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The order of spring pruning: what you only learn by doing
Care Through the Year

The order of spring pruning: what you only learn by doing

If you have already tried the order of spring pruning and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an…

Cecily HartCecily Hart·September 13, 2026·4 min read
Placing plants in a living room: breaking the problem apart
Foliage Plants

Placing plants in a living room: breaking the problem apart

Let us set the limits of placing plants in a living room first: it reliably improves a visible record of growth, and it does not deliver overnight.…

Desmond OkonkwoDesmond Okonkwo·September 10, 2026·4 min read
When to take cuttings: what you only learn by doing
Succulents and Cacti

When to take cuttings: what you only learn by doing

Most people do not fail at when to take cuttings from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the doing…

Rosalind KerrRosalind Kerr·September 10, 2026·4 min read
Shade levels for summer: out of the misconceptions
Care Through the Year

Shade levels for summer: out of the misconceptions

Most people do not fail at shade levels for summer from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the doing…

Victor AshbyVictor Ashby·September 7, 2026·4 min read
How leaf propagation works: why it keeps failing
Succulents and Cacti

How leaf propagation works: why it keeps failing

There is plenty written about how leaf propagation works and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done by the…

Desmond OkonkwoDesmond Okonkwo·September 4, 2026·4 min read
Watering frequency in heat: it isn't actually complicated
Care Through the Year

Watering frequency in heat: it isn't actually complicated

There is plenty written about watering frequency in heat and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done on the…

Rosalind KerrRosalind Kerr·September 1, 2026·4 min read

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LeafyFlora covers home gardening from the inside: four writers, one editorial rule — nothing is published until one of us has done it for at least a month, in a normal home, on a normal budget. The awkward parts stay in the text.