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Spider Mites, Yikes!

Spider Mite

Houseplants are a great way to add greenery and life to your home. However, just like any other plant, they are prone to pest infestations. One common pest that affects houseplants is spider mites. These tiny arachnids can quickly multiply and damage your plants. Here are some effective ways to get rid of spider mites…

Know Your Hardiness Zone

hardiness zone

Have you ever caught yourself looking at plant tags in the store and making note of the light and water requirements but completely ignoring the hardiness zone? It’s common sense to know what kind of climate you live in, whether you live in the mountains, a breezy coastal town, an arid desert, or a frozen…

My 2020 Engagement

I’m Engaged! I’m not sure where to start, but I wanted to write this blog so that everyone could hear the story of my surprise proposal. Not that I don’t enjoy telling it over and over, I just know that I keep leaving out some fun details. I’ve always wanted to be the one that…

Fiddle-leaf Fig Propagation

It’s easier than you think! Fiddle-leaf Figs seem to have a bad reputation for being hard to keep alive to begin with, but that’s honestly not true, they just need a good amount of indirect sunlight. However, this post is actually about propagating them, which is crazy easy! I’ll admit I’ve only done it once,…

Amaryllis ‘White Nymph’

Amaryllis White Nymph is a very easy and satisfying bulb to grow. When it’s in its growing season it features giant lush white flowers that can range from 8-10 inches across and can grow 16 to 18 inches (or more) tall. Each stalk produces 3-4 flowers that bloom at different times, allowing for a long…

Growing Green Peppers

Can you take store-bought green peppers and use their seeds to grow new ones? Yep, you sure can! With Spring being here I’ve been itching to grow some vegetables of my own to cut down on buying them from the store. We are currently renting a studio loft and don’t have any garden space outside…

Orange Star

The Orange star, also known as the Sun Star or Star of Bethlehem is a beautiful perennial bulb from South Africa. Orange Stars are extremely easy to grow even for beginners, so if you see one in stores don’t hesitate to put it in your shopping cart. While they are a bulb plant, they do…

Creeping Fig

Fluffy, wild, and hardy—three great ways to describe the Creeping Fig. Their leaves may be much smaller compared to the more common vining house plant the Golden Pothos, but they make up for it with extreme foliage and fluffiness. It is one of the smallest plants that belong to the ficus family. Most of its…

Bromeliad

Let’s get nerdy for a second and talk plants, more specifically Bromeliads. They are part of the Bromeliaceae family. Bromeliads can adapt to various climates and have an array of different shapes and colors. Its foliage can be broad(wide) to needle-thin, symmetrical to irregular, flat, soft, AND spiky. While Bromeliads have roots, they actually gather…

Easy Humidity

4 Easy Humidity Tips This post is for all you tropical plant lovers! One thing that seems to be forgotten about is that plants not only need a regulated amount of sunlight, specific soil, and water, but also humidity. Plants use their leaves to breathe in-and-out and lack of moisture in the air can cause…

Lace Aloe

The Lace Aloe is great for beginners, whether you have outdoor space on a patio or garden, or even if you only have space on a windowsill. The Lace Aloe can be described as having triangular succulent leaves that grow in a rosette pattern. The leaves can be bright green to dark green with white…

Moroccan Table

This is a fun, but slightly messy DIY project to add a little flair of personality to your place. I’ve had this project done for a few months now and am just now getting around to posting about it. At the time my boyfriend and I were not yet living together and his apartment was…

Pets Woodburn

This is my second step-by-step post for one of my wood burn projects. I think the more I post my projects online the more I remember to actually take photos while I’m making things. I’ll definitely have photos for this project and if you haven’t seen my first wood burn post you can check that…

Flowers UpCycle

Do you ever find cute pots or vases in a second-hand store with flowers in them, and you want to buy it but the flowers are beaten, broken, or missing so you don’t? Well, go ahead and buy it anyway and fix it up with new flowers. It’s really not that hard, and I can…

DIY Terrarium

I’ve been seeing a lot of posts about crystal gardens online lately and thought about taking a crack at making one myself. I’ve always loved plants and small terrariums so I wanted to combine the two to make a whimsical garden. This is my first attempt and I know there will be more to come.…