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Articles about houseplants (0-50 of 173)
- Mealybug Death Drench
By: Albert Gillett | - Bob Thompson, an orchid hobbyist who lives in Florida, says this formula will control mealybugs on any plant, including citrus and poinsettias. The soap kills some of the mealybugs right away as it penetrates their protective coating, Bob says. Survivors are then suffocated by the thin coating of corn oil. its horribly effective, Bob reports. within days, every mealybug is gone.
Ingredients and supplies
1 gallon water
Pressure sprayer
2 tablespoons c ...
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- The Joy Of Using Artificial Plants
By: Peter Gitundu | - Artificial plants can be used to spruce up the house, a wedding, baby shower, birthday party, or basically any occasion. They are easier to care for than real flowers, since they won't die when someone forgets to water them. There are all sorts of versions of artificial foliage; from the small plastic ferns placed in fish tanks to beautifully ornate orchids along the table at the local church bazaar. The silk arrangements of today are able to look more real than the plastic plants of long ago.
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- A Guide To Vegetable Garden Irrigation
By: Dominic Donaldson | - If you are thinking of setting up a vegetable garden this summer then you may wish to consider garden irrigation as a means of watering your plants. In vegetable production a good water supply is directly related to the quality and yield of the vegetables. Here in this article we shall look at some top gardening techniques and how irrigation will benefit your vegetables growth.
Firstly with garden irrigation you need to check the soil moisture regularly to keep on top of things, i ...
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- Home Decoration
By: Pamela Martic | - Everyone wishes to live with pride and prestige at their homes and is more curious to make it the way they had expected. Decorating homes is one of the traditional themes dating back to the beginning of the Human civilization. Since the human race starred evolving, there have been tremendous changes observed in the house keeping trends and ornamentation of homes. Beautification of home during the time of festivals, birthdays, wedding ceremonies and feasts is a common tradition followed by most o ...
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- Tropical Houseplants From A (african Violets) To Z (zamioculcas)
By: Larry Truett | - A is for African Violet, with furry leaves and plumes of small purple flowers.
B is for Begonia, which can have leaves with silver or dark red marking to brighten things up when it is not flowering.
C is for Chlorophytum comosum, commonly known as "Spider plant", a green and white striped plant usually seen in hanging baskets.
D is for Dionaea muscipula, more commonly known as "Venus flytrap", will actually trap and devour small insects.
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- Pet Care - The Hyperactive Puppy
By: Steven Brown | - Puppies are like children. They can get into unimaginable difficulties when their environment is not structured.
Here is a basic checklist of environmental hazards:
Puppies can open loose cupboard doors. Buy cupboard door protectors or get out the good old duct tape and make sure that the cupboards that are low either can not be broken into or do not contain hazardous elements!
Puppies can chew light cords. Arrange your home so that light cords ...
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- Keeping Container Gardens And House Plants Healthy
By: SA HOME | - Houseplants, much like your lawn and garden, have specific requirements for water. Caring for houseplants can be a delicate balance as plants can perish due to insufficient or excessive watering.
There are a variety of things you can do to provide the proper amount of water to your plants. One of the most effective ways is to use a watering meter.
Watering Meters
Pettinelli, manager of the University of Connecticut Soil Nutrient Analysis Laboratory, notes t ...
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- How To Sell That Haunted House
By: Carolyn Capalbo | - If you have a home that is known to be haunted and you want to sell it, you may be in for a challenge.Some buyers have a strange dislike of ghosts, spirits, specters and any other paranormal phenomenon.You could try an exorcism, but will it work?Some ghosts may not be of the denomination of the religion you choose to engage to evict them from your home.Some may even be atheists.However, hope is nigh; many of these helpful tips will aid you in making the presence of your otherworldly ro ...
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- Poisonous Plants Common Indoor Houseplants That Can Kill Your Dog
By: Jerry Lee | - For those of you that keep your dog inside of the house at all times and away from outdoor dangers from poisonous plants, you may feel relatively safe but there are plenty of precautions to take in what indoor plants you choose to have around the house.
Let me guess, you probably have plants decorated inside such as the caladium, alocasia, elephant ears, a few philodendrons, and even a sprinkle of skunk cabbage for added sparkle. There is nothing to fear in this lovely scenario, is ...
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- Staging Your Home With House Plants
By: Matt Barker | - So, you've decided to put your home on the market and it's all cleaned, organized, and repainted but seems to be missing something. Take a look around and notice how much greenery you have living in your home. Healthy houseplants can add a lot of appeal to your home, as well as other benefits to you and your family.
