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Plant types: Begonia, Peperomia, Saintpaulia Secateurs, rooting aid/hormone (optional), propagating pots or tray filled with soil Using secateurs or scissors, trim off a healthy leaf close to the stem. Remove the petiole (the stalk that joins the

Plant stylist Hilton is the author of Wild At Home: How To Style And Care For Beautiful Plants. Turn to page 52 where he shares his expertise on how to choose plants to suit your living space. Emma’s love of gardening under glass started when she wa

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Epipremnum aureum has large, glossy green leaves with irregular cream and yellow streaks and blotches, and is valued for its air-purifying qualities. The variety Golden Pothos also tolerates lower light levels without losing its variegation and looks

The jade plant, commonly called the money plant, is a very popular succulent houseplant that’s been found on shelves for generations. (It’s not to be confused with the money tree, which is the common name for Pachira aquatica.) Once established as a

Fully deserving of its common name, cast iron plant, the aspidistra is extremely resilient and has a wonderful ability to thrive on very little care. The fact that it also copes with pollution gives rise to its alternative name, bar-room plant. The a

If you’re looking for a Ficus with a difference, this one packs a punch. Ficus lyrata has huge, glossy leaves with prominent veins. The leaves are much larger than most other Ficus, growing up to 30cm long and 13cm wide, with a fabulous fiddle-like s

The parlour palm was popular with the Victorians and remains a firm favourite. An elegant plant, easy to look after, with excellent air purifying qualities, it’s undemanding in terms of light, water, temperature, humidity and feeding, making it perfe

Spathiphyllum wallisii Lima is a mid-sized peace lily with lots of beautiful, glossy, dark green leaves and large white spathes that last for weeks. This plant filters out airborne toxins – including substances such as formaldehyde and benzene – so i

Love will definitely be in the air with this charming, trailing semi-succulent vine. Ceropegia woodii has small heart-shaped leaves with a delightful green lace pattern that grow in opposite pairs along a trailing vine. The pinkish-purple undersides

Senecio rowleyanus is a wonderful succulent with amazing, trailing stems of oval, bead-like leaves, each with a vertical, semi-translucent line running to its tip which assists photosynthesis. Flowers appear on tall, slender stems as small, white fuz

Sansevieria zeylanica is a tough, hardy plant. The long, sword-like leaves are dark green with wavy lighter green and white bands. They have rather a rugged, shabby-chic appearance. Sansevieria zeylanica aren’t as common as Sansevieria trifasciata, b

My ’70s childhood was filled with houseplants. An enormous Boston fern was much prized by my Mum, and even my dolls’ house had its own plastic Swiss cheese plant. I now find myself in a city-centre flat with no outside space to call my own, so housep

If you have plenty of floor space, why not fill it with block colours, acid brights and eye-popping shades in the form of these hand-woven baskets? Bound to lift the spirits and bring colour to your home, they’re made by weaving cooperatives in Kenya

Peperomia (as a genus). Zamioculcas zamiifolia (ZZ Plant). Know your light. Great Bear Rainforest on the Pacific coast of British Columbia, Canada. My parents. ■

Showing off smaller plants should cause you no drama thanks to this little llama. Made from shiny white porcelain, with adorable features and four sturdy feet, this cute camelid has plenty of space to spare on his back for cacti, cuttings and housepl

Want to bring outdoor blooms and sprigs of foliage indoors, or looking for a place to put bunches of herbs so they’re on hand when you’re cooking? Add a touch of greenery to any corner with this quirky hippo wall vase by Gisela Graham. It’s also idea

Rope (hardware stores and ships’ chandlers offer a good choice), large metal rings, wall hooks suited to your type of wall Measure out a piece of rope 14ft (4.3m) long. Align that cut piece with your roll of rope and cut 11 more pieces of the same l

Typically found on forest floors, a fern’s soil mixture should include plenty of organic matter and coarse fibre. Ferns love growing under or on the rotting carcasses of fallen trees, so try to imagine and replicate this kind of environment for them.

Designed by Anna Mercurio, a graduate of The Institute of Design in Naples, these sleek, simple three-dimensional spheres turn your plants into striking works of art. You can see why they’ve been named Saturno – they look a little bit like the planet

Perfect for your spider (from Mars?) plants, this Bowie plant pot is as wonderful as the late rockstar himself. If you love this adorable mini ceramic plant pot as much as we do, be sure to check out the rest of KraftyKDesign’s creations – there’s ev

This essential book is invaluable for anybody who’s just starting off in the world of houseplants. Everything you need to know about keeping plants indoors – from pots and practicalities to displaying and maintaining – is covered here, all clearly la

Whenever you take a plant out of its pot, you should take the opportunity to perform a few helpful maintenance tasks to ensure the roots re-establish themselves as quickly as possible. First, unpot the plant. If the pot is planted in a plastic nurser