5 ingenious tricks to keep your houseplants alive this winter

It's not only essential to step up our self-care game in the winter (moisturize, moisturize!) -- but it's probably a good time to step up our plant game as well.

Freezing temperatures make it difficult for plants to get water -- resulting in wilting and death -- while frost damages roots and bitter winds and salt damage make it almost impossible for plants to flourish. In turn, these environmental factors leave us with one good option: houseplants.

But their dying can only be blamed on one person, and one person only (hint: you).

While houseplants are a great way to distract us from the torture that is winter, keeping them alive is a whole different ball game. How can we make sure they get enough sun? What nutrients do they need? Why do they keep dying so quickly?

We've done the research, but now it's up to you to keep those plants living and breathing. Scroll through above to learn the tricks of the trade to keeping your houseplants alive.