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Houseguest: Lauren of Wooden Spoon Herbs Houseguest: Lauren of Wooden Spoon Herbs

Houseguest: Lauren of Wooden Spoon Herbs
Glazed and unglazed terra cotta pottery at Tula Plants & Design in Brooklyn NY. Glazed and unglazed terra cotta pottery at Tula Plants & Design in Brooklyn NY.

Glazed or Terra Cotta – Choosing A Pot for Your Plant
Tula's Tropical Room is a microclimate in itself, where tropicals are clustered together and circulate beneficial heat, light, and humidity. Tula's Tropical Room is a microclimate in itself, where tropicals are clustered together and circulate beneficial heat, light, and humidity.

How to Build A Microclimate for Your Tropical Plants
The front door of Tula Plants & Design in Brooklyn, NY. The front door of Tula Plants & Design in Brooklyn, NY.

Outdoor Space – Taking Plants In And Out With The Seasons
Pest Management In Your Care Routine Pest Management In Your Care Routine

Pest Management In Your Care Routine
How Often Should I Water My Plant? How Often Should I Water My Plant?

How Often Should I Water My Plant?
A Cloud Forest Biome, one of the natural habitats of many tropical plants at Tula Plants & Design. A Cloud Forest Biome, one of the natural habitats of many tropical plants at Tula Plants & Design.

Plant Care Starts with Plant Origin
Examples of soil amendments that add structure, all available at Tula Plants & Design. Examples of soil amendments that add structure, all available at Tula Plants & Design.

4 Simple Soil Structure Recipes
Echeveria Pulvinata 'Frosty' Crested, a collector cultivar cactus for sale at Tula Plants & Design. Echeveria Pulvinata 'Frosty' Crested, a collector cultivar cactus for sale at Tula Plants & Design.

The Wide World of Cultivars
Fertilizer 101 Fertilizer 101

Fertilizer 101
Stenocereus benekei, a rare collector cactus, responsibly cultivated for sale at Tula Plants & Design. Stenocereus benekei, a rare collector cactus, responsibly cultivated for sale at Tula Plants & Design.

Sustainably Collecting Rare Plants
Propagating Tropical Plants Propagating Tropical Plants

Propagating Tropical Plants
Several mother cactus plants with new growth for sale at Tula Plants & Design to celebrate Mother Plant's Day. Several mother cactus plants with new growth for sale at Tula Plants & Design to celebrate Mother Plant's Day.

Propagating Succulents and Cacti
A large Rhipsalis pilocarpa, perfect for use as a mother plant, for sale at Tula Plants & Design. A large Rhipsalis pilocarpa, perfect for use as a mother plant, for sale at Tula Plants & Design.

Caring for Mother Plants
The custom soil station in the Arid Room at Tula Plants & Design. The custom soil station in the Arid Room at Tula Plants & Design.

Soil Science Made Easy
An arrangement of Myrtillocactus geometrizans 'Fukurokuryuzinboku', or Boob cacti, for sale at Tula Plants & Design. An arrangement of Myrtillocactus geometrizans 'Fukurokuryuzinboku', or Boob cacti, for sale at Tula Plants & Design.

Quick Look: Myrtillocactus, Opuntia, Cereus
Variegated Jade (Crassula ovata) pruned and sculpted into a bonsai shape, potted in custom Com Work pottery and photographed at Tula Plants & Design. Variegated Jade (Crassula ovata) pruned and sculpted into a bonsai shape, potted in custom Com Work pottery and photographed at Tula Plants & Design.

Quick Look: Crassula, Senecio, Kalanchoe
Several epiphytic Bromeliads (Guzmania lingulata), show off their beautiful inflorecences in a rainbow of color at Tula Plants & Design. Several epiphytic Bromeliads (Guzmania lingulata), show off their beautiful inflorecences in a rainbow of color at Tula Plants & Design.

Quick Look: Epiphytes
Rare and unusual Sansevierias, or snake plants, for sale at Tula Plants & Design. Rare and unusual Sansevierias, or snake plants, for sale at Tula Plants & Design.

Quick Look: Sansevieria, Haworthia, Gasteria
Tula Co-Founder Christan Summers places a large Euphorbia candelabra alongside a pencil cactus (Euphorbia tirucalli) in the Arid Room at Tula Plants & Design. Tula Co-Founder Christan Summers places a large Euphorbia candelabra alongside a pencil cactus (Euphorbia tirucalli) in the Arid Room at Tula Plants & Design.

Quick Look: Euphorbia
Calathea Beauty Star at Tula Plants & Design Calathea Beauty Star at Tula Plants & Design

Calathea Care in Winter: 3 Dos and Don'ts
A gorgeous and full String of Pearls, or Senecio rowleyanus, photographed at Tula Plants & Design. A gorgeous and full String of Pearls, or Senecio rowleyanus, photographed at Tula Plants & Design.

