How to Take Care of Your Indoor Aloe Vera Plant Aloe vera is a popular indoor plant best known for its health benefits. Early Egypt was one of the first to discover its usefulness, dubbing it as the “plant of immortality” worthy as a gift for pharaohs. Today, it still receives the same recognition, but…

Fiddle leaf fig plants are a dramatic addition to any household. Named for its broad, violin-shaped leaves, the fiddle leaf fig is the darling of home decor. Fiddle leaf fig plants are extraordinarily popular, with hashtags in over 100,000 Instagram posts. But popularity doesn’t mean that they’re easy to care for. Fiddle leaf fig plants…

The Aloe vera plant—a perennial succulent in the lily family—is one you’re likely already familiar with. It’s elegantly beautiful and super easy to care for, and for these reasons extremely popular as a house plant. You may also have heard (or experienced firsthand) that the juice of Aloe vera leaves is an effective remedy for…

The Importance of Measuring Moisture in the Soil Growing up in a house with a big backyard and lots of big trees, flower and veggie gardens I have watched my parents obsess over their garden. So when I moved out I wanted to create my own garden. I wasn’t going to let living in an apartment…