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04/13/2026

Pruning your plants is good for them!!

Looking at pothos strands that have no leaves can be upsetting, you want a bushy plant but the only way you’ll get there is to give it the chop!

You want to make sure you have a couple nodes left at the crown - if you chop it right to the soil you may not get growth. Nodes are essential!

Make sure you leave a few nodes to save the growth at the bottom to propagate or make into a permanent water plant and watch all that new growth take over! You won’t regret it!

Thanks for being a top engager and making it on to my weekly engagement list! 🎉Asaf Blau, Kathleen Gudiel, SemauSila Les...
04/13/2026

Thanks for being a top engager and making it on to my weekly engagement list! 🎉

Asaf Blau, Kathleen Gudiel, SemauSila Lesatele, Sherry Leuty, Lindsay Nelson, Irisnabeth Santana, Chelsea Robison, Jason Michel, Cindy Finke, Alyson Mullins Smith

I’ve discovered recently that there is an age divide on what this plant is called. So I’m conducting a very scientific s...
04/11/2026

I’ve discovered recently that there is an age divide on what this plant is called. So I’m conducting a very scientific study to get to the bottom of it!

Tell me what you call this plant, how old you are, and where you’re from!

04/11/2026

Inspect your houseplants! Pests like mealy bugs do much less damage when you catch them quick and stay consistent with their treatment.

04/09/2026

Spider mites aren’t the worst pest - but they have a quick life cycle so they can spread quick and cause a ton of damage in very little time.

Winter indoors is when you really need to keep an eye out because they thrive in warm dry environments so be sure to always inspect your all your plants weekly and pay special attention if you have citrus.

I’ve met very few indoor citrus plants that don’t have spider mites at some point.

Neem oil is a great preventative!

Luckily we’re coming up on summer and they’ll be able to head outside and thrive!

Chronically droopy Dracaena Neglecta of Over crowded windowsill here 🙋🏻‍♀️What’s yours 👇
04/07/2026

Chronically droopy Dracaena Neglecta of Over crowded windowsill here 🙋🏻‍♀️

What’s yours 👇

04/06/2026

If you’ve been here since the fall, maybe you took my advice to hold off on water your cacti this winter.

Now is the time to wake them up and give them a good soaking - I always bottom water after a good long drought to make sure they have a big drink!

I’ll take all my cacti outside once the temps at night are consistently above 50° - that’s when I take all my plants outside.

Summer growing season is almost here and I can’t wait!

04/04/2026

Snake plants can be frustrating for some people because their care is often misunderstood.

Small pots encourage growth and keep them from staying too moist for too long.

Giving them plenty of light allows them to photosynthesize and grow faster and more bushy.

Watering once a month gives them the water they need without becoming so dry that the roots and rhizomes dry rot.

Proper soil is the glue that holds everything together.

The tips are simple - and if you’ve been struggling with snake plants this is going to make all the difference for you!

I recorded this last summer and I can’t wait to be working outside all the time again in shorts and a tank ☀️

04/02/2026

I’ve gotten a few requests for care on money trees - this is the advice I’ve found works best for my plants… and when my clients follow these plant care tips they have healthy money trees as well!

I hope it helps you have a beautiful money tree and more importantly l, I hope it brings you lots of luck and money!

A plant we all love to hate 🫠
03/31/2026

A plant we all love to hate 🫠

03/29/2026

Plants don’t grow without a node. But lots of leaves can have a long beautiful life regardless.

Zombie leaves are when a stem with a leaf grows roots but will never grow past that because it has no node to produce more growth.

You can pot these in soil or leave them in water. Monstera, Hoya and this philodendron are all plants that should work as zombie leaves!

Have you tried this method before?!

03/24/2026

A couple other things to know about ZZ Plants…

ZZ Plants are a succulent so make sure you’re using cactus/succulent soil when potting

This is a plant that will fill the size of any planter and become impossible to remove without breaking the vessel - always use a nursery pot with this plant so you can easily cut the roots free shout damaging your pottery or the plant.

Easy peasy other than that!

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