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Outdoor yucca plant in a dark plastic pot with spiky green leaves
Plants for Narrow Side Yards and Corridors
A side yard bed is often 1 m wide or less. Mature spread figures for plants that fit, and the popular ones that outgrow the space within three years. Read more...
Potted olive tree with a slender trunk and silvery green leaves
Best Plants for Full Sun and Extreme Heat
Leaf structure tells you whether a plant will survive a UAE summer in full sun before you buy it. Five traits to look for, and the plants that carry them. Read more...
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Plants for Shaded Villa Gardens
Shade in a villa garden comes in three measurable types. Count the hours of direct sun a bed gets, then plant for that number instead of guessing. Read more...
Bismarck palm in a black nursery pot with silvery blue fan leaves
Poolside Planting: What Survives Chlorine and Glare
The real cost of a poolside plant is what it drops into the water. A three tier litter rating for common UAE species, plus what tolerates splash and glare. Read more...
Fountain grass with green blades and silvery white feathery plumes
Plants for High-Rise Apartments and Wind
Gusts on floor 40 run close to double the street level figure. Here is the pot weight that keeps a balcony plant standing at each height, and the species that... Read more...
Bougainvillea, plumeria and desert rose in three pots
Plants for South and West Facing Balconies
West balcony tiles and walls reach 65 to 70°C on summer afternoons. How that compares with the heat limit for leaves and roots, and 8 plants that survive it. Read more...
Bushy lady palm with green fronds in a light gray square planter
Plants for North Facing Balconies in the UAE
A north balcony in the UAE is bright shade, not deep shade. The sun angles and reflected light behind that, and 8 plants that thrive there. Read more...
Red fountain grass in a black nursery pot
Best Plants for Dubai Rooftop Gardens
Rooftop decks bounce up to 85 percent of the sun back onto leaves, and the shamal hits at full strength. A two factor exposure score and 8 plants that cope. Read more...
Green aglaonema in a terracotta pot with broad glossy leaves
Desk and Shelf Plants for Small Surfaces
A 60 cm desk leaves a plant a 15 to 20 cm strip. Footprints for 7 desk and shelf plants, measured against that strip and a standard shelf, and the... Read more...
Golden pothos with glossy green leaves in a green plastic pot
Hanging Plants for UAE Homes
Trailing length at maturity for 7 hanging plants, from 60 cm string of pearls to 3 m pothos, plus how to water a pot hung above head height. Read more...
Snake plant and pothos in two white pots
Small Space Plants for Studios and 1-Beds
Mature height and spread for 8 compact houseplants, the climbers that grow up instead of out, and the 5 popular plants that outgrow a small flat within 3 years. Read more...
Dracaena plant with green sword shaped leaves in a terracotta pot
Plants for Dark Hallways and Entrances
No plant lives indefinitely in a windowless hallway. This sets the survival ceiling in weeks for 6 species and explains the two plant rotation that gets around it. Read more...
Rosemary plant with green sprigs in a terracotta pot
Kitchen Plants and Herbs for UAE Homes
Mint, chives, parsley and oregano keep producing on a UAE kitchen sill. Rosemary, basil and coriander rarely see month three. Here is why, and the sun hours each needs. Read more...
Snake plant, ZZ plant and pothos in white pots
How to Choose Plants for Your Space in the UAE
Five questions about a room, asked in order, cross off the plants that will fail there. Two worked Dubai examples show the filter ending in a shortlist of 4 or... Read more...
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Best Plants for Beginners in the UAE
Eight beginner houseplants scored out of 5 on the care mistakes new owners in the UAE actually make, plus the four species worth leaving until later. Read more...