Sometimes, when we’re lying in bed, I will listen to Gerry snoring beside me and wonder what life would be like with a younger husband. I’m 52 to his 71, and as time goes by, I notice the age ...

The most out-of-control is a rubber plant that’s grown high like a beanstalk and has roots growing on top of the soil in its pot. I knew I was going to have to prune it and repot it, if only to ...

Orchid expert Jacques Botha spoke to Linda Piegl about how to nurture the Phalaenopsis orchid, which requires precise watering and needs to be kept in a temperature-controlled environment. The ...

Table 1: CPIH, OOH component and CPI index values, and annual and monthly rates UK, March 2024 to March 2025 The Consumer Prices Index including owner occupiers’ housing costs (CPIH) rose by 3.4% in ...

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Photograph by Orly Keiner. Traynor found the sink at Community Forklift, a salvage store near Hyattsville, and refinished it. It’s now a DIY plant bar as well as a space for repotting services and ...

Repotting a succulent (or any plant, really) can be a tedious and messy task, between choosing the right container and carefully moving your plant baby from one home to the next. Succulents may be low ...

Hold that thought, but stock up on potting soil and get to work between storms. It’s spring repotting time. Assorted begonias, ferns and succulents that have been wintering indoors need cleaned ...