Attending a gardening and landscaping show—such as the Festival of Flowers held each spring in Mobile, Alabama—is a great way to find inspiration and ideas for your yard. The show featured amazing displays by landscape designers as well as plants from nurseries and unusual items for your yard. Watch this video to find out more. Watch this video.

I've always been told to put a layer of gravel in the bottom of a flower pot before planting. Is this really necessary?

The common belief that a layer of gravel in the bottom of pots will improve drainage and keep the soil from spilling out is actually a myth. In fact, putting gravel in pots can do more harm than good. Read on to find out more. Read in full.

If you've looked around your local garden center recently, you'll find that there are so many new varieties of begonias to choose from nowadays! In addition to the wax begonias, there are also the lovely dragon-wing begonias, trailing begonias, showy tuberous begonias, rex begonias, and the list goes on! Read on to find out what you need to know about growing different types of begonias. Read in full.

If you've got happy aloe vera, agave, hens-and-chicks, or other clump-forming succulent plants, you'll soon find that the plants are outgrowing their space and need to be divided. Many succulents are quite easy to divide or propagate simply by removing and repotting the natural baby plants that sprout alongside the parent. Read on to find out how to go about it. Read in full.

You don’t always need to buy expensive products to purify the air in your home. Some houseplants act like a filter and absorb harmful chemicals while producing clean air. Watch this video to find out more. Watch this video.

As I inspect and repot my houseplants in early spring, I often find plants that seem to fall “in the middle,” not quite needing repotting but still wanting some attention. In cases like this, top-dressing is a great alternative to repotting, and it's quite easy. Here's how. Read in full.

We're all familiar with the idea of mulching our flower gardens, so why not also mulch your houseplants? Read on to find out how to put the finishing touch on your indoor gardens using houseplant friendly mulch. Read in full.

Late winter/early spring is a great time to repot houseplants since they're getting ready to begin their spring growth spurt, and we gardeners are so stir crazy that we’re looking for a good reason to get our hands dirty! Here's what you need to know to successfully repot your houseplants. Read in full.

Beth asks, “How do I encourage my indoor cactus plant to bloom? It was blooming when I bought it, but it hasn't bloomed since.”

Desert cacti are a challenge to get to bloom indoors, simply because we can't provide as much light as a sun-drenched desert. However, here are some tips for encouraging your cactus to bloom. Read in full.

Once the holidays come to an end, many of us find ourselves with a lovely assortment of poinsettias that we guiltily throw in the trash during the great post-holiday cleanup. This year, why not practice a little year-round cheer and keep your poinsettias as houseplants? They're beautiful, lush plants, and you've never received a holiday gift quite as special as coaxing a poinsettia into bloom. Read on to find out more. Read in full.