String of Tips: Senecio Care
A ric rac cactus (Epiphyllum anguliger) alongside Niwaki Garden Snips, both for sale online at Tula Plants & Design. A ric rac cactus (Epiphyllum anguliger) alongside Niwaki Garden Snips, both for sale online at Tula Plants & Design.

Pruning – A Complete Tula Guide
Tula Plants & Design founder Christan Summers pots a Pachycereus Marginatus crested, a rare collector cactus for sale. Tula Plants & Design founder Christan Summers pots a Pachycereus Marginatus crested, a rare collector cactus for sale.

How To Repot A Cactus
A beautiful Fittonia 'red,' or nerve plant, ready to be repotted at Tula Plants & Design. A beautiful Fittonia 'red,' or nerve plant, ready to be repotted at Tula Plants & Design.

How To Repot A Tropical Plant
A begonia, potted in one-of-a-kind pottery by Yuko Nichikawa, for sale at Tula Plants & Design. A begonia, potted in one-of-a-kind pottery by Yuko Nichikawa, for sale at Tula Plants & Design.

Four Signs Your Plant is Ready to Repot
Grow Lights – How to Use Them Well Grow Lights – How to Use Them Well

Grow Lights – How to Use Them Well
Kleinia stapeliiformis, or pickle plant, potted in a one-of-a-kind pot by artist Yuko Nishikawa, photographed at Tula Plants & Design. Kleinia stapeliiformis, or pickle plant, potted in a one-of-a-kind pot by artist Yuko Nishikawa, photographed at Tula Plants & Design.

Top Plants for Intermediate Plant Parents
The Monkey Tail Cactus (Hildewintera colademononis) at Tula Plants & Design receives direct sun in the Arid Room on a frigid winter day. The Monkey Tail Cactus (Hildewintera colademononis) at Tula Plants & Design receives direct sun in the Arid Room on a frigid winter day.

Winter Plant Care, A Guide
Tula Plats & Design's store pet, the fake macaw Petey the Parrot, roosts above a hanging Goldfish Plant (Columnea gloriosa), which is non-toxic to pets. Tula Plats & Design's store pet, the fake macaw Petey the Parrot, roosts above a hanging Goldfish Plant (Columnea gloriosa), which is non-toxic to pets.

The Tula Pet-Safe Plant List
An epiphytic orchid, Caularthron dia bicornutum, attached to a piece of bark at Tula Plants & Design. An epiphytic orchid, Caularthron dia bicornutum, attached to a piece of bark at Tula Plants & Design.

What's the Deal with Orchids?
Cacti like Myrtillocactus and Echinocereus at Tula Plants & Design receive direct sun on a hot August day in Brooklyn. Cacti like Myrtillocactus and Echinocereus at Tula Plants & Design receive direct sun on a hot August day in Brooklyn.

Prepping Your Plants for Summer
A selection of tropical, summer-growing plants at Tula Plants & Design, including Umbrella Tree (Schefflera amate), Rubber Tree (Ficus elastica) and Bird of Paradise (Strelitzia nicolai). A selection of tropical, summer-growing plants at Tula Plants & Design, including Umbrella Tree (Schefflera amate), Rubber Tree (Ficus elastica) and Bird of Paradise (Strelitzia nicolai).

The Best Plants for Summertime
An employee reaches for a grafted cactus at Tula Plants & Design in Brooklyn. An employee reaches for a grafted cactus at Tula Plants & Design in Brooklyn.

Do Plants Have Feelings?
An employee at Tula Plants & Design hangs a Monstera adansonii in the shower for watering and cleaning. An employee at Tula Plants & Design hangs a Monstera adansonii in the shower for watering and cleaning.

Spring Cleaning Your Plants
A couple browses a selection of epiphytic plants including Night Blooming Cereus (Epiphyllum oxypetalum) at Tula Plants & Design. A couple browses a selection of epiphytic plants including Night Blooming Cereus (Epiphyllum oxypetalum) at Tula Plants & Design.

Save A Flower, Give A Plant!
Following root rot, a treated and rerooted boob cactus at Tula Plants & Design. Following root rot, a treated and rerooted boob cactus at Tula Plants & Design.

How to Save A Dying Plant
Succulents grouped together in direct sunlight at Tula Plants & Design. Succulents grouped together in direct sunlight at Tula Plants & Design.

Holiday Travel – Keeping Your Plants Healthy
A Tula Plants & Design employee waters an umbrella tree (Schefflera amate) in the store's green tile shower. A Tula Plants & Design employee waters an umbrella tree (Schefflera amate) in the store's green tile shower.

Water and Light, or, Can I Feed My Plant LaCroix?
Blooming in A Bed of Spines – Six Tips on Cactus Flowers Blooming in A Bed of Spines – Six Tips on Cactus Flowers

Blooming in A Bed of Spines – Six Tips on Cactus Flowers