When your favorite houseplant is bursting at the seams of its pot, it’s time for a big move with big perks. Erin Marino of thesill.com says repotting has two main benefits: “It provides your plant with ...

The drama and elegance of a tall, flowering orchid make it the perfect gift for housewarmings, retirement parties, and birthdays. But once you bring home this classy plant, you face the problem of how ...

Once the specialty of only an exclusive group of gardeners, moth orchids (Phalaenopsis) are, more and more, becoming a familiar, common houseplant. As exotic as they look, they are relatively easy to ...

With their exquisite flowers, orchids convey a sense of luxury, making it hard to resist when you see a supermarket orchid being sold at an affordable price. But after bringing their Aldi orchids home ...

Repotting plants can be a delicate yet messy process, but it is an essential part of being a great plant parent. Most houseplants require repotting once every year or two, although this could depend ...

Early summer is a good time to repot orchids once winter and spring blooms have faded. Most orchids are slow growers and only need to be repotted every other year. A sign that it's time to repot an ...

Whether you’ve kept a fiddle-leaf fig alive for years or you’ve killed more succulents than you can count, repotting a houseplant can be a daunting task. If you want your plant to thrive, though, it’s ...

When a friend told me recently that she’d spend part of a Saturday repotting her Phalaenopsis orchids, I had a sinking feeling. Repot orchids? I’ve had some for several years and it never occurred to ...