Bring Living Color to Your Table

What makes a recipe good: simplicity, sophistication and the ability to share it. In The Plant Recipe Book, Baylor Chapman brings 100 delectable recipes to the table, in the forms of living centerpieces and side

10 Top Plants to Grow Indoors

Looking for a single ingredient that has the ability to make just about any room look better? It’s a plant. The humble houseplant is well and truly back on trend, and for good reason. A splash of healthy greener

Have a Blooming Winter: How to Force Amaryllis Bulbs Indoors

The art of tricking a bulb into flowering indoors is called forcing, though with the amaryllis bulb, “coaxing” may be a more fitting term.Generally with most bulbs, once you force them to flower inside, their en

Indoor Winter Gardens for Cheerier Days

Living in a cold climate where days get short and dark, and winter seems to drag on forever, can be disheartening. Why not take the edge off the chill by tending to an indoor garden? You can move in some outdoor

DIY Project: How to Make a ‘Kokedama’ String Garden

The first time I saw a wonderful display of kokedama, a variation of Japanese bonsai, hanging against a stark white wall, I never imagined how easy it would be to create this plant-and-string look. “Kokedama” me

8 Essentials for Healthy Indoor Plants

Nothing gives me more pleasure than having my indoor plants refreshed, repotted and repositioned, ready for a new year ahead. All too often we either love our houseplants or neglect them to death. But with some

Orchids 101: Get Started Growing Orchids at Home

Orchids were once special-occasion flowers, available only from a florist or a grower. Most people thought growing them required a greenhouse and an exceptionally green thumb. Today orchids retain their aristocr

How to Create an Indoor Landscape

If you’re like me, you’re a strong believer that plants are meant to be enjoyed indoors as much as out. Many of us might be holed up over winter or don’t have the space to tend a garden outdoors, so let’s focus

Orchids 101: How to Keep Your Moth Orchids Alive and Blooming

Phalaenopsis, or the moth orchid, is familiar to anyone who has walked into a grocery store, home improvement store or retail flower shop. It’s also a great choice to start with if you’re interested in growing o

Orchids 101: Slipper Orchid Success

People either love or hate Paphiopedilums. Often called by their common names of slipper orchid or lady’s-slipper orchid, Paphiopedilums are certainly distinctive, with their prominent pouch-like lips, which do

Orchids 101: Cymbidiums Add Beauty Indoors and Out

Cymbidiums are a welcome addition to a garden or patio as well as a home, producing 3- to 4-foot-long sprays of up to 30 flowers on multiple stems from winter through spring. Even out of flower, they have archin

Orchids 101: Classic Cattleyas

Cattleyas epitomize orchids to most people. Even the color called “orchid” takes its name from the the pink to purple shade of the familiar cattleya orchid used in corsages. Nowadays, though, you’ll find cattley

Orchids 101: Frilly Oncidiums Dance Their Way to Center Stage

Whether you know them as dancing dolls, dancing ballerinas or simply spray orchids, oncidiums and their related members in the Oncidium alliance are popular both as long-blooming houseplants and long-lasting cut

Orchids 101: Try Something Different With Dendrobiums

Trying to pin down dendrobiums can be tricky. For one thing, there are more than 1,200 species. Unlike most other popular orchids, dendrobiums also might be either deciduous or evergreen. Adding another layer is

How to Add a Living Wall

A vertical garden is truly a living wall. It generates oxygen while offering a visual focal point that’s arguably as stunning as, and more affordable than, a piece of fine art. While a vertical garden requires m

Celebrate Shamrocks on St. Patrick’s Day

There was a time when wearing a shamrock could get you jailed, or worse. Today the little pots of shamrocks, the symbol of both St. Patrick and Ireland, that show up in nurseries and elsewhere are a welcome sign

Quick DIY Project: 3 Ways to Show Off Your Succulents

If you’re already growing succulents, you know how versatile and low-maintenance these plants can be. If you’re new to the succulent world, it might be time to take a look at these plants that thrive in containe

Happy Houseplants, Happy People

Walk into a home filled with happy houseplants, and you’re bound to feel instantly more relaxed. Living plants boost oxygen, clean the air and enhance any room they’re in with fresh, organic style. Of course, if

Houzz DIY: Halloween Terrarium

Plants don’t appear too often in Halloween decor, but living things can evoke a festive feeling for the season as much as anything you’d buy — without feeling like holiday overkill. Follow along as Baylor Chapma

See How Fiddleleaf Fig Trees Can Liven Up Your Decor

Fiddleleaf fig trees pop up regularly in photos of design inspiration — and for good reason. The floppy, large green leaves of Ficus lyrata make a room look brighter and feel happier. Despite its common name, th