Houseplant Love Languages: Ways to Connect to Your Houseplants
Understanding your houseplant’s love language is key to fostering a thriving relationship with your plant. Just as humans express and receive love, so too do our planted companions. By recognizing...
The Art of Ikebana: Celebrating the Present Through Floral Arrangements
Known as the Japanese art of flower arranging, ikebana is an expressive art form that dates as far back as 1400 A.D. In contrast to Western flower arrangements, ikebana embraces the impermanence of...
Black Houseplants: Your Guide to an Indoor Goth Garden
We love the bold impact of a color garden, or a garden filled with a single, specific hue. One of our favorite types of color gardens is an all-black goth...
Photo Journal: A Walk Through Madame Ganna Walska’s Lotusland
The beautifully bizarre Lotusland was founded and created by the eccentric and visionary Madame Ganna Walska. Known for her extravagant wealth and love for art in all of its forms,...
Memories in Green: A Collection of Plant Stories from Our Staff
Tending to plant cuttings passed down through generations, wedding gifts, gifts for healing and for grieving—Hearing plant stories in our storefronts and online overfills us with joy and reminds us...
Growing Houseplants in Harmony With Pets
As summer peeks around the corner and our plants show off new growth, our furry friends have more opportunities to reach them. Though there are many non-toxic plants that can...
Celebrate Earth Day With Us: A Love Letter to the Ginkgo Tree
What better way to celebrate Earth Day than to plant a tree? This year we are talking about the many gifts trees give us, with a special tribute to one...
Celebrating 20 Years: A Conversation with our Founder
Plants have the power to inspire, connect, and transform – they’re our reason for being, and a gift to be shared. We founded Pistils Nursery in 2001, and for the...
Should You Sing to Your Plants? Here's What the Science Says
Can plants enjoy music just as we do? And can listening to music help them develop? If so, maybe we're not so different as we seem. The possible correlation between exposure...
Plant Podcasts: Five Favorites for Plant Education, Inspiration and Appreciation
Plants make us more at home in the world, offering a lifetime of fascinating perspective to those who take the time to look a little closer and educate themselves. Here...
Drought Tolerant Plants: Our 15 Favorites for Late Summer Gardens
Like any season, late summer arrives with its own charms. We linger outside on long, balmy evenings. We begin to miss the sound of rain on the roof. We see...
Plant Care = Self Care: Discover the Health Benefits of Houseplants
You don’t have to tell us that houseplants are beautiful, and that tending to them can quickly become a hobby and, for some of us, an obsession. No matter who...
