Posts by Mark Bennett

I personally had a lot of trial and error when figuring out how often my succulents need watering. I found that the generic advice I read about online was not satisfactory as, in my opinion, how...

I love succulents, so I can understand your pain if yours is dying! I have kept almost every succulent variety at one point or other, from Haworthia to aloe vera, and I have personally encountered...

I love orchids, and I have grown them for many years. I've learned (through some trial and error) the best watering frequency for orchids and how this changes through the seasons. There is so...

Pothos are one of my favourite houseplants as they are very easy to look after (once we know how to water them!) and, in my experience, the easiest plant to propagate. For this reason, I have many...

In my opinion, ivy is one of the most elegant and beautiful houseplants, which lends an air of grandeur to any hearth, window sill, or shelf its tendrils cascade down from. So, I imagine my horror...

I love ivy plants, but the watering can be tricky. If we water them too much, they can develop root rot, whereas if we do not water them quite enough, they can wilt and not grow well. How we water...