Sofia Moretti
About the Author
Sofia has spent over a decade helping home gardeners figure out what their plants actually need, as opposed to what the label says they need. Her approach is diagnostic; she'd rather help you understand why your plant is struggling than hand you a generic care schedule. At home, she maintains a greenhouse collection of rare succulents, which has given her a working knowledge of edge cases that most gardening guides don't cover.
Blogs by Sofia Moretti
You’ve spent months growing your onions, watering them, waiting. Now you’re standing in the garden staring at those green tops, not sure if they’re ready. I’ve pulled onions too early
I’ve turned one $15 pothos into more than a dozen plants using this exact process, and pothos propagation really is that simple. If your pothos is trailing, you can easily
After planting tulips in different gardens, one mistake I see gardeners make again and again is guessing the planting depth. A bulb planted too shallow may struggle with temperature changes,
A few common slip-ups are behind most weak or missing daffodil bulb blooms, and I’ve seen them trip up even experienced gardeners more than once. Planting too shallow, choosing soil
Yes, lavender comes back every year. It’s a woody perennial, not an annual, so the same plant should keep flowering for years instead of dying off after one season. I’ve had the same English lavender
Learning how to grow lavender from seed comes down to one word: patience. Germination is slow, and it’s uneven- sometimes two weeks, sometimes six- and you’re looking at a full year before that first real
You bring home a fresh bouquet, place it in your favorite vase, and then comes the question every flower lover eventually asks: how long will flowers stay fresh? Most fresh-cut flowers stay fresh for5 to
I started growing strawberries on a patio, not a proper garden. Just a stretch of concrete, a railing, and a few hours of afternoon sun. Within one season I had more berries than I knew
Most gardeners treat shade like a problem to solve. I’ve spent over a decade in client gardens doing exactly the opposite, learning to read shade before reaching for a plant. That shift in thinking changes