Editorial Review Board

The LeafyPixels Editorial Review Board is a group of plant-care specialists, horticulturists, and pet-safety reviewers who fact-check, edit, and approve the content that goes live on LeafyPixels. The page explains who is on the board, which topics they cover, and the life cycle of a LeafyPixels article.

Whether you are troubleshooting yellow leaves, looking for a pet-safe plant, picking a low-light houseplant, or working out a watering schedule, you want accurate advice from someone who has actually grown the plant. We know that finding trustworthy houseplant information online can be difficult. The internet is full of conflicting advice, personal opinion presented as fact, and plant care tips that work in a greenhouse but not in a real apartment.

To help indoor gardeners, LeafyPixels works with an Editorial Review Board made up of experienced plant-care specialists. The board's job is to make sure every guide, plant profile, problem explainer, tool, and plant list on LeafyPixels is well-researched, fact-checked, and useful for someone growing plants in a real home.

Why we have a review board

Indoor plant care is full of small details that matter. A watering tip that works for a Monstera in bright light can be wrong for a Snake plant in a dim corner. A pest treatment that is safe for a ficus can be a problem for cats. A propagation method that works in summer can fail in winter. The board exists to catch these details before a page is published, and to flag a page for an update when an important detail changes.

Each review board member is selected for a specific area of expertise. We match the reviewer to the topic of the page, so a guide on Monstera pests is reviewed by a pest specialist, a guide on pet-safe plants is reviewed by a member with pet-safety expertise, and a guide on propagation is reviewed by a member with propagation experience.

Who is on the board

Review board members are listed below in the order they joined the board. Each profile describes the member's focus area, training, and the kinds of pages they review.

Which topics are reviewed

The review board covers the major content types on LeafyPixels:

• Plant profiles - care ranges, light, watering, soil, humidity, temperature, propagation, common problems, pet safety

• Plant care topics - watering, light, soil, fertilizer, humidity, temperature, repotting, pruning, propagation

• Plant problem guides - yellow leaves, brown tips, root rot, leaf drop, slow growth, leaf spot, curling leaves, and other symptoms

• Pest and disease guides - identification, treatment, prevention, and safety

• Pet safety and toxicity pages - common pets including cats, dogs, rabbits, birds, horses, turtles, and tortoises

• Best plants lists - criteria, plant picks, ranking logic, beginner guidance

• Free tools - calculator logic, output interpretation, safety notes, recommended follow-up reading

The life cycle of a LeafyPixels article

Every major page on LeafyPixels goes through the same review process before it is published.

• Drafting. A LeafyPixels writer drafts the page from the question a reader is actually facing - the symptom, the goal, the constraint, or the plant they are trying to keep alive. The draft is written in plain language and structured around the decision the reader needs to make.

• Internal review. The draft is reviewed by a member of the LeafyPixels Review Board for clarity, grammar, structure, fit with the rest of the site, and adherence to our editorial standards.

• Review board pass. The draft is sent to a member of the Editorial Review Board whose expertise matches the topic. The reviewer checks every factual claim, dosage reference, toxicity claim, care range, and source, and adds inline comments where the page needs a clearer answer, a safer recommendation, or an additional reference.

• Revision. The writer revises the page based on the reviewer's feedback. For high-risk topics such as pet toxicity, pest treatment, and root rot, the page is not published until the reviewer signs off on the final version.

• Publication. The page is published with the writer's name, the reviewer's name, the published date, and the reviewed date. The page also includes a 'How this page is reviewed' or methodology section that explains the standards applied to that specific page.

• Rolling updates. Major pages are reviewed on a rolling basis. When extension guidance, pesticide labels, plant naming, or toxicity references change, the relevant page is sent back to the appropriate review board member and republished with an updated reviewed date.

How to know if a page was reviewed

Reviewed pages on LeafyPixels include one or more of the following signals:

• A reviewed on date in the page frontmatter, shown to readers in the page footer

• A reviewer name (for example, 'Reviewed by the LeafyPixels Review Board' or a named board member)

• A 'How this page is reviewed' or methodology section at the bottom of the page, explaining the sources, standards, and reviewers involved

• A 'Sources used' section listing the references that informed the page

If a page does not show these signals, it is either a low-risk content type that does not require review (for example, a navigation label or short UI string), or the page is in the queue for a fresh review and will show updated signals once the review is complete.

Our promise to you

Our editors and review board members work to make sure every page on LeafyPixels is as accurate and as useful as possible. When we do not immediately have the answer, we research, test, and fact-check until we do. We believe in giving readers the information they need to make a good decision for their plant, their home, and their pets.

LeafyPixels is not a substitute for a local cooperative extension agent, certified nursery professional, plant pathologist, veterinarian, or animal poison-control service. For severe pest outbreaks, valuable plant collections, suspected pesticide exposure, or any case where a pet may have eaten a plant, contact a qualified local professional immediately.

Tell us when we get it wrong

We are here to serve indoor gardeners, and we are always trying to do better. If you think a page could be more accurate, more useful, or more clearly written, we want to hear about it.

Email [email protected] with the page URL, the claim or recommendation you would like us to look at, and the source, observation, or alternative recommendation that should be considered. We review every report and update pages when the evidence supports a change.

For the standards behind our work, see our Editorial Policy.