Cleaning Indoor Plants
Many of the plants used indoors come from Florida, California and Texas. Some are grown in greenhouses, but most are produced under screened enclosures called shade houses. Generally, water is pumped from wells and plants are watered overhead... Read More...
Peace Lily - Spathiphyllum Popular in the Spring and Year Round
Peace Lily - Spathiphyllum… lots of sizes, lots of blooms, lots of green… Information the plant tags leave off. Get some basics on the Peace Lily - Spathiphyllum Care and things you won’t learn at the local garden... Read More...
Planting Shrubs in Your Garden
In general, trees and shrubs are planted and cared for in the same way, the difference between them being chiefly one of height. One definition of the difference, however, is that while a tree has only one trunk, a shrub has several stems or... Read More...
The Fuss-free Beauty of Sansevieria Twist
Sansevieria plants are popular foliage plants. In addition to the usual upright growth of the nesting leaves of common Sansevieria varieties, there are several species with leaves that are compact and with twisted or searching fronds. Shown at the... Read More...
Choosing and Planting Vines in Your Garden
Vines can be the quick salvation of the new home owner. Fast-paced annuals will twine up a hastily erected pergola almost before summer starts, providing a cool, fragrant and beautiful awning. By the way… Do you... Read More...
Lawn Care - Mow Grass Using the Power of Diesel
With the price of oil continuing to climb the new “buzz” of renewable fuels and hybrid cars and engines continue to make the news. However, one “alternative” few which has been around for many years and can provide some relief... Read More...
Japanese White Pine Dense and Conical Needs Full Sun and Good Drainage
The Japanese White Pine - Pinus parviflora - a dense and conical form when young. However, later it develops into a tree with a graceful, irregular shape, which is 25 to 50 feet tall. Its needles are between 1 and 2.5 inches long, and grow in groups of... Read More...
Lawn Care Treatments - Does Rain Effect Them?
Since we were in the middle or a tropical storm here in Florida the question must be asked - What about the lawn? Lawn care treatments are usually performed using granular products. This granular treatment many times is done with a fertilizer... Read More...
Longer Lasting Bromeliad Flowers
How many times have we heard that cut flowers should be purchased with buds that have not yet opened? Why? So you can enjoy them longer!!! This same thought should go into purchasing your bromeliads. Some Growing Background Many bromeliads... Read More...
Philodendron Brazil
Philodendron Brazil is a yellow variegated cultivar of Philodendron hederaceum. Its dark green leaves are rounded in shape with elongated apieces that make them look almost heart-shaped. Young leaves are reddish pink in color. As they mature, they... Read More...
