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1. How to grow house plants in water Did you know that you don’t have to grow your houseplants in dirt? Essentially the dirt is just the medium holding the plant up and allowing the roots to pull nutrients through moisture. You can throw out the dirt, and insects and disease along...
2. Houseplants and Their Benefits Do you love having houseplants in your home? If you do, your in luck. Are you aware that certain houseplants can help to create a healthier environment? New research shows that some houseplants can do more than just make a home look cozy and inviting...
3. TOP 8 HOUSEPLANT KILLERS No one sets out to kill a houseplant, yet most dead houseplants were killed by kindness. Gardening indoors is an artificial climate and all plants will need a period of adjustment. Expect to see a few leaves drop at first. The best thing you can do f...
4. Safe Houseplants For Children & Pets Are there houseplants in your home that pose a danger to your children? Houeseplants are wonderful for making our homes more beautiful and relaxing. They bring a feeling of nature and the outdoors into our lives and even help to purify the air that...
5. My Top 10 Houseplants I love the feeling that house plants can give to a room. They can be peaceful and calming. I decided to create my list of house plants I would like to have (or already do have) in my house. I sometimes struggle with house plants. I admit it - I would...
6. How to start an Aloe Plant I'm generally great with succulents: they require little water - but you do have to remember to water them every few weeks. This suits me perfectly. The only other advice I can give on keeping succulents is that they need to be re-potted regularl...
7. Growing Beautiful Houseplants Did you know indoor house plants can clean the air you live in! There is so much air pollution in our homes that using house plants is the eco way of cleaning the air naturally. Forget about using chemical products to clean the air.
8. Purple Phalaenopsis Orchids I truly do not have a green thumb and I've been told that orchids are too difficult to keep so at first I thought "why bother" but I'm here to tell you, do not listen to the nay sayers! If I can do it, anyone can. Not only is my orchid alive, it is b...
9. Plant Yucca This lens is all about Plant Yucca. This is a fascinating plant and the articles here will give you some background. Take a look at buying some plant yucca today.
10. African Violets with Grandma We had one lovely African violet plant. It was given to my husband when he was in the hospital in December of 2000. I really didn't think it would live, but put it next to a lamp in the living room. Now, almost seven years later, it is still alive---...
11. Invite Lucky Bamboo into your home The Lucky Bamboo plant has become a very popular choice of many homes in the last decade. The plant needs very little care and will do well in low light areas of the home. Bamboo is a symbol of luck and success due to its rapid growth, strength, and...
12. Spoon Jade, Shrek Plant or ET Fingers: Care and Growing of Crassula Portulacea Succulent jade plants are great choices for dry gardens. These plants are easy to grow and care for in hot dry areas and also make great houseplants. How many movies is this plant named after anyway?
13. Growing Aloe Vera I wasn't all that good with house plants and hastened a few along to an early demise until I moved to this one apartment building and my upstairs neighbor gave me a piece of their aloe vera.  Their aloe plant was enormous, and looked like it was...
14. Growing Orchids Isn't As Hard As You Think - A Primer For Beginners Many people want to grow orchids but don’t try, due to fear that they are too difficult to take care of. The truth is, many orchids aren’t hard at all to grow. It only takes patience and basic information on their care. Most people who da...
15. Herbie the Houseplant... The Story of My Life With thanks to master for helping me with the grammar and speling. It is a story. About me. Well, read it already!!!
16. My Horticultural Newsletter Well Master thinks it is a good idea to put out a newsletter about plant care. So I grew a millimeter over the space of a week to signal yes. So here you go bub.
17. All-Season Container Gardens LOOKING to make a splash with your container plantings? Although a planter overflowing with petunias is always attractive, do consider trying some new plants and creative combinations. Here are a few things to keep in mind when choosing plants:.........
18. Grow Tropical Rainforest Plants At Home Rainforests are the oldest, most complex, and diverse ecosystems on earth and now you can grow your own Tropical Rainforest plants at home at any time of the year in indoor containers, or even grow them outdoors in some climates! An average of 35 sp...