Spider plants (chlorophytum comosum) are sometimes underappreciated. They are easy to keep alive, but a little extra care brings them from humble greenery to glorious. These days there are varieties ...

A black-and-yellow garden spider up close - Wirestock Creators/Shutterstock When planning out a home garden, chances are you are not doing so to purposely attract spiders. Most types of spiders are ...

On a warm, dry summer day, some of my plants’ leaves had a sprinkling of light dots. Some were turning an unhealthy, ugly bronze color. The underside of the leaves revealed webbing, indicating that ...

Spider mites can be a problem on many different plants, both indoors and outdoors. But at times, it seems like they have a special preference for tomatoes. Typically, we first notice we might have a ...

Each summer, the air is filled with what looks like cottonwood down but is really a host of infant spiders, riding the wind on silken parachutes. Thanks to E.B. White's charming story, "Charlotte's ...

My spider plant was the first houseplant I owned after my dad grew it for me from a spiderette (a baby spider plant). I propagated it for years, creating a vast collection of new plants. They just ...

Are you hoping to get started in the wonderful world of indoor plants and need a beautiful, easy-to-grow species? Well, let me introduce you to your new best friend: the spider plant. Gorgeous, ...

Q: I went out of town and left my spider plant hanging in a friend’s enclosed workroom. When I got back two weeks later, the leaves had big holes and the tabletop underneath was covered with tiny ...

Just when I thought my volunteer cherry tomato plant would continue to thrive into its second year, it became infested with spider mites and had to be removed. Last September, it had sprouted in the ...

You've been caring for your houseplants religiously, watering them on schedule and placing them in perfect lighting. But suddenly, your once-thriving green friends are looking sickly. Welcome to the ...