Many people fail to realize the advantages of the north window, when they begin to create a luxuriant green environment in their homes. The north window offers ideal growing conditions for many pla

Most house plants need to be repotted annually: the best time to do this is in spring when your plants are beginning to grow again after a winter period of slow or very little growth. Make the firs

Bottle gardens are both popular and amusing. All you need for a bottle garden is a very large bottle, jar or car

South-facing windowsills are perfect for some of the more exotic flowering house plants. Consider the flower colour as part of the room’s scheme; and bear in mind the size and shape of the plants

As a rule it will be found practical only to place comparatively small plants right in the window spaces. Too large plants get in the way and they also restrict the amount of light entering the room.

The weird shapes of these fleshy plants are an endless source of fascination, especially when exotic flowers bloom on them. The flowers of cacti are particularly exquisite and brilliant. Some grow

For either formal or informal pools, the water lily, perhaps, should be the first considered, for it is the queen of the water garden. The first essential for successful culti

The art of Bonsai is like the art of Japanese flower arranging. Bonsai look best if shown off on their own and very simply dis

It may seem strange to put together in one section two unrelated families of plants, but I have chosen to do this because I believe the combination of conifers and heathers indoors (often as