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Tissue Culture Plant Propagation

A Popular and Effective Method of Plant Multiplication and Production Conventional methods of plant propagation are often inefficient, time consuming and costly. Asexual propagation by cuttings, rhizomes or air layers requires large areas of stock which must be maintained properly in order to produce high quality plant material. In addition, environmental conditions can seriously affect […]

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Bromeliads – Air Plants can provide year round color with many interesting looks

Here’s information the plant tags leave off. Get some of the basics on Bromeliads and Bromeliad Care – make sure you check out the links below. Bromeliad House Plant Care – Which varieties hold their color the longest? Find out what names to look for at the garden center when it’s time to decorate with […]

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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 five, giving it the name of five-needle […]

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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 – like yard fertilizer – are usually performed using granular products. This granular treatment many times is done with a fertilizer spreader or equipment similar. Once these products are […]

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Grass and Other Ground Cover Selections For Your Lawn

When selecting lawn seed, consider sun exposure and shade, commercial blends adapted to full sun or medium shade. Consider special blends where less than three or four hours of sun-light a day, as under trees, or where soils are dry and poor.

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Buying Diseased or Pest Filled Houseplants – Who’s To Blame?

This article on houseplants caught my eye from the Vancouver Sun. As I read over much of the piece I had to agree with the columnist. He mentioned the plant craze of the 70’s and 80’s, plants cleaning toxins indoors and a new generation of homeowners developing an interest in houseplants. Along the way the […]

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Watering The Lawn and Plants Trickle-Down Economics

What would you do with your garden and lawn if you are used to watering it a lot, and then a drought creates a watering ban? Would all of your plants die? The answer, if you start watering wisely before that happens, is NO. It is very important to water efficiently, so all of the […]

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Peace Lily: Brown Leaves, Tips and Care

In this video you’ll learn about caring for the peace lily… also known as Spathiphyllum. The spath is popular all year but you’ll usually find them in full flower during the spring months at garden centers.

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Outdoor Color Beyond Flowers

Bringing colorful designs to the indoor and outdoor landscape usually “requires” a mix of flowers and tropical foliage. To create colorful designs with only foliage think out of the box, think odd and keep these few color tips in mind. Here’s a few color design tips you can use in the backyard landscape, in container […]

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Favorite House Plants

by Clem Cirelli, Jr. Summit Plants & Flowers, Inc. Springfield, NJ It’s easy for me to give my likes and dislikes but recently I was able to hear from some professional plantscapers and got their list. Here is the TOP 10 list of “Favorites” from: Clem Cirelli, Jr. General Manager of Summit Plants & Flowers, […]

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