Articles for tag: Coleus, Plants for Shade, Shade Gardens, Shade Plants

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Planting a Circle Garden Around a Tree

I have this beautiful white flowering dogwood in my front yard. Over the years I have been careful to pinch off the suckers that attempt to grow every year. As a result, as tall as I am, I can stand under it comfortably. One year I watched carefully the way the sun hit the ground ...

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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Five Plants You Can Grow in Your Cubicle

To relieve the monotony of four beige walls, many cubicle dwellers would like to decorate with plants. Besides the aesthetic benefits, plants help purify the air you breathe in your cubicle. And workers who keep plants in their spaces are more productive than those who don’t. If you work in a cubicle, the fact that ...

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Insect Damage to Lawn

There are many insects which can be good to your garden and it is a natural instinct to reach out for the pesticides/insecticides as soon as you see some movements in your well-trimmed lawns; so wait before you proceed as recognizing the lawn insects is quite important. Some of the common types of harmful lawn ...

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The Best Houseplants for the Bedroom

When recommending the best houseplants for the bedroom, we are going to assume two things. First, that the lighting in the room will be low, medium, or half-day sun. Second, we will assume that since the plant is in the bedroom, something with low maintenance requirements and that does not make a mess – shed ...

Blood Pressure Relief the Natural Way

Arginine – Arginine is an amino acid. Arginine is found in chocolate, dairy, fish, meats, and nuts. Arginine helps lower you blood pressure by counteracting blood-vessel constriction. Bilberry – Bilberry is a close relative to blueberry. Bilberry may be listed on product labels as Vaccinium Myrtillus. Bilberry helps lower blood pressure by increasing blood flow. ...

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Self Seeding Annuals for a Shade Garden

Shade gardens can be filled with the color and flowers of self seeding annuals every summer, just the same as any other garden. Most gardeners and landscapers will stick with perennials that only come in various shades of green and offer different types of foliage. This is beautiful, but sometimes a pop of color or ...

Houseplants that Make Great Windowsill Plants

Many people love to place plants in the windowsill of their homes. It does seem like the perfect position for them. And for many city dwellers, that have no yards, the windowsills are their alternative for outside gardening. But before you begin placing any houseplants in a windowsill you first must inspect the windowsill in ...

Ways to Naturally Treat Asthma

Many alternative doctors feel that traditional medicine and treatment for asthma only worsens the condition, since they treat the symptoms and not the actual problem. And the fact that many asthmatics have to take steroids is certainly not the best long-term treatment. Some doctors have developed a total approach or lifestyle change program using conventional ...