Plant Problems & Care

Honest troubleshooting and plant care guides for beginners.
Covers yellow leaves, brown tips, overwatering, root rot,
and pests — plus complete care guides for snake plants,
pothos, monstera, calathea, peace lily, ZZ plant, spider
plant, rubber plant, jade plant, and more.

A cozy apartment with a collection of the best plants for beginners including pothos, snake plant, and succulents arranged on shelves and floor in warm morning light

Best Plants for Beginners: 15 Picks That Are Actually Hard to Kill

Tom Greer / February 24, 2026

Seven plants. That’s the average number of houseplants a millennial has killed before figuring out what they were doing wrong. […]

A cozy apartment living room corner with a collection of low maintenance indoor plants including pothos, snake plant, and ZZ plant in various pots

Plant Problems & Care

Low Maintenance Indoor Plants: 12 Hard-to-Kill Picks for Beginners, Apartments, and Busy People

Tom Greer / February 21, 2026

You walked past a plant shop last spring. Something green caught your eye — a glossy pothos in a terracotta