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Ferns — Great Addition To Indoor Landscape

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There are many fern varieties that are grown as houseplants. They come in a wide range of sizes and the foliage can vary from long, cascading fronds to tiny button-shaped leaves. Ferns are generally divided into two groups: terrestrial and epiphytic. The first group, as the name implies, grows in soil, while the second group
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Tips For Designing Interior Landscape

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Many of the same principles that govern how we landscape our outdoor gardens apply to the indoor landscape. Design elements are universal, whether they apply to an outdoor garden or an interior space. Indeed, many design elements used by interior designers are employed by garden designers One principle (not really a design element) is that
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Creeping Jenny For The Container

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You have a dilemma: you have not filled all of your patio pots and hanging baskets but your gardening/ plant budget is shot! This is a common conundrum faced by many gardeners as we near the end of the planting season. Where did all my plant money go and what can I do to avoid
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Growing Cacti And Succulents

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A cacti or succulent should never have to endure sodden soil. I always know that spring is coming when my cacti and succulent plants, spurred on by the increasing length of daylight in my sunroom, begin to bloom. I have a large collection of cacti and succulents and although I enjoy their unique beauty year
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A Gem Of A Houseplant

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Looking for a popular houseplant to grow? Try a jade plant and watch it thrive in your home. A jade plant (Crassula argentea) is a very easy and productive plant to grow, provided that its needs are understood and met. Having originated in South Africa, jades are members of the Crassula family and are succulent
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Find Houseplants A Challenge? Try This One

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One of the easiest and most forgiving houseplants that I know is a member of the genus Sansevaria. Although the plant goes by a number of common names such as devil’s tongue, snake plant and tiger’s tail, its most popular name is mother-in-law’s tongue. Its botanical name is Sansevaria trifasciata. Like many plants which have
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Caring For Miniature Roses

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Did you get a pot of miniature roses for Valentine’s Day? Although a flowering potted plant is always appreciated, a miniature rose is one of the most difficult to care for and it is a very challenging task to keep such a plant flourishing beyond its first flush of bloom. Miniature roses are just like
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Plants Reduce Indoor Pollution

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R esearch by scientists has found that houseplants can reduce pollution levels dramatically by cleaning indoor air. T he World Health Organization reported in 2002 that harmful indoor pollutants represent a serious health problem that is responsible for some 1.6 million deaths every year. “The indoor air quality is compromised by VOCs (volatile organic compounds)
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What To Do With The Poinsettia

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If you had a poinsettia for the Christmas season, by January you may be wondering what to do with it. When the plant completes the blooming cycle, you can either dispose of the plant or take the challenge and start a program that brings it into bloom again next December. Although this is actually a
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Streptocarpella — Not Just For Outdoors

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Some of the most attractive potted plants to grace the north-facing deck of our home in the summertime are the pots of streptocarpella that I use every year. These delightful plants are relatives of both the larger streptocarpus houseplants that many gardeners have in their houseplant collections, and the African violet, which many people also

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