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How plants can enhance productivity at work?
Entering the 3rd week into the new year, #BlueMonday is for real. Don’t you think? If you are buried under the mountain … More
Which plants are safe for pets?
Before we understand which plants are pet-friendly, let’s make sense of what causes plants to be toxic? Plant toxicity is … More
Why Plants and Nature Should be in your Hierarchy of Needs
Maslow’s Motivational Model in the Context of Nature If you are familiar with Maslow and the hierarchy of needs (1943, … More
Which Plants Are and Aren’t Susceptible to the Cold?
In these past weeks and especially at PlantekaWalk, we have been asked many questions about plants in wintertime. One of … More
Which Plants are Happiest in Your Bathroom?
To get the best out of your plants, you’ll need to be aware of the conditions in which they will … More
Make Your Own DIY Moss Pole
Here at Planteka we are always trying to come up with new ways to have fun and enjoy plants. Today, … More
How to prepare your plants for plant swap?
Plant swaps are a great way to meet with other plant parents, to feel connected with fellow plant lovers. If … More
Autumn and Winter Plant Preparation and Care
As you’d expect, autumn brings new challenges to plant lovers, first and foremost, the challenge to prepare your plants in … More
Which plants are air purifying and how do they clean the air?
Air purifiers are plants which take toxins from the air; although this is a bit of a misnomer because all … More
A Guide for Buying New Plants
Buying new plants is an invigorating experience, but a frightening one too. Some plants can be expensive and are an … More
How to use Ollas as Self-Watering System for Plants?
Ollas are an ancient form of watering your plants during the summer months. It is a method to hydrate the … More
How to Create a Seed Bank and Grow Your Own Plants
Let’s begin our preparations for PlantekaFest Spring Edition.. 🙂 One of our workshop themes for this year is going to be … More
How to help a new stuck leaf unfurl?
New Leaves and Common Leafy Issues With springtime comes an exciting moment in all plant keepers calendars. New leaves and … More
How to Improve Your Mental Health with Plants
Take care of plants and let them take care of you! Mental health is at the core of who we are … More
Care for Yourself as You Would Your Plants
We have said it before, and undoubtedly we will say it again, care for yourself as you would your plants. … More
How to Propagate a Plant from Roots?
Propagating Plants from Roots So to finally close our series about propagation, i am going to share and explain about a … More
Plant Propagation with Leaf Cuttings
How to propagate with or without a petiole? Following on from our previous posts about propagation. 1. Whole leaf cuttings: … More
How to Propagate a Plant from a Stem?
Hello again! If you have been following on from the previous propagation posts, welcome back! If not, well.. read on for … More
A Basic Guide to Plant Propagation
Now this is a fun one… Let’s make some plant babies. This is a super easy concept but with much … More
Planteka Birthday Message
We all know the gift of a plant is the best gift you could give someone… But what do we, … More