When the temperature drops below freezing, you get the perfect conditions to make and display beautiful ice luminaries.

That’s a very thoughtful gift. But I’m about to move 800 miles away. I’ve always thought that people who love plants generally tend to be generous. In my neighborhood alone, there are three little fre ...

When it comes to living Christmas decorations, it's hard to top the Christmas cactus. This perennial favorite is known and loved for its tropical blooms that show up around the holidays every year. It ...

I like to think of myself as a writer who gardens and a gardener who writes. I was hooked into this lifestyle more than a decade ago, when I decided that my new husband’s tomato patch had to be ...

Kombucha is gaining popularity as a drink of choice not only for its delicious taste, but its health benefits too. Kombucha is chock full of probiotics and antioxidants. Many people believe that ...

Over the past few years, there has been a veritable explosion in houseplant popularity. Already steadily on the rise, houseplant sales grew 50% to $1.7 billion in 2019. Then COVID-19 happened and the ...

I don’t know about you, but I love the look of greens tucked around my home for the holidays. Nothing says Christmas more than pine boughs and sprigs of holly. Not to mention, it’s pretty hard to beat ...

You can get these results every year by doing this one thing. When it comes to Christmas cactuses, there is one complaint I hear time and again: “I can never get mine to bloom.” That’s understandable, ...

With a name like butterfly bush, it’s easy to see why Buddleja is such a popular landscaping plant. After all, who wouldn’t enjoy more of these beautiful insects in their backyard? And with the push ...

Hey there, my name is Tracey. I’m the editor-in-chief here at Rural Sprout. Many of our readers already know me from our popular Sunday newsletters. (You are signed up for our newsletters, right?) ...