About Plantvale.
Plantvale is an independent reference site about growing plants: profiles of houseplants, garden plants, mushrooms and tea plants, and practical care guides in plain language.
How the site is made
Plantvale is published by the Fjords Team, a small independent publisher. We are not botanists, and we are not a brand.
Every profile and guide is desk-researched from published horticultural and botanical sources, cross-checked, and written in plain language. We do not run a trial garden or a test lab, and we do not claim to have grown every plant or used every product we describe. Where safety is involved - plants that are toxic to pets or people, wild mushrooms - the answer always ends the same way: when a plant's identity or safety is in any doubt, confirm it with a specialist before you act.
The aim: cover every common houseplant and garden plant a grower actually keeps, with honest care needs, honest difficulty, and a clear answer to "is this plant right for my space?"
What you'll find here
- 724 profiles - 331 houseplants, 259 garden plants, 90 mushrooms and 44 tea plants. Origin, appearance, light, watering, growing, problems, and who each one suits best.
- 50+ care guides - watering, light, propagation, repotting, pests, and choosing the right plant. Updated as seasons and conditions change.
- No fluff sections - no "10 reasons plants make you happy" filler. If a topic doesn't need 2000 words, it doesn't get 2000 words.
Editorial principles
- Independent. No brand pays for placement. Recommendations are based on published specifications, price and value.
- Honest about difficulty. If a plant is genuinely hard, we say so - instead of calling everything "easy care."
- Affiliate-honest. Some links earn us a commission - disclosed on every page. Commission never influences a recommendation.
- Updated, not abandoned. Care needs shift through the year. We revisit and refresh guides, not just stamp a fresh date on them.
Who's behind it
Plantvale is published by the Fjords Team. We keep individual names quiet because the goal is for the content to be useful, not for the brand to be about us. How we work is set out in the editorial policy. Found a mistake, or want to reach us? Email hello@plantvale.com.