5 Tips for Happy House Plants
Does the thought of taking care of a plant stress you out? Check out the 5 houseplants we recommend for beginners!
Benefits of Houseplants in Your Office
Does the thought of taking care of a plant stress you out? Check out the 5 houseplants we recommend for beginners!
The Top 5 Houseplants For Beginners
Does the thought of taking care of a plant stress you out? Check out the 5 houseplants we recommend for beginners!
Plant Profile: Philodendron
Whether you prefer bushy, viney, trailing, climbing, tiny, or large, there is a Philodendron perfect for you!
Holiday Bulbs Planting Guide
Holiday bulbs are one of our best sellers and for a good reason! These vibrant plants require no green thumb to make a statement.
Help! There Are Pests On My Houseplants!
You know that feeling when you walk through the local farmers market and you are surrounded with all the fresh grown local goodies?
How To Care For Succulents
Do you know the requirements for succulent care? Discover all you need to know about succulents and help them survive and thrive!
Are You Watering Your Plants Properly?
We often get asked, “How often should I be watering my plants?” Watch this video, follow these steps, and you’ll never wonder again!
When Should You Move Your Outdoor Plants Inside?
The colours are changing, and the temperatures are beginning to cool, but what does this mean for your plants? First things first, let’s review which plants can survive the outdoors during colder weather and which ones need to come indoors. When Should You Bring...
How To Water Succulents
A common question we receive at our shop is, “What is the best way to water my plants?” Well, today we’ll be showing you how to do just that!
How To Water Air Plants
A common question we receive at our shop is, “What is the best way to water my plants?” Well, today we’ll be showing you how to do just that!
Taking Your Indoor Plants Outside
Taking Your Indoor Plants Outside It’s that time of year when we are all craving to be outdoors! And your plants are craving to be outside too! Your plants will thrive outdoors this summer with some of these tips and tricks: 1. Wait until the temperature at night...
How-To: Tulip Centrepiece (A Step-By-Step Guide)
Let’s create a simple, yet elegant Tulip centrepiece. Following along with this step-by-step guide with me!
This Just In: New Plants And Pots
Our store is bursting with new spring plants and pots looking for their forever home! Shop now and don’t miss out.
5 Houseplants For Beginners
Does the thought of taking care of a plant stress you out? Check out the 5 houseplants we recommend for beginners!
The Best Plants For Low Light
Don’t let a shadier home stop you from having plants around! Check out our list for the best plants for low lighting.
Homes For The Holidays
We are honoured to be a part of Homes for the Holidays every year! My team and I love getting to decorate people’s homes for a good cause!
Grow Your Own Blooms! No Green Thumb Required
No green thumb? No problem! Learn how to grow your own blooms with bulbs and amaryllis – a staple for this holiday season!
Transition Your Outdoor Plants to Indoor Plants
Everything you need to know on how to transition your outdoor plants to indoor plants this winter.
Caring for Your Succulents: A One-Stop Guide
Succulents are a popular pick to add a splash of green to any space, and they can be easy to care for if you follow these tips.
5 Houseplants That Anyone Can Take Care Of
Do you want to fill your home with a variety of plants, but don’t know where to start? Do you want low-maintenance plants that still provide beautiful results when fully grown? Are you looking to give a plant to someone and don’t know which one to choose?
How to Deal With Pesky Pests on Your Houseplants
You know that feeling when you walk through the local farmers market and you are surrounded with all the fresh grown local goodies?
5 Tips for Summer Container Planting
Did you spend last weekend planting? Have you transformed your outdoor space into a beautiful oasis?
The Best Way To Water Your Houseplants
A common question we receive at our shop is, “What is the best way to water my plants?” Well, today we’ll be showing you how to do just that!
Fall Into This Indoor Garden Tell-All
Thanksgiving may look a lot different this year since we won’t be hosting large groups in our homes, but that shouldn’t stop you from making your table beautiful for your intimate family or small social bubble!
A Simple Guide to Succulent Care
Are you a sucker for succulents? Because I sure am! These little guys are a popular pick to add a splash of green to your space, and they can be easy to care for if you follow these easy tips.
How To: Repotting Your Plants
How To: Repotting Your Plants We get asked a lot of questions about repotting plants so we put together a quick video to help you navigate repotting. What you’ll need: A plant that is ready to repot; if they have been in the same pot for a few years it’s...
Our Plants Of The Week
Our Plants Of The Week How can you go wrong when you mix flapjacks, sugar vine, Calathea and algaonema? That’s right, you can’t! Another large plant shipment came in this past week, and we narrowed down our favourites to share with you! Are you ready for it? I know...
New Year, New Plants
New Year, New Plants Now that all the holiday decor is put away for another year and the snow is lightly falling on the ground, we are all feeling a need for a little green in our lives. January is actually one of the busiest plant months of the year for us! We just...
Plant Profile: Fabulous Ferns
Plant Profile: Fabulous Ferns Delicate, both in appearance and temperament, ferns are a beautiful addition to any home. Their soft leaf structure and often bizarre root systems make them an interesting piece of living art. Sensitive to drought and heat, they...
Keep Your Succulents Healthy and Happy!
It’s the end of daylight savings time! That means the days are getting shorter, and there will be less sunlight, which means it’s time to answer another question of the week! “How do I keep my succulents alive?” Light Conditions: First off,...
How to Properly Water Your Plants!
A common question we frequently receive at our shop is, “How do I water my plants?” Well, today we’ll be showing you how to do just that! There are plenty of ways to water your plants, but not all ways of watering ensure that your plants are properly...
Pesky Pests!