What types of house plant to use will depend on the area of your home that you're going to use them in and the level of green thumb that you possess. For large rooms ...
Tags: home staging, house plants, selling real estate, home sales, staging
- House Plant Care Secrets Revealed: Finally You Can Have Healthy Plants With Beautiful Foliage
By: Steven charlie Habib | - When you are in a place where you want to try taking on your first houseplant, it can seem that there is a wealth of information that you need to master. The truth is that there are many houseplants out there that are very forgiving of error and when you are just getting started, gravitate towards those. Head to the local nursery and see if the clerk can recommend something for you, or look at the labels and see if there is a level of skill required. Proper house plant care requires you keep in ...
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- Popular Plants In The Greenhouse
By: Keith Markensen. | - In The Greenhouse
If you great pleasure in amazing your friends with big named plants, here is a good one for you - Graptopetalum paraguayense - and it makes an excellent house plant. It has succulent rosettes of leaves which are colored in shades of icy gray. If grown outdoors in the summer time in full sunlight, tones of rose are added to the grays. This plant is hardy only in the far South, in other areas it must spend the winter months indoors. A south window is to its liking... g ...
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- The 5 Best Indoor Plants For Your Home
By: Steven charlie Habib | - There are two distinct benefits of having houseplants inside your home. First off they supply clean air and fresh oxygen for us to breathe. Everyone can enjoy the health benefits from both. Second, no matter the style of your home decor, houseplants can give any room a decorative look. With that being said let us look at the best indoor plants that will bring you these life improving results.
Angel Ivy Ring Topiary:
This plant is commonly known as a wire vine. It wi ...
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- Indoor Garden
By: Thomas Fryd | - Just because you may live in an apartment, does not mean you cannot enjoy the beauty of houseplants. While the prospect of lawn care is removed, this does not mean you have to restrict yourself to plastic plants. There are several beautiful varieties available and your options are limitless.
Consider the environment of the room you would like to enhance. This will help you decide where to place your plants. Perhaps your bathroom could use some sprucing up! Because this is the mo ...
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- Resources Of New Hampshire Houseplants Can Be In Danger This Winter Season
By: Samson Paulotti | - For all those in New Hampshire who just love houseplants, better be careful with them since winter months are on the way. Houseplants may just be considered as a decorative item that brings color inside the home for some but for those who are utterly bewildered by their presence, they bring joy, comfort and also companionship.
The coming winter months in New Hampshire will cause problems to those greenish colored beings inside the home since during these months, there will be less ...
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- Foliage House Plants Who Needs Flowers?
By: Thomas Fryd | - If your space and schedule allow you to grow more than a couple of plants at one time, more likely than not, you'll be interested in non-flowering ornamentals as well as their showier counterparts. Even if they're not as flamboyant as their flowering cousins, they can be grown with ease, propagated simply and acclimated to almost any environment.
Quite often, foliage plants are the anchor in any indoor or outdoor garden. This is partly because they don't put all their energy into ...
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- Low Maintenance Houseplants For The Starter Indoor Gardener
By: Keith Markensen. | - Nurserymen now offer a vast assortment of houseplants chosen for their multi-hue buds and foliage. The most prominent issue with these plants though is the owner's lack of knowledge in how to care for them leading to the plant's demise. Stakes placed in plants offer notes that help the new owner and/or inexperienced gardener better understand the plant's requirements to thrive in its new environment. By following the instructions for placement, care and maintenance, your houseplant can be someth ...
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- Plant Containers "€" Ideas On The Best Containers For Beautiful Plants
By: Steve D Evans | - Here's how to create containers of show stopping blooms for your patio, deck and porch.
Plant Containers can be created from things you would otherwise throw away and this activity therefore has the double appeal of creating an attractive flower display while at the same time going green!
I have found that planting in old ice buckets or flour or sugar containers or pots and pans or even old boots or children's toys like wagons and doll cribs, produces an amazing eff ...
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- Tips To Get Rid Of Gnats
By: Peter Hutch | - Isolate new plants from your existing houseplants and keep an eye out for signs of insects and diseases. If you don't notice any problems after two weeks you're in the clear to move the new plants to their permanent locations. This is a super easy way to prevent spreading problems to your healthy plants.
