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Apr 11, 2025

House Plants Safe for Cats

Houseplants Safe for Cats Orchid

Get the list of house plants safe for cats. Discover which indoor plants are non-toxic to make your home feline-friendly, giving you peace of mind.

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Apr 10, 2025

Hydrangea Care: Guide for Growing Hydrangeas Indoors

Hydrangea Pink in Window

Hydrangea care guide. Discover how to grow hydrangeas as house plants: repotting, pruning, reblooming, propagating, fertilizing, care and maintenance.

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Apr 09, 2025

Philodendron Brasil Care: Show Off its Variegated Leaves

Philodendron Brasil on Ladder

Discover how to grow Philodendron Brasil indoors. Train it to climb, or allow it to trail. You'll love showing off this variegated houseplant.

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Apr 07, 2025

Pothos Plant Care: How to Grow Epipremnum Aureum Houseplant

Pothos Marble Queen Basket

Easy to grow, pothos is a popular house plant well-known for its long, trailing stems. How to water, fertilize, repot and train Epipremnum aureum to climb.

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Apr 06, 2025

Care for Calamondin Orange Tree Indoors

Calamondin Tree in Red Pot

Calamondin orange is one of the easiest indoor fruit trees to grow. Discover how to grow this dwarf citrus tree as a house plant, prune, repot, water and more.

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Apr 04, 2025

Fragrant Houseplants

With some flowering houseplants, you get more than showy blooms. Choose a scented plant, and you'll add a delightful fragrance to a room.

Florist shops are bursting with fragrant, blooming plants, such as sweetly scented lavender, jasmine and gardenias.

Although light-bloomers, no plant can match scented geraniums for beautiful aromas of rose, peach, or peppermint. Pot some up for your sunny window or patio and enjoy them all season.

Apr 02, 2025

Lily of the Valley Flowers - How to Grow Convallaria majalis in Pots

Lily of the Valley in Clay Pots

You may not think of them as house plants, but Lily of the Valley flowers grow well in a pot. Discover how to grow these fragrant lilies indoors.

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Apr 01, 2025

Nerve Plant Care: How to Grow Fittonia Verschaffeltii Indoors

Nerve Plant Leaves

Nerve Plant has beautiful vein patterns of white, pink, or red. Find out how to water, when to fertilize and how much sunlight Fittonia verschaffeltii wants.

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