Houseplants can add some some color and life to an otherwise dull space.

Houseplants can add some some color and life to an otherwise dull space.

But even if you’re making sure that they get plenty of water and sunlight, you may notice that from time-to-time, some of your plants may start to look a little lopsided.

If that’s the case, you probably need to start rotating your houseplants. Here’s how to do it.

If that’s the case, you probably need to start rotating your houseplants. Here’s how to do it.

Unlike some of their outdoor counterparts, only one side of a houseplant is directly facing the sun as it comes through the window.

In order to correct this, plants naturally start growing towards the sunlight—even if they managed to sprout in the shade.

This is a process called “phototropism,” and here’s how it works, per Liz Baessler of Gardening.

This is a process called “phototropism,” and here’s how it works, per Liz Baessler of Gardening.

Fortunately, there’s a simple solution to this problem: Rotating your houseplant.

Fortunately, there’s a simple solution to this problem: Rotating your houseplant.

“Rotating” a houseplant simply refers to turning its planter or pot to change the direction it’s facing.

“Rotating” a houseplant simply refers to turning its planter or pot to change the direction it’s facing.