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Succulent garden mulched with gravel and planted with Aloe, Haworthia, Echeveria, Kalanchoe, and other succulents

Un Jardín Bien Fácil de Mantener

Crea un jardín sin complicaciones con cactus y suculentas.

Closeup of Echeveria succulent houseplant with blue-gray leaves

What is My Plant? Fleshy Leaves

Do you have a plant that you need help identifying? Touch the leaf! Is it thick and sort of springy to the touch? See which houseplants h...

Hands holding a variety of miniature succulents, including Kalanchoe, Haworthia, Echeveria, and Crassula

Guía de Jardinería para Suculentas

Descubra las mejores suculentas para los interiores y exteriores.

Desk at Costa Farms with lots of plants, including Sansevieria, Zebra Plant, Tree Ivy, Rabbit's Foot Fern, Glacier Pothos, Burgundy Ficus, Cactus, and More

My Houseplants Keep Me Healthy

Discover five ways plants can help keep you from getting sick. 

Happy Man holding houseplant Monstera deliciosa in apartment with other houseplants in the background

Biophilia: Our Positive Connection with Nature

Our health and well-being are impacted by our environment. If you garden or have plants inside your house, you have a relationship with n...

Forest path in Canada with a mix of evergreen and deciduous trees and ferns and mosses along path

3 Simple Ways to De-Stress

A recent article from the Huffington Post listed 20 ways to destress. Three of them involve plants.

Echeveria succulent in a terra-cotta pot being held in hands of a woman wearing a striped sweater

How Plants Make You More Mindful

Improve your awareness and sense of well-being by having a relationship with another living thing. By Karen Weir-Jimerson

Woman doing Yoga in a garden with white Petunia, Pink Dianthus, Orange Snapdragon, and other garden flowers

Why Gardening is the Perfect Workout

Discover ways to improve the look of your biceps and garden beds at the same time. By Karen Weir-Jimerson

Low-water spider plant houseplant in front of a window

10 Best Low-Water Houseplants

If you love houseplants, but occasionally forget to water them, chose varieties that thrive on neglect. Here are ten great indoor plants ...

Collection of houseplants, including Monstera, Ficus, Zamioculcas, and Spathiphyllum, on tabletop under plant lights and with humidifier; windows in the background

Lighten Up with Artificial Lights

Offer a sunny day (everyday!) to your indoor plants using grow lights.

Marble Queen Pothos houseplant on windowsill with white watering can

Watering Plants Indoors and Out

Keeping your indoor and outdoor plants hydrated is essential if you want them to remain in top form. By Doug Jimerson

Dieffenbachia and Dracaena houseplants in Wick & Grow self-watering system on white table in living room

Why Wick & Grow®?

Take the guesswork out of when to water (and how much). Wick & Grow®  is the easy solution.

Pink, Peach, and White HibisQs hybrid Hibiscus varieties in a planter on a patio table

Plant HibisQs® for a Burst of Big Blooms

HibisQs® is a trademarked Hibiscus rosa-sinensis that has improved genetics that makes it ideal for containers and bedding plants.

Collage of various leaves of Pothos varieties on a wood tabletop

A Plethora of Pothos Varieties

Here's a visual guide to help you differentiate the different varieties of Pothos!

Image of a woman pruning Lavender plant with green pruning shears outdoors in the garden

Can Gardening Help You Live Longer?

I’ve always known that the simple act of gardening helps me feel better. Nothing improves my mood better after a tough day at work, for e...

Front-yard perennial border with pink Agastache, Sedum, double yellow Echinacea, orange Kniphofia, yellow kniphofia, and Dark Towers Penstemonc

10 Design Tips For A Perfect Perennial Border

Take the guesswork out of creating a perfect perennial border with our ten super-easy design tips. By Doug Jimerson

Pink Tropical Hibiscus (HibisQs Grace) in a white pot ready to be planted in a gardening bed next to a trowel

Breeding a Better Hibiscus

More flowers. Bigger blooms. Increased flower longevity: Tropical Hibiscus keeps getting better through breeding.

Rex Begonia houseplant from Costa Farms on nightstand next to bed

A Shopper's Guide to Exotic Angel® Plants

Discover how to buy plants from Exotic Angel® for your home and health. By Karen Weir-Jimerson

Calathea Pink Star in blue ceramic planter on Mother's Day Breakfast tray with pancakes and strawberries

Top Gifts for Mother's Day

There are lots of ways to celebrate Mom, but I think one of the very best is with the beauty of a live plant. Houseplants are long-lived ...

Eight succulent plants in square ceramic planters mulched with pebbles on a clean white tabletop in front of a gray living room wall

Caring for Plants with Pebble Mulch

Use these helpful hints for taking care of dish gardens and other plants with fixed rocks.

Container garden with red coleus, yellow and blue torenia, and silver artemisia on a white gravel path in a tropical garden

11 Easy Colorful Container Garden Ideas

Cultivate your artistic side by mixing and matching colorful annuals, perennials, and tropical plants in containers.

Glamour Flowering Kale variety in a garden

12 Annual Flowers That Can Take the Cold

Add months to your gardening season by planting cool-weather annuals in the early spring (or fall) when temperatures are too chilly for m...

Spring garden with pink and yellow Petchoa next to a flagstone pathway, patch of green lawn, a wood deck, and a blue fountain with water

10 Smart Tips for a Colorful Garden

Employ these ten easy tips in your yard to ensure lots of bold, beautiful color. By Doug Jimerson and Karen Weir-Jimerson

Front yard of yellow house with front porch and potted plants --- including Impatiens and Caladium --- in planters on porch steps; Macho Ferns hanging in baskets on porch and a white picket gate

10 Ways to Celebrate the Earth (at Home)

Here are easy things to do this spring (or anytime) to celebrate and sustain the health of the planet we call home. By Karen Weir-Jimerson