Growing Potted Citrus Trees Indoors
The “green movement” has help grow the interest in window gardening to such a point that many indoor gardeners have become specialists in various kinds of house plants – but this is not new. The fruited plants make ideal subjects for... Read More...
Diagnosing Indoor Plant Problems
Each and every week we receive questions on plant "disorders". Some are just acts of nature – like a Dracaena fragrans blooming, others are problems that happen when we just change the environment some. Indoor plants are subject... Read More...
Ficus Tree Care – Pruning Time
Ficus tree care have a tendency to freak people out… It seems like as soon as the tree comes home, leaves start dropping. The last thing a Ficus tree owner was to think about is pruning. There are too many visions of leaves dropping in their... Read More...
ZZ – Zamioculcas Zamiifolia – One Year Later
It’s been a while since we wrote about the Zamioculcas zamiifolia also known as the ZZ plant. After so many emails asking about the ZZ plant I wanted to cover it again in a little more detail. The ZZ has become so popular the Zamioculcas is... Read More...
Dracaena fragrans – That’s How It Got Its Name
Dracaena fragrans – Did you know it flowers? We get emails regularly asking about the flowering of Dracaena fragrans. The emails go something like this: I have a Dracaena fragrans – “Corn plant” and have had the plant for... Read More...
Indoor Air Layer Stem Cuttings Of Aglaonema
Summary: What do you do when your house plant overgrows its space? Follow along to learn how to make air-layers of stem cuttings… (in this case Aglaonema), make new plants, and propagate more houseplants. My Aglaonema “Silverado”... Read More...
Indoor Grow Light System – Lighting Options to Consider
An indoor grow light system helps many a gardener keep the green growing and going during the winter months. From houseplants like African violets to herbs and salad greens. Not to mention the jump start on seeds for the coming season. Growing... Read More...
Where to Buy Indoor House Plants
I constantly get email asking “Where is the best place to buy indoor plants? ” One of the great frustrations commercial plant growers face comes from the fact that once the plant(s) leave the nursery, all control and care is out of their... Read More...
Growing Citrus Indoors
Growing citrus indoors, it’s not something many of us thing of. We never think of citrus as an indoor plant. As a Florida native citrus has always been a common site, growing up and still is to this day. From using orange juice in smoothies,... Read More...
Norfolk Island Pine – Seasonal Indoor Plant?
Let’s look at a seasonal indoor plant. If you guessed the poinsettia you guessed wrong. It’s the Araucaria, also known as the Norfolk Island pine. But the Araucaria is not a pine at all, but a member of a small family called Araucariaceae.... Read More...
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