Articles for tag: African Violets, Coleus, Philodendron, Spider Plants

Top 10 Indoor Plants

Plants are very interesting. With so many different kinds of plants, people should know which plants offer the best qualities for indoor use. Here is a list of 10 indoor plants that are more than just ideal for interested consumers. 1. Amaryllis. The Amaryllis is a native of South Africa and requires good lighting and ...

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Create a Bottle Terrarium to Chase Away the Winter Blues

Does all the cold weather have you hoping for spring? If so, you may want to consider chasing away your winter blues by starting a bottle terrarium. In my experience, bottle terrariums are adorable and require little maintenance. They are also fairly simple to assemble. Here’s how to do it: Supplies Needed In order to ...

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The Best Flowering Houseplants

Flowering houseplants are a great way to bring some green into your home, especially during the winter months when your outdoor garden is dormant. Flowering houseplants can provide you with cheerful blooms, a light fragrance, add to an empty corner, and give your idle greenthumbs something to care for. When it comes to choosing the ...

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The Best Blooming House Plants

Everyone loves flowers, but not everyone realizes how easy it is to have them every day of the year. One of the keys to success with flowering house plants is to pick those that will adapt to the low light levels in most homes. All of the plants listed below need relatively low light levels ...

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Rooting Leaf Cuttings from African Violets: How to Get Started

Do you have a large African violet that you’d like to propagate to other locations later this year? Based on my experience, it can be done successfully with the aid of leaf cuttings. I typically like to complete such tasks at the start of the summer season. However, you could technically propagate African violets through ...

Houseplants that Bloom All Year Long

Flowers add a tremendous amount of beauty to the home, but unless they come from the garden, keeping fresh cut flowers 365 days a year can be very expensive. The fresh cut flowers available in discount stores are not exactly cheap and they are not always fresh. When flowers from discount stores are too costly, ...

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Plants You Can’t Kill: Low-Maintenance Houseplants for a Black Thumb

If you are anything like me, gardening was always that mirage you just couldn’t reach. Herb gardens died inexplicably. Seeds never sprouted. House plants died. I came to an uneasy arrangement with my household plants: I avoided them, and they lived. My horticultural grandmothers were likely embarrassed that their granddaughter could not even keep a ...

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Top Five Florists in Helena, Montana

There are some good florists in Helena, Montana. I have given and received flowers from the florists mentioned in this article. There are some criteria I use to select a florist. The primary factors are; creative selections, reasonable price, and customer service which includes delivery. All of the florists mentioned in this article are above ...