When temperatures are rising outside, a cool home is all the more important. But what if all the usual means - ventilating the rooms, darkening the windows - fail to bring relief? Before cranking up ...

In the warmer months, it’s tempting to blast the air conditioner in an effort to stay cool. There’s a much cheaper, more environmentally friendly way to keep the temperature down in your house: plants ...

On Usap Tayo, we discuss simple, affordable, and effective ways to keep homes cool this summer, from using indoor plants and ...

The popularity of cacti and succulents has made these once-specialty plants widely available and introduced a new generation ...

As Tovah Martin notes in Once Upon a Windowsill, “When the Victorians first laid eyes on palms in the great public gardens, it was definitely love at first sight.” Gardeners’ “frond-ship” with indoor ...

Winter brings with it harsh, freezing weather conditions, and it's something many plants in our gardens simply can't survive. So what better way to protect them than to bring them indoors and enjoy ...

Though the year has just begun, cool-season crops can begin to be grown outdoors in a few short months. Spring showers will soon moisten the soil, the hours of sunlight will extend, and the ground ...

Indoor gardeners aren’t affected by the change of seasons. If it’s cold, turn up the heat. If it’s dark, use better lighting.