Learn to make your own potting mix to grow plants indoors or on your deck. Learn to make your own potting mix to grow plants indoors or on your deck. It's a simple recipe, though it lacks an ...

Orchids are practically emblematic of fragile, tough-to-grow plants despite the fact that they eke out an existence in leaf litter in their natural habits. Successfully caring for indoor orchids is ...

You can make your own potting mix at home using simple ingredients like compost, sand, and shredded leaves. Compost adds nutrients while wood chips and rocks help your mix drain well and keep plant ...

My gardening season begins on my garage floor. Here I mix potting soil that will nourish this season’s seedlings and replace worn-out soil around the roots of houseplants. The three basic ingredients ...

Person holding handul of orchid bark above plant pot - Vasil Dimitrov/Getty Images Gardeners often use amendments like orchid bark to improve soil drainage. These DIY potting soil recipes help create ...

Container gardening is a very popular topic for Southern California gardeners. Most homes do not have a lot of gardening space, either because of tiny lot size or no lot at all (in the case of condos ...

Most people put their orchid somewhere in the center of their home, far from a window, because they want to admire it when it ...