Plant Profiles & Stories

Read Lavender Before You Draw It: Observation as a Selection Tool

Read Lavender Before You Draw It: Observation a...

Learn how to observe lavender's leaves, square stems, flower whorls and bracts to choose the right variety and capture it in sketches and photographs.

Read Lavender Before You Draw It: Observation a...

Learn how to observe lavender's leaves, square stems, flower whorls and bracts to choose the right variety and capture it in sketches and photographs.

Monstera deliciosa: Read the Leaf Before You Choose the Pot

Monstera deliciosa: Read the Leaf Before You Ch...

Read a Monstera deliciosa by leaf shape and aerial roots, then decide when to repot, add a climbing support or take stem cuttings.

Monstera deliciosa: Read the Leaf Before You Ch...

Read a Monstera deliciosa by leaf shape and aerial roots, then decide when to repot, add a climbing support or take stem cuttings.

Tea Plant Parts: How Form and Texture Shape a Living Display

Tea Plant Parts: How Form and Texture Shape a L...

Understand the parts of Camellia sinensis and how shoots, leaves, stems, flowers and roots change the look of a container or garden display.

Tea Plant Parts: How Form and Texture Shape a L...

Understand the parts of Camellia sinensis and how shoots, leaves, stems, flowers and roots change the look of a container or garden display.

Choosing and Training Monstera deliciosa for Compact Growth

Choosing and Training Monstera deliciosa for Co...

Learn how to select and train Monstera deliciosa for compact growth, including reading internode spacing, using a climbing support, managing light, and pruning older stem sections.

Choosing and Training Monstera deliciosa for Co...

Learn how to select and train Monstera deliciosa for compact growth, including reading internode spacing, using a climbing support, managing light, and pruning older stem sections.

Olive Trees: The Chemistry Behind the Fruit and How Growing Shapes It

Olive Trees: The Chemistry Behind the Fruit and...

Understand the compounds in olive fruit, including oleuropein and phenolics, and how cultivar, sunlight, water, harvest timing and prompt handling affect curing and oil quality.

Olive Trees: The Chemistry Behind the Fruit and...

Understand the compounds in olive fruit, including oleuropein and phenolics, and how cultivar, sunlight, water, harvest timing and prompt handling affect curing and oil quality.

Agaves in Small Spaces: Designing a Miniature Pollinator Garden

Agaves in Small Spaces: Designing a Miniature P...

Grow compact agaves in containers and pair them with nectar-rich companions to create a small-space garden that supports pollinators and handles the agave's once-only bloom.

Agaves in Small Spaces: Designing a Miniature P...

Grow compact agaves in containers and pair them with nectar-rich companions to create a small-space garden that supports pollinators and handles the agave's once-only bloom.