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This is one of the most common questions we get in store, and the first thing we usually try to establish is what “low light” actually means in that particular home. A shaded room, a plant sitting several metres from a window, and a room with almost no natural light but strong overhead LEDs are all very different environments. Light is not just about whether there is a window nearby. Distance from the light source matters, the direction of the window matters, and even artific

It is probably one of the questions we hear most often in store: “I want an indoor plant, but my lighting isn’t great and I don’t want something I’m going to kill.” The good news is that you have plenty of options. Choosing an easy indoor plant is less about finding one magical plant that survives anything and more about matching the plant to your space, your light and how often you realistically want to water it. Here are some of the questions we usually ask customers at Ray

One of the questions we get asked most often in store is: “What soil should I use for my indoor plants?” The answer usually depends less on the name of the plant and more on how much moisture it prefers, how quickly you tend to water and how much airflow you want around the roots. At Rays Retail Nursery, we make two main indoor plant mixes: our Premium Aroid Mix and our Chunky Premium Aroid Mix. Both are designed to give indoor plant roots better drainage and airflow than den