Houseplants
How to Choose a Houseplant at the Nursery: A Shopping Checklist
Check your room, inspect the plant, ask useful questions and decide whether to choose it, ask for help or walk away.
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Living with Plants
Make room for
a little more green.
Plants change the way a space feels. Step into Gloria’s world of plants, patience, and passion.
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Brighter days.
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Thoughtful finds for
everyday plant care.
Selected pots and planters
from the Plants Spark Joy archive.
White planter & stand
This two-tone round stoneware planter is an attractive piece on its own.
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Geometric ceramic duo
Featuring geometric pattern, classic black and white palettes, gold line detailing, this appealing flower pot allows you to display greenery in an elegant and chic way.
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Growing Pains
A little peace.
A little plant care.
Get to know your Peace Lily, from the first leaf to the next bloom.
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Plant People
People. Plants.
Places.
Step inside the spaces that grow with their people. Meet Gloria, and the plants that make her world a little greener.
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Published guides and stories, ordered by their first publication dates.
Houseplants
Can a Grow-Light Bulb Work in Your Living-Room Lamp? Check the Setup Before You Buy
Check the lamp and bulb as a pair, then work out whether useful light can reach the leaves you want to grow.
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Going Away? Make a Houseplant Watering Plan Your Sitter Can Follow
Before you leave, give each pot a check plan. Then decide who can follow it while you are away.
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