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Ashburton Be Proud

Ashburton Be Proud

Why do we love Ashburton? So many reasons...and its wonderful to hear that The Branche is one! Thank You Marshall White, you describe it so well in your feature of...

Spring Houseplant Maintenance

Spring Houseplant Maintenance

The importance of spring houseplant maintenance cannot be overstated. This is the time of year when most indoor plants awaken from their winter hibernation and begin their active growing season....

Gifts for the Plant Lover

Gifts for the Plant Lover

Need a gift for a houseplant lover? Coming up with some sort of plant gift is a sure bet, but what, another plant? Which one would they like? We are...

What is bottom watering?

What is bottom watering?

As a houseplant owner, you've probably heard of bottom watering plants at some point and wondered if it's something you should do. What is bottom watering? It means to water...

How to Keep Fungus Gnats Out of Your Houseplants

How to Keep Fungus Gnats Out of Your Houseplants

These minuscule gnats (3.2 mm) are less plant pests than people pests if truth be known, but the houseplant is the source. They inhabit damp soil areas and fly feebly around the room getting...

Plants make our world a better place

Plants make our world a better place

As humans, we are constantly surrounded by both beautiful and destructive elements. It’s easy to become desensitized to the former while blinded by the latter. Our response to these inputs...

When Plants Are Attacked: They Call For Help

When Plants Are Attacked: They Call For Help

Houseplants help to bring the beauty of nature indoors, but sometimes it brings in parts of nature we don't actually want such as a pest infestation. If you are dealing with a...

Reclaimed Timber Plant Stands

Reclaimed Timber Plant Stands

Elevate your plants and give them the recognition they deserve! Handcrafted, each item is unique. Made from reclaimed timber. Available in 40 or 60cm American Oak or Reclaimed Hardwood. Finished...

Maidenhair Fern Demystified

Maidenhair Fern Demystified

So if you are asking 'why does my Maidenhair keep dying', it may be getting too much sunlight, its too hot and the soil is inconsistently moist. Perhaps overfertilizing is the issue. The Maidenhair...

Toxin & Air Pollutant Remover

Toxin & Air Pollutant Remover

The Dieffenbachia is an attractive plant that thrives indoors where its warm, humid, and free from drafts. Its leaves are what make it so attractive. Just be careful of the sap though, as it...

Macho Ferns Love Humidity

Macho Ferns Love Humidity

Macho Ferns like to be kept damp but not soggy. For the best care, mist in winter and in summer, place on a saucer with gravel and water, as ferns just love humidity.

Elegant Elephants Ear

Elegant Elephants Ear

A touch of elegance …or dash of lushness perhaps! The Elephant Ear is tough and easy to grow. The leaves grow dark green, sometimes with purple metallic backs, up to about 30 cm. In terms of height and width, think roughly 1.5 metres tall and the same wide.

Tolerates Low Light

Syngonium is perfect for indoors or out - so versatile! Indoors this plant tolerates low light. Also known as Arrowhead Plant or Nephthytis, it is essentially a tropical climber or trailing plant, depending on what works for you.

Mother-in-laws tongue don't like it frosty

Mother-in-laws tongue don't like it frosty

Also known as Sansevieria, this plant can tolerate dry periods. Their leaves are their showpiece, with sword like foliage that grows to 30-50 cm tall.

Copes with Fluorescent Light

Copes with Fluorescent Light

Begonia Rex are best known for their ornamental leaves with crazy shapes and colours…even a metallic sheen.

An indoor plant they thrive with lots of light, though no direct sun. They are great in the bathroom, home or office and tolerate fluorescent light well.

Peperomia

In warmer months, varieties such as the Schumi Red produce flower spikes. Just pinch to remove these when their glory has faded.

A forgiving plant that can tolerate neglect.

Basic care for your cut flowers

Basic care for your cut flowers

Remove wrapping and re-cut the stems at an angle, 2-3 cm from its base. Remove any foliage that will be below the water to help keep the water clean. Arrange in a vase...

Mistletoe Cactus

Mistletoe Cactus

In the wild the Mistletoe Cactus survives in forests and grows from trees, cascading like a fern. Mostly they flower in Spring. In Summer & Autumn some produce berries.