Before stepping into a plant shop or garden center, there are a number of considerations that you may want to take into account before choosing the plant that is right for you.
Read moreThe Orchid Show at New York Botanical Gardens
Even the member's preview day was packed with excitement, for the orchids were a'blooming at the New York Botanic Gardens.
Read moreHomestead Brooklyn launches on Youtube!
The time has come for a proper channel on plants and all things green for the home. May I present to you—Homestead Brooklyn.
Read moreBuilding a sub-irrigated vertical garden in your bedroom
In camouflage alongside my vertical garden. Photo: Ruaridth Connellan for Barcroft TV
It's been well over four years since I first installed my vertical garden in the bedroom, and my how it's grown!
Read moreThe corpse flower bloom at New York Botanical Gardens
This past July (2016) I made the short trek (but long line!) to see the corpse flower in bloom.
Read more10 Plants for those of us who have a “blackthumb"
I’ve found growing plants in my home has inspired many of my friends to want to follow suit. Many admit that they would love to have plants in their house but they fear they have a black thumb. “I can’t even grown cacti,” one friend confessed. As you can imagine, the #1 question that I get asked is “What plants won’t I kill?” Here are ten that I would suggest.
Read more6SqFt house tour
One of the first house tours that I did last year was with Diana Pham of the blog, 6sq feet.
Read moreA promulgation on living with plants
I’ve often said that the only way that I’ve survived in this city for so long is by bringing nature indoors. And now my plants, (which have taught me so much over the years), have made my four walls very much their home, as I have...
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