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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.