Remove 1/4 inch of topsoil and replace with sand. Fungus gnats prefer moist soil with a lot of organic matter and will avoid plants top dressed with sand.
Fill the ...
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- Grow A Green Thumb - We'll Show You How
By: Thomas Fryd | - It is simple to grow houseplants. Anyone can be successful at growing indoor plants. These statements are true for the most part, but you have to have an interest in growing and a true desire to be learn in order to be successful. Also, your home must have adequate conditions that allow your to grow indoors. If you live in a basement with no light, you will not be able to grow many plants, for example.
There are no universal rules for gardening to achieve specific results. T ...
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- Garden Window Making House Plant Care Easy
By: Kent Higgins. | - With the white snow and grey skies of winter, a nature lover can become depressed. Placing houseplants in a window garden are a great remedy to these winter blues.
Hanging plants are great options for the window gardens because they save space. You will need to install a plant hook for each hanging plant. Spider plants, Boston ferns, and Chenille plants are some examples of plants that work well hanging. Instead of keeping the plants in the plastic containers you bought them i ...
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- Are You Killing Your Houseplants With Kindness?
By: Thomas Henricks | - Possibly one of the key elements involved in houseplants health and success is an element taken for granted. All soil or potting mediums are not created equal. Houseplants will grow and live more prolonged lives if you select a true potting media and not a compost based soil mixture.
Composts are best used as organic amendments for outdoor soils. A good potting medium should stay porous and allow watering and fertilizing at an even and consistent rate.
Houseplants ...
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- Do You Know How To Repot A Root-bound Houseplant?
By: Kathy Steinemann | - It is actually quite easy if you know the basics. It only takes a few minutes to give your houseplants a new lease on life. This article provides a few do's and don'ts.
* A Larger Container is not Always Necessary (or Better) *
The mistake that many people make when they see roots migrating from the bottom of a pot is to buy a slightly larger container and place the overcrowded plant, root ball and all, in its new quarters.
This may be a mistake! The ...
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- Houseplants: Easier Than You Think
By: Robert Coram | - Growing house plants is an extremely simple thing to do, and yet many people still think that growing houseplants requires some very special skill. This article is here to tell you that this is simply not true, and that anyone (yes, anyone) can be a successful indoor gardener.
Before you begin to build your houseplant collection into something you can be proud of is to pay attention to one simple rule. And that rule is that as long as you have a house with a decent amount of light ...
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- 4 Things Every Orchid Grower Should Know
By: Lee Dobbins | - If you are an aspiring orchid grower than you know how beautiful these plants are and how rewarding it is to grow them in your own home. Many people are hesitant to try to grow these exotic beauties as they feel that too much specialized equipment is required and the novice grower just really doesn't have a chance to be successful. This really couldn't be further from the truth and, in fact, it is not that hard to successfully grow orchids given that you provide them with the 4 necessities lis ...
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- Seven Tips To Help Your Indoor Plants Grow Better
By: Kelvin Ho | - Indoor plants are a very popular part of our modern landscape, as they add gardening beauty and extra oxygen into our homes, offices or other areas of living. Yet, often many shy away from growing them exclaiming, I just do not have a green thumb and they always seem to die! Certainly, anyone can learn to take care of houseplants in a proper manner if they have the desire to do so, but many just do not know how to care for them correctly. Let us now explore some ways that we can care for our ...
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- The Basics Of Orchid Care
By: Lee Dobbins | - Orchids are exotic plants that have thrived on this planet for millions of years but many people are reluctant to grow them as they do not understand the basics of orchid care. While orchids can be challenging to grow, their care is really not that complicated and if you understand what they need to florish, you, too, can enjoy these beautiful and fragrant plants.
Watering
One of the big mistakes that people make is over watering their orchids. People assume that ...
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- Keeping Your House Plants Alive For A Long Time To Come
By: Darren Lintern | - Here are several things that you can easily do to keep your house plants alive and well.
In order to keep your plant life looking great you will need to give them the care and attention required. You will want to ensure that you are doing everything possible to enhance the successful growth of your plants.
The first thing that you need to take into consideration is that you make sure you are purchasing the plants at the right time of the year. Many people make the ...
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- Avoid This Common Mistake That Can Kill Your Bonsai Tree
By: Lee Dobbins | - Do you know what the most common cause of death for bonsai trees is? Believe it or not, it is improper watering.
