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Valentine for a gardener

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Fresh cut flowers and jewelry seem to be the items of choice for a lot of people when they are out shopping for something to give that special someone on Valentine’s Day. There is nothing wrong with choosing either blooms or bling, but if your special someone is an avid gardener who loves all plants,
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An Ongoing Green Display

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As we adjust ourselves to the thought of winter, avid indoor gardeners like me continue to invent ways to enjoy colourful plants in our homes. Of course we can purchase any number of inexpensive flowering plants from retail centres, use them as display plants until they cease to bloom and then discard them, but because
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Darker Days Coming

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Every house has one a dark corner set well back from any windows and crying out for some live plant material to make it less dreary. In my wife s and my north-facing living room we have just such a spot where a table sits in the corner farthest from the window. Few plants will
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Wire Vine Does Well Inside Or Out

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Some plants perform double duty by being adaptable enough to be used in the outdoor garden during the summer but when brought indoors for the winter serve as attractive houseplants in the interior landscape. I bought a plant last spring called big leaf wire vine (Muehlenbeckia complexa). There is a “little leaf” variety as well.
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Never Too Early To Think Gardening

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Early-spring bedding plants can be successfully grown indoors by using artificial light sources. The initial decisions of choosing lights and temperature may appear complicated but don’t be discouraged. After selecting a few basic lights, the remaining steps develop into an enjoyable “learn-as-you-go” experience, similar to most garden ventures. Artificial lighting comes in a mixture of
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Add Interest With A Prayer Plant

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Brighten up the dark days of winter with a plant that can add colour and interest to the indoor landscape. Because of the low light levels at this time of year, it is difficult to get flowering houseplants to put forth bloom so we have to rely on foliage plants to provide that colour and
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Ficus — A Tree For The Indoors

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The ficus tree is a mainstay of many interior landscapes, especially those in malls and larger public buildings where they are often positioned under skylights to ensure they receive enough sunlight. They can be used in houses where there is space to accommodate them. Ficus (fig) trees like bright light and when grown indoors will
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This One Is Vigorous And Resilient

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During the dark days of winter we gardeners like to fill our indoor environments with the beauty of live plants. Even if you don’t have a light garden or a sunny window sill, a number of resilient plants can be grown successfully even in quite low-light environments, some of these being members of the philodendron
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’Tis The Season For Holiday Plants

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Flowering plants are one of the easiest and prettiest ways of dressing up your home for the holiday season. These should be available at florists, stores and greenhouses and will add a cheerful and festive air to any room. As its name implies, this easy-to-care-for succulent bursts into bloom just as Christmas nears. Growing to

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