Monstera Care Guide: Light, Watering, Pot Size and Common Problems in the UK
How to care for a monstera in a British home — concrete watering figures, pot material and size, winter light levels and what to do when it goes leggy.
Plant care guides for the plants you actually own
Light, watering, humidity, soil and pot choice for the houseplants most UK homes have, written with British winter conditions in mind. If you're about to repot one, the pot size calculator will tell you the diameter and volume to move up to.
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Individual care pages for the houseplants most UK homes actually have, with watering figures set for British light and British winters. If one of them is ready for a bigger pot, the pot size calculator works out the diameter and volume to move up to.
Understanding Drainage Setup Checker
A practical guide to Drainage Setup Checker: what it means, how it works, and how to use the interactive drainage setup checker.
Understanding Planter Finder
A practical guide to Planter Finder: what it means, how it works, and how to use the interactive planter finder.
Understanding Plant Health Checker
A practical guide to Plant Health Checker: what it means, how it works, and how to use the interactive plant health checker.
Understanding Pot Size Calculator
A practical guide to Pot Size Calculator: what it means, how it works, and how to use the interactive pot size calculator.
Understanding Plants for My Room Finder
A practical guide to Plants for My Room Finder: what it means, how it works, and how to use the interactive plants for my room finder.
Snake Plant Care Guide: Watering, Pot Material and Low-Light Tolerance in the UK
How to care for a snake plant in British conditions — how rarely to water in winter, why terracotta is the best pot, and the one mistake that kills them.
Peace Lily Care Guide: Watering, Humidity, Pot Choice and Drooping in the UK
How to care for a peace lily in a British home — watering frequency, humidity in centrally heated rooms, pot material and what drooping actually means.
Pothos Care Guide: Light, Watering, Trailing and Pot Size in the UK
How to care for pothos in British conditions — watering frequency, where to place a trailing plant, pot size for healthy growth and when to propagate.
Spider Plant Care Guide: Light, Watering, Offsets and Pot Size in the UK
How to care for a spider plant in a British home — watering in winter, what to do with offsets, pot size for a rootbound specimen and brown tips.
ZZ Plant Care Guide: Low Light, Infrequent Watering and Pot Choice in the UK
How to care for a ZZ plant in British conditions — genuinely low-light tolerant, rarely needs watering, and the pot material that matches its needs.
Fiddle Leaf Fig Care Guide: Light, Watering and Why the Pot Matters in the UK
How to care for a fiddle leaf fig in a British home — the light it needs, precise watering, pot sizing and the brown spots that mean you got it wrong.