Houseplant Care
A Cat-Approved Planter Your Feline Friends Will Love!
Are your cats chowing down on your precious houseplants? Prevent further destruction by providing your furry friends with their very own planter filled with all their favorite plants!
Read MoreHow To Combat Houseplant Pests and Diseases
Indoor houseplants aren’t immune to pesky insects, fungi, and other nuisances. Here are some tips on how to knock out common pests and diseases.
Read MoreMerry Jane January: Growing Hemp In The Illinois Home
Recreational cannabis has just been legalized in Illinois, so we’re anticipating a whole new crop of budding gardeners showing a newfound interest in plant care. Here’s our guide to growing hemp at home here in Illinois.
Read MoreCreating a Desktop Terrarium
01Top 5 Plants for Terrariums 02 Creating a Terrarium 03 Terrarium Care Sometimes a little desk decor can spruce up our workspace enough that we dread heading to the office just a little less. The same can…
Read MoreIndoor Herb Gardening
01 How to Grow Herbs Inside Your House 02 Light and Your Indoor Kitchen Herb Garden 03 Humidity and Your Indoor Kitchen Herb Garden 04 Protect Your Indoor Herb Garden…
Read MoreSeed Starting and Indoor Growing
Here in the Midwest, outdoor conditions aren’t always ideal for plants to thrive – particularly during those first few months of seeding and sprouting in late winter and early spring. All it takes is an unexpected frost or heavy winds for your garden to suffer and then it’s Game Over. Luckily, with the help of a few tools from our garden centre, you can eliminate the risks of growing outside and start growing your plants safely indoors. It’s easier than you think!
Read MoreBreathe Life Into Your Home With Our Top 10 Favorite Houseplants
Aside from the many beneficial roles they play – air purifier, oxygen producer, mood booster – houseplants add an element of style to your decor that can’t be mimicked by just anything else and they have a unique way of making a home feel – well, homier. There’s something about the delicate demeanor of a lacy leaf overarching from its container, or the way a tropical plant makes you feel like you’re on an island.
Houseplants provide a unique sense of joy to our surroundings that we just can’t get enough of. That being said, it can be overwhelming to select the perfect plant, or group of plants, for you and your home, and for those who don’t have much experience, it’s hard to know where to begin. To help you make the right choice for you, we’ve highlighted our top ten favorite houseplants to get you started!
Bamboo Care
How to Care for Lucky Bamboo Also Known As Dracaena Sanderiana At Alsip Nursery we offer a large variety of individual stalks as well as pre-made bamboo arrangements. Bamboo has become…
Read MoreAir Plant Care
Air Plants – Tillandsia Air Plants also go by the name of Tillandsia and require little care. During certain times in the season Tilliandsia features beautiful colorful leaves. Bright indirect light is best. Use…
Read MoreHouseplant Care Tips
Alsip Home & Nursery has one of the largest selections in the area of the highest quality house plants to make your interior space as interesting and soothing as your exterior…
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