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Beautify Your House with Freshly Trimmed Plants
When a plant becomes leggy and is branching out a substantial distance form its base, its time to trim it back. Select the stem you plan to cut and use a sharp razor blade or quality pruning shears to make a horizontal cut straight across the stem directly above a node. If you can manage a four or five inch stem from the section you've just pruned, you can use that slip to begin a new plant.
Have that Most Envied Flower Garden
The beauty of flowering plants is obvious to all. The impact of beauty and color that many flowering plants bring to a garden is something that is desired by almost every gardener. If you are careful and organized with your plantings and arrangement of the flowers in your garden, you will make sure that there is a continuous display of blooms throughout most of the growing season and for years to come. To do this, you should choose flowering annuals and perennials that have different flowering times and if you are very careful and treat your plants well, you will be rewarded with blooms continuously: once one has started to fade, another takes its place.
Foliage Plants for People Without the Green Thumb
If you are plan to grow more than just one or two plants at a time, the odds are, most of them will fall under the heading of foliage plants. Although this type of plant is less showy and ornate than other varieties, it is easy to grow and will acclimate itself to most any surrounding with ease.
Indoor Foliage Plants for a Relaxing Home
If you are considering having more than just a couple of varieties of plants, it is likely that the majority of your choosing would be considered to be "foliage" plants. Whilst foliage plants do not reward the owner with masses of blooms, they have their own beauty and as a bonus are easy to grow and are readily propagated. They are also more adaptable to various climatic conditions.
Spider Plants and Baskets Loving Each Other
Spider plants are one of the most popular varieties of house plant, and for a good number of reasons. They're very easy to maintain, are very attractive when healthy, and can easily be propagated to produce many extra plants for other rooms of your house. They're much less dependent on exacting water amounts, making them less likely to fall victim to under watering or over watering, and live for a very long time when properly cared for.
Landscape Lighting - Creating Mood While Being Environmentally Fr
You must carefully plan the lighting for your garden. If you do not plan well, the whole purpose of the lighting will backfire. A well thought out landscape lighting system will increase the value of your garden and create a specific mood.
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