I love plants and come from a family of enthusiastic gardeners but for 15years the only plants that we had were two cactus that lived with us on our 46ft sailing boat. We still have them even though they have taken a few tumbles over the years. When we eventually decided to get a place on shore I was all excited to think that at last I could grow something. We decided to base ourselves in Spain as that is where we work a lot of the time and the apartment we chose had a lovely big terrace with a sea view which i proceeded to fill with pots and planters. Every spare margarine tub was filled with seedlings which I would bring out during the day and back in at night. ...  Read the complete review

I have been keeping a few of these plants for some years now. They are among my favourite house plants as they are so low maintenance and very attractive. They are also pretty bombproof as well, as even if you do get broken bits they are so easy to root so they don't go to waste. == Appearance & propagation == I know them as Jade plants, but they are also commonly known as money plant, lucky plant, and friendship tree. Some of my family call them cold plants, but I think that's a general term they use for succulents since they are cold to the touch! These plants have thick green branches with smooth and glossy thick 'fleshy' feeling leaf ...  Read the complete review

==Money Plant (Crassula Ovata)== I have become quite the collector of plants in our flat and I am running out of space to put them. However this "money plant" is probably one of my favourites as I seem to have had it the longest and as yet haven't killed it off. It was given to me as a tiny plant in a little white pot by my mother I presume as a joke as she is always saying that money doesn't grow on trees. It is also known as the "friendship tree" so it would make a lovely gift to give to someone as it is, in my opinion quite a nice looking house plant. I know mum paid 99p for the tiny plant and pot a few years back ...  Read the complete review