No-till gardening avoids tilling or plowing, leaving the soil intact and allowing beneficial organisms to flourish.

It focuses on layering organic material on top of the soil, mimicking natural processes in forests and grasslands.

Your high-maintenance cockatoo may be worth the trouble, but not your houseplants.

And what if you’re gone at length on a business trip? Will all the houseplants die?

If you love greenery but not extra work, you may be a candidate for low-maintenance houseplants.

Staghorn ferns don’t grow in soil. In the wild, they cling to trees, rocks, or cliff faces, absorbing moisture and nutrients from rain and decaying leaves.

Over time, multiple ferns fuse into a giant colony that can blanket entire tree trunks. They don’t harm their host — they just hitch a ride.