Author

Richard Blackwell

Richard Blackwell writes for the garden desk at Biology Insights, specializing in indoor plant selection and care. Based in Columbia, South Carolina, he spent 26 years in retail horticulture, starting as a store nursery department manager and later directing wholesale plant buying for a regional garden center chain. Blackwell received an undergraduate degree in agribusiness. He continues to consult for local greenhouse growers on commercial inventory alongside his editorial work.

How to Water Plants When You Have a Water Softener Gardening
How to Keep Water Hyacinths Over Winter Botany
Do Humidity Trays Work for Houseplants?Houseplants
Common Syngonium Leaf Problems and How to Handle Them Houseplants
How to Revive Dead Ivy and Keep It From Dying Again Houseplants
What Kind of Begonia Do I Have? A Guide to Identification Botany
Why Bromeliad Leaves Turn Brown and What to Do About It Houseplants
Identifying Common Philodendron Problems With Photos Houseplants
How to Grow Elodea: A Step-by-Step Aquatic Plant Guide Botany
How Does a Humidity Tray Work for Plants?Houseplants
How Much Water Do Snake Plants Actually Need?Houseplants
How to Care for a Wandering Jew Plant Inside Houseplants
Where to Buy a Chocolate Mint Plant and Grow It Houseplants
How Often Should You Water a Yucca Plant?Houseplants
How to Grow Wisteria in a Pot Trees & Shrubs
How to Grow Colocasia (Elephant Ear)Flowers
How Often Should You Water a Poinsettia?Houseplants
How to Care for Bougainvillea in Pots Flowers
How to Grow Exotic Plants: A Guide to Specialized Care Botany
Anthurium Spots on Leaves: Causes and Treatments Houseplants
Common Yucca Rostrata Problems and How to Fix Them Trees & Shrubs
Why Your Cordyline Leaves Are Dying and What to Do Houseplants
Calathea Flowering: Why It’s Rare and How to Encourage It Houseplants
Why Is My Spider Plant Pale? Causes and Solutions Houseplants
Spider Plant Roots: Care, Problems, and Propagation Houseplants
Why Are My Calathea Leaves Curling?Houseplants
Where to Buy Vanilla Bean Plants and How to Care for Them Edibles
Do All Plants Like Humidity?Botany
Can an Air Plant Be Revived? Signs & Steps Houseplants
What Plants Need Misting and Which to Avoid Houseplants