The must-try top indoor gardening trends for 2020
Bring the outdoors inside with these simple and beautiful potted plants. With millennials in mind these plants take up minimal space and leave your home looking alive!
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How houseplants can purify the air in your home
From Cityline, how to use plants to make the air in your air fresh and beautiful!
Majestic plant’s three common problems
For the last 10 years, home decor magazines and TV shows have consistently been using the same type of plant in the background of all of their pictures and designs — the majesty palm. You can probably picture the one I mean.
The majesty palm is known for its tall green fronds coming out of a stalk at the bottom. This is the ideal plant for decorating with because the size of the planter is relatively small and the arching fronds usually go over the height of a side table or a sofa.
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6 creative ways to water your plants while on vacation
Six plant watering tools that will keep your plants alive and hydrated while you’re away on a holiday vacation.
Keeping your orchids alive, thriving
I’ve noticed a big trend in giving orchids as host/hostess gifts for the holidays. They are a beautiful choice instead of a cut flower arrangement because their blooms can last upwards of 4-6 months with proper care.
The downside of orchids is that most people have no idea how to look after them and many of these amazing plants get thrown out after they are done flowering.
I want to note that there are thousands of varieties of orchids and they all have their own set of care instructions. I am going to help you with the ones that people buy at the grocery store: Phaelaenopsis.
Here are a few simple rules when taking care of your orchids.
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WINTER GARDENING: Chase away the December blahs
When it comes to plants and gardens, December is a bit of a bleak month. Everything seems to revolve around boughs, trees and wreathes. There are, however, a few standouts at this time of year for those craving blooms.
I have three favourites for chasing away the December blahs.
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Q & A: Answering questions about plants indoors
After my latest article on bringing plants inside, I had several readers reach out with questions and comments about having plants inside to help get through the winter blahs.
Q) Angela in Lawrencetown wrote: “I loved your article on terrariums and plants under glass. My problem is that I live in a small apartment and don’t have a lot of natural light. Are there other options for bringing some floral colour into my home?”
A) The trouble with plants is that they all seem to need some sort of light. I’ve played with different lighting systems and many of the new grow-light technologies work really well as a substitute for natural sunlight in your home.
Unfortunately, the harsh blue-tinged light isn’t the nicest to look at and curbs the joy of having flowering plants in the first place.
Instead, why don’t you opt for a coffee table book? Now this sounds crazy — and I’m laughing at myself for saying it — but I recently stumbled across a book that had such vivid pictures, it was almost like the plants were jumping off of the page. It’s like having an instant garden at your fingertips.
Read more at: http://thechronicleherald.ca/homesnews/1445039-q-a-answering-questions-about-plants-indoors