Are you noticing plants wilting, leaf tips browning or yellowing leaves? If you are, you could have yourself some pesky pests on your houseplants! We want to focus on these pest problems to help you have happy, healthy plants again. There are; however, other sources... Watering Your Houseplants 101
The plant kingdom is vast and diverse; from tiny mosses and lichens to giant redwoods and sprawling aspen groves, plants come in all shapes, sizes, and environments. But there are two things that all plants need: light and water. They are the minimum requirements of...
Decorating With Airplants
Decorating With Airplants I know that we all love easy to care for plants, and I don’t think there is an easier plant on earth to care for than the Tillandsia. That’s why I’ve put together this step by step guide so you can discover just how easy they are...
Low Light? No Problem!
It’s a question we hear quite often, “What house plants are good for low light areas?” We are so glad you asked! There are many beautiful and easy to care for options for those shadier areas of your home. Just make sure there is some light because...
This Just In: 5 New Plants
If you walk into our store on an average Thursday, don’t be surprised to hear gasps and possibly squeals of delight coming from our designers. Picture small children on Christmas morning surrounded by wrapping paper, shiny new toys, wide-eyed with excitement. Yup,...
HOLIDAY BULB PLANTING
Paper white bulbs have become a staple for our holiday decor. It is so much fun to plant these little guys and watch them grow and bloom. What is even better, is how simple they are, no green thumb required! The bulbs only need about 3-4” for the roots, so lots of...
Citrus for Summer
Oranges, kumquats, Meyer lemons; they seem such a strange combination of common fruit and tropical treat. Especially around Ottawa where we need them shipped in from more temperate climes, few people realize just how common they can be when you keep a fruit-bearing...
Plant Profile: Watering
While each plant type requires it’s own tailored watering schedule, there are a few general guidelines anyone can follow, at least when starting out, to help make sure your plants get all the moisture they need without risking drowning. I’ll go over some basic rules for all plants to help you acclimate any new green friend to your particular home environment.
Plant profile: Air Cleaners
While we know that any plant exchanges CO2 for oxygen, some houseplants are just a little more prolific than others in their 02 output. Owners of these particular varieties of plants may notice a better air quality in their homes and it just so happens all these super...
Spring Time in Ottawa
That’s what it keeps looking like at least. Those deep snowbanks keep dwindling and the sun keeps peeking out to remind us that February doesn’t have to be all that bad. Despite the early demise of the canal skate season (you left us too soon!) I’ll...
Keep the Holidays in Your Home All Year Long
The store is filled with bright, full poinsettias, tall, graceful Norfolks and adorable tiny cypress shaped like little Christmas trees. They make wonderful gifts and are sure to bring that holiday mood to any room. But what to do with them after the holidays? Many of...
Plant Profile: Pesky Pets
Cats are brats. They have a look of permanent smugness about them, as they gaze at you over the up-ended pot they just sent crashing to the floor; a look that says “I could do this all day and you’ll still clean up my poop.” They are adorable...
Let’s Make Some Babies! Baby Succulents, That Is…
Who doesn’t love babies? Especially tiny, chubby, soft-skinned, cuties that you made! With your own two hands! It’s so satisfying to see one you’ve nurtured, cared for, loved, turn into a real life grown up plant! Yes, I said plant. Succulents are a...
Pretty Fall Planters
Beautiful orange and yellow leaves, a crisp breeze, depressed school kids, pumpkin spiced everything… it’s almost here! Fall: Everyone’s Favourite Season (Except for School Kids) You’ve watched your summer planters grow and flourish, your...
The Stones… They’re.. ALIVE!!
Animals aren’t the only ones who evolve camouflage to escape their predators. Plants do it too! Lithops is a genus of succulents native to southern Africa. They avoid being eaten by pretending to be – wait for it – butts. No, I’m kidding, they...
Offices need plants too!
Nothing brightens a place you’d rather not be than something that needs you! Like a baby, or a kitten, or a philodendron named Steve. Every office needs that extra little something to make you feel more comfy and at home and willing to be there. Since most of us...
Air Plants: Who Needs Dirt?
Popular in the 80’s as shell-dwelling fridge magnets, air plants are regaining popularity as minimalist oddities for the office or modern living room. Their striking shape and their ability to live without soil makes them a great living art installation.
Fairy Plants!
Fairy plants are miniaturized versions of common house plants and gosh-darn it they are adorable! They are wonderful for terrariums and small spaces. Because of their size they make a perfect gift for the office or as a small house-warming gift. They’re so tiny and sweet they’re great for teaching kids responsibility, they’ll love having a tiny garden of their own!
Plant Profile: The Fiddle Leaf Fig
Everyone knows the Ficus benjamina, they’ve been sitting in your Grandma’s living room and dentists waiting rooms for years. They have dainty little leaves and a slender trunk that just scream 90’s décor. But it’s time for this standard standard to move aside for it’s funny, funky, awkward but in a somehow graceful way cousin: the Lyrata!
Fall Bulb Planting! It’s never too early to think of spring!
With these tips you’ll be turning your neighbours green with envy and your garden every other colour with glorious, rapturous blooms that will come back year after year. Come into the store now to check out all the amazing new flower varieties we have on offer!
Orchids! Why Don’t They Grow in Dirt Like the Rest of the Plants in the Schoolyard?
Phalaenopsis orchids are a strange breed (species, really). Gorgeous when in bloom, weird and naked looking when not; their roots look like they’re trying to make a break for it and what’s with the bark?
Terrariums Part 3!!
Now that you’ve built your totally terrific terrarium I bet you want to know how to keep it from turning into a diorama of the nuclear apocalypse. In this the penultimate installment of Terrariums!! we will go over basic care and troubleshooting to help you keep it healthy, happy and growing.