How Is OurHouseplants Organized, and Where Should You Start?

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OurHouseplants is a houseplant website organized into four main content areas: Plant Profiles, Plant Guides, Plant Questions, and a YouTube channel. Where you start depends on what you need: if you have a specific plant and want to know how to care for it, go to Profiles. If you want to learn a general skill like propagation or pest control, go to Guides. If you have a specific curiosity or doubt, check Questions first. The site states it has been online for 13 years and currently hosts 105 houseplant profiles, 39 indoor growing guides, and 36 plant questions.

The Four Main Sections

Profiles — for a specific plant

This is the largest section, with over 100 individual plant profile articles. Each profile is built around the author's growing experience and includes care instructions, problem solutions, photos, and comments from other plant owners. You can also post your own questions on a profile page.

Start here if: you already own a plant (or are considering buying one) and want detailed care information for that exact species.

Guides — for general skills and problems

Guides cover topics that apply across many plants rather than one species. The site names pest control and propagation as examples, and describes the section as covering "loads more in between."

Start here if: your problem isn't tied to one plant — for example, you have pests spreading across several pots, or you want to learn how to propagate in general.

Questions — for specific curiosities

This section collects questions the author has investigated over the years. The examples given on the site are:

  • Should you water using ice cubes?
  • Is it better to top or bottom water?
  • Does music make plants grow faster?

Start here if: you have a specific "is this true?" question rather than a plant identification or care problem.

YouTube — for visual learners

The site also runs a YouTube channel where the author shares tips and experiences on video.

Start here if: you prefer watching care being demonstrated rather than reading about it.

Quick Decision Table

Your situation Where to go
You have a named plant and want its care requirements Profiles
You want to learn propagation, pest control, or another general skill Guides
You have a specific question like "does music help plants grow?" Questions
You want to see care demonstrated visually YouTube
You want to ask other owners about a plant you have The comments section on that plant's Profile

What's Recently Been Added or Updated

The site lists recent articles on its homepage, which is a useful way to see what's current. Recent examples include:

  • Venus Flytrap Problems
  • How to Propagate Rubber Plants
  • Aglaonema
  • How To Get Rid Of Mealybugs
  • Anthurium Vittariifolium
  • Jade Plant

If you're browsing without a specific goal, this list is a reasonable entry point.

How to Navigate

The homepage is divided into the sections described above — Here to Help, Recently Added or Updated Articles, Profiles, Guides, and Questions — so you can jump directly to the section matching your need rather than searching. The site also states that all of its content is free to access.

One thing to note: the site describes itself as written from over two decades of hands-on experience, with a team whose combined experience is nearly 50 years. That context matters mainly for Profiles and Guides, where the care advice is presented as experience-based rather than purely reference material.