a phase of dormancy.

Wrapped plant to protect it from the freezing cold

Leaf plants in winter

In winter, growing conditions change, even inside the house: your leaf plants require special care.

Unlike flower plants, leaf plants need more light and don't like going dormant

In dry gardens, landscaping works wonders

Dry soil, full of rocks, not a nutrient in sight? Seems like a harsh environment where plants can’t grow! Fear not! Just select plants that evolved specifically to thrive in those environments, and compensate for the worst drawbacks with a few astute landscaping tricks. Discover our tips to create an easy and thriving dry garden! […]