Rubber plants are wonderful plants to have in your home, office, practically any warm indoor space. It is from these plants that we derive the sap needed to create rubber, but rest assured you won’t have to contend with that if you are cultivating them in your home because that production does not begin until the plants have reached full maturity, which when grown has houseplants it hardly ever reaches. At the end of the…

Rubber plants can get quite large unless you prune them to effectively control their size. If you fail to properly prune rubber plants the branches will find it difficult to support the weight of additional branches and leaves. This usually results in the snapping of branches or an otherwise ugly and uncontrolled visual display. Pruning your rubber tree doesn’t have to be particularly complicated and in fact, as is the case with most plants, pruning…

Rubber trees are wonderful houseplants and if you already have a successful rubber plant or know someone who does, there’s no reason you shouldn’t be able to collect two or three more. Propagating can seem intimidating at first, however, you shouldn’t shy away from it until you’ve tried it and it’s actually good fun. With rubber plants, there are two main ways that you can propagate. The first is by taking cuttings, similar to how…

If you are looking for a large indoor plant to truly make an impact, there are many from which to choose. Not all houseplants have to be small. In fact, with larger indoor plants you can grow nearly an entire garden inside and fill your space with colour and light. Most larger houseplants are easy to grow with the right amount of light, which usually means direct, for example in front of a window that…