When it’s too cold to work outside, the Garden Club of Long Beach Island says its time for green thumbs to turn their gardening talents inside to houseplant culture.

“Dracaenas, bromeliads, snake (mother-in-law tongue) plant and jade plants are just a few of the many available locally that will bring a fresh and living feature to a home and possibly, though not proven, clean the air,” wrote club members Jackie Ostberg and Gillian Rozicer. “Perhaps the one mistake a new houseplant owner makes is to put the plant where it will be prettiest.