Most people think that watering should be the simplest of matters when, in fact, for bonsai trees at least, it is the most important thing that you can do and not do it correctly can kill your tree. In fact, improper watering kills more bonsai's than anything else.
Bonsai trees root in special soil that is rather porous and has quick drainage. For this ...
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- 6 Quick & Easy Gardening Tips To Keep Your Garden Strong & Healthy
By: Faisal Diab | - To many people caring for their plants causes a lot of anxiety. There is no need to worry as far as house plants are concerned. You only need to keep a few things in mind.
1. Watering
Most houseplants are killed by over watering. It is advisable to try the finger test to examine as to whether your soil is dry enough, looks could easily mislead you. Put in your index finger into the soil up to its first joint. Don't water if the soil is damp.
2. Feedi ...
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- Can My Houseplants Or Landscaping Poison My Puppy Or Kitten?
By: Mitch Endick | - The answer to this question is an emphatic yes, many plants can sicken or even kill your pets. I sincerely feel that stores and nurseries that sell plants should abide by some kind of national label system to identify potentially poisonous plants. For example, deer ate and killed one of my landscaping plants last year and we replaced the plant with a beautiful rhododendron this spring, purchased from a very reputable and knowledgeable nursery. We made sure that we planted our rhododendron where ...
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- Feeding Your Bonsai Tree
By: Lee Dobbins | - Your bonsai tree is somewhat dependent on you to provide it with the nutrients it needs to sustain life. While most trees can get the ease from the environment, the bonsai is confined to a pot and so it is up to you to be sure that it gets everything It needs to survive.
Just like anything other living thing, bonsai's need food. This, of course, comes in the form of fertilizer. Fertilizer can be found at your local nursery or even bought online. The most common fertilizer cont ...
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- Bored With Basic Bonsai? Try These Advanced Bonsai Styles
By: Lee Dobbins | - Once you have mastered the basic bonsai styles such as the formal upright style of chokkan, the informal upright style of shakan and the cascade style of kengai, you may want to try some more advanced bonsai styles for a better challenge.
Intermediate Bonsai artists may try some of the more common advanced styles such as the Bankan (Twisted), the Fukinagashi (Windswept), or the Bunjin (Literati). Here's a brief explanation of each.
Bankan (Twisted)
T ...
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- Tips For Indoor Gardening
By: Lee Dobbins | - During those long winter months one can bring a little bit of the outdoors in with with some indoor gardening. Having plants in the home can really add to your decor and helps off than the look of every room as well as add to your health. Indoor plants can help add moisture to the air as well as help filter the air by exchanging carbon dioxide for oxygen.
Indoor gardening is no more demanding than outdoor gardening and you don't have to have a lot of plants to make a big differe ...
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- Houseplants Outside For The Summer
By: Jena Luthovski | - When the weather warms up in the late spring, houseplants can be placed outside. You shouldn't be too apprehensive to move your houseplants to the great outdoors; even a decent chill can blow the leaves off tender plants. Monitor houseplants while spending the warm months outside. If leaves are being wind damaged, then move plants to calmer spots. If pots dry out too rapidly, you should move plants into some protection from shade or wind, or even repot if desired. Inspect your houseplants for in ...
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- Getting Started With Houseplants
By: Perry Marshall | - Plants and flowers are a joy to behold, and they continue to be one of the major ways in which we beautiful our homes. Bringing plants into our homes, however, can be much much more than simply plunking a vase of flowers onto the dinner table. By starting an indoor house plant collection, we can incorporate all the color and greenery of a garden into the internal space of our home.
If you are considering starting an indoor houseplant collection, you need to think about this new en ...
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- Tips On Caring For Orchids
By: Lee Dobbins | - Orchids are fascinating flowers that are fun to nurture but do need some special care. These slow growing plants are best grown indoors and will need to be repotted every other year. In addition to repotting, you will need to provide the plant with enough light, water and fertilization as well as prune it properly to keep it in the best of health.
Repotting
Orchids should be repotted in a pot that is larger then the current, but not too much larger - go just one siz ...
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- Types Of Orchids
By: Lee Dobbins | - There are over 25,000 types of orchids and, in fact the Orchidaceae family is the most numerous in the plant world! These beautiful plants have been around for over 100 million years and plants can range from microscopic to reaching several feet in height. The flowers have a distinctive look with 3 inner petals surrounded by 3 outer petals and a cupped petal that is distinct from the others. Some orchids even resemble other creatures like bees, moths and lizards!
Although we th ...
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