Turning Your Indoor Jungle from Tragic to Magic: Chive Tips for Plant Perfection

The intersection of pet ownership and plant parenthood represents one of the more peculiar challenges of modern domestic life. Here exists a demographic of humans who have somehow convinced themselves...

One might think that selecting a planter pot involves nothing more than finding a container that doesn't actively repel soil. But like choosing a roommate or a dermatologist, the decision...

The thing about plant people is they're never satisfied with just one plant. It starts innocently enough—a small succulent on a desk, a modest pothos in the kitchen—but before long,...

Large Plants for North Facing Windows: When Sunlight Plays Hard to Get One might think that north-facing windows are where houseplants go to die, like some kind of vegetative purgatory....

How to repot a plant comes down to three signs, one rule, and one soil decision that most people get wrong. Chive Studio has been making drainage pots since 1999. The neighbor in the white linen pants already knows — find out what he does.

The relationship between a plant and its pot resembles nothing so much as a marriage arranged by well-meaning relatives. On paper, everything seems perfectly matched—the sizes are compatible, the colors...

In the quiet hours of morning, while most neighbors slumber peacefully in their beds, one can often find the dedicated gardener hunched over a collection of glass jars, examining roots...

One might think that plants simply grow without much intervention, but gardeners know better. Just like an unruly teenager's haircut, plants need regular pruning to maintain their dignity. The neighbors...

The neighbors across the street have what can only be described as a botanic empire expanding across their porch. Each morning, the woman of the house—let's call her Doris, though...

One might wonder about the people who spend Saturday afternoons wandering through garden centers, examining clay vessels as if they contained the secrets of the universe rather than future homes...

Hanging plants indoor transform your space by activating the vertical dimension most rooms leave unused. Choose trailing varieties like pothos or string of hearts based on your ceiling height and light. The ceiling was always there — you just haven't been using it yet.

There's something wonderfully delusional about believing one can transform into a plant parent overnight. The fantasy typically begins in someone else's living room, where a magnificent green specimen towers majestically...