Plant care

Keep them alive. Then make them thrive.

Everything we know about looking after plants, in one place: a free video course, honest guides, and real Plant Doctors for the problems Google can't solve.

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Free video courses

Learn it once, keep them forever

Short, practical videos made by our horticulturists. No sign-up, no jargon, and your progress is saved as you go.

Houseplant Parenting Course

  • 16 videos
  • 34 min total

From picking your first plant to propagating your tenth — light, watering, pet-safety, soil, bugs and beyond. Watch in order or jump straight to the problem in front of you.

What you'll cover

  1. 1Picking the right plant
  2. 2Watering
  3. 3Light
  4. 4Safety around pets & kids
  5. 5Cleaning your plant
  6. 6Plants and humidity
  7. 7Choosing the right soil
  8. 8Pruning
  9. 9Bugs
  10. 10Winter plant care
  11. 11Dropping leaves
  12. 12Types of soil
  13. 13Repotting
  14. 14Propagation
  15. 15Shape & training
  16. 16Natural remedies
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Houseplants styled around a bright bedroom 16 short videos
A leafy corner of houseplants

Urban Gardening Course

  • 13 videos
  • 47 min total

Turn a balcony, patio or doorstep into a thriving container garden — picking plants, pots, potting up, light, water, weather, feeding, pests, herbs and growing your own from seed. Watch in order or jump to whatever your garden needs.

What you'll cover

  1. 1Picking the right plants
  2. 2Choosing containers
  3. 3Potting up
  4. 4Light
  5. 5Watering
  6. 6Extreme weather
  7. 7Feeding
  8. 8Weeding & pruning
  9. 9Pets & wildlife
  10. 10Bugs
  11. 11Holiday care
  12. 12Growing herbs
  13. 13Growing from seed
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A grouping of potted outdoor plants — fatsia, fan palm and fern 13 short videos
Potted citrus trees on a sideboard

The encyclopedia

Jump straight to the answer

Every topic in the course, one tap away. Each lesson is a short video plus a written version you can skim.

Picking the right plantLesson 1 WateringLesson 2 LightLesson 3 Pets & kidsLesson 4 Cleaning your plantLesson 5 HumidityLesson 6 Soil & fertiliserLesson 7 PruningLesson 8 BugsLesson 9 Winter plant careLesson 10 Dropping leavesLesson 11 Types of soilLesson 12 RepottingLesson 13 PropagationLesson 14 Shape & trainingLesson 15 Natural remediesLesson 16

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Read it, don’t just watch it

Every lesson has a written version you can skim in two minutes. Straight answers, no jargon, no guilt.

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Basics

Complete guide to watering

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Complete guide to indoor light

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Complete guide to feeding

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Complete guide to repotting

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How to propagate houseplants

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How to care for your houseplants in summer

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Buying guides

Choosing well is half the battle

Your guide to plants

Light, care levels, watering, pet-safety and size — how to pick a plant that will love your home back.

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Your guide to pots

Sizes, materials, drainage and style — everything that matters when you're choosing a home for a plant.

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When you need a human

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Trained horticulturists, not chatbots. Send a photo and a question for free, or book a one-to-one video consultation for a full diagnosis and care plan.

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