Journal — Plant Care

These plants are awesome to give as gifts - If you're giving a plant as a gift - we really recommend a plant that's easy to care for. You want your gift to be a lasting, easy care item that your recipient will love for a long time! Here is a great list of awesome easy care plants! 

Levi is an awesome Monstera adansonii- also known as a Swiss Cheese Plant. He comes in several  sizes. You can get him from a young 4.5" to a large floor plant - 2'-3' tall totem pole!  As he ages, the leaves become covered with holes that resemble Swiss cheese. This is a tropical perennial plant from Central and South American that is normally grown as a houseplant. Swiss cheese plant is very easy to grow, and it loves to climb. If you give it a stake or trellis to grow upward, you'll enjoy larger leaves with those unique holes. If you let...

Air plants - or tillandsia - are plants that, in their native environments, live on the bark of trees in tropical climates. Plants like tillandsia are called epiphytic - which means they grow on the surfaces of other plants without harming them. They don't depend on the trees for food - they collect nutrients and water from humidity and rainfall. An Epiphyte lives on the surface of the tree, and needs no soil. There is a myth that airplants just live on air, but that's certainly not the case - they need humidity and moisture!  Colorado has a very arid, dry climate. It's...