The Big Plant Library
180 profiles - houseplants, garden plants, mushrooms and tea plants, with full care and growing guides.
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Grow & harvest
Make with plants
The kitchen garden
Vegetables under glass and in the beds, herbs on the sill, and fruit from a pot or a patio tree - grow it, harvest it, and preserve the glut.
Light & Watering
Choosing Plants
Problem Solving
Best Houseplants for Beginners
The plants that are nearly impossible to kill - ranked by how forgiving they are.
Harvest & preserve
Cook the harvest
Drying & Preserving the Harvest
Grew more than you can eat? Turn a glut into a year-round larder - drying, freezing and storing.
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Plant Finder
Answer a few questions about your space and get houseplants that will actually thrive there.
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Five quick questions about your space and your habits, and we'll match you to a plant you'll actually keep alive. No wrong answers - just be honest about the watering.
A bit of fun, not gospel - use it as a nudge, then dig into the guides for the real detail.
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