Helpful Tips

Don't know which potting-mixes are best for your plants? Click here to see the DEFINITIVE list, as well as creating your own DIY compost with perlite, grit or sand. ('Houseplant' labelled soil for Monstera, 'Cactus' compost for Aloe Vera, etc.).

How to prevent plant death whilst going on holiday.

Click on the link to learn about how IKEA make artificial Monstera Vines used in their show-rooms. This article includes a detailed step-by-step guide & images to help you through this process!

Like to know our top tips for plants kept in dark locations? Or do you want to know the best shade-tolerate species currently on the market? Click on this link for both!

How to model fake plants effectively, & why they shouldn't be frowned upon.

The relationship between plants & humidity - and how to increase it.

Watering a houseplant - how hard can it be? Click here to learn about the do's and don't's with watering!

Would you like to know when your houseplant was formally classified? Click this link to find out more!

Click here to learn about the effects of sun scorch, and how to resurrect a burnt specimen from death.

View our biome maps to see where each houseplant originates from!

How to minimalise the effects of a change in environment.

Click here to learn about the the do's & don'ts of repotting, along with a step-by-step guide (with pictures).