Articles for tag: Growing Ferns, Houseplant Care, Indoor Plant Care

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Tips for Choosing Unusual Houseplants

If you are someone like me, who really likes having plants in their house, you probably have quite a few in your collection. I have noticed, however, that most indoor gardeners tend to buy the same types of plants, such as philodendrons, scheffleras, and/or vines. Of course, it is much easier to do this. The ...

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How to Grow Bird’s Nest Ferns

This easy to grow adaptable fern can be incorporated into the garden, or grown in a large container or basket for indoor or outdoor display. The Bird’s Nest Fern is a spectacular plant that forms a huge rosette of outward growing fronds, which are the foliage of the plant. Each frond is light green and ...

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Creating a Tropical Garden

You do not have to live in the tropics to create a garden with a tropical feel. Tropical gardens are about large, bold foliage; lush, dense plantings; and blooms in vivid yellows, oranges, and reds. If you live in zones 9-11, creating a tropical garden can often be just a normal part of gardening. Further ...

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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Unusual Houseplants: Cape Jasmine Gardenia

Normally I try to write about houseplants that are easy to grow and easy-care to encourage more people to give gardening a try. Gardenias, however, are not that easy to grow and are definitely high-maintenance. Nevertheless, if you have become more confident in your gardening skills and/or would like to take on a challenge, including ...

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 ...

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Top 5 Dinosaur Facts About Diplodocus

Diplodocus was larger than a tennis court and weighed only as much as two elephants. When people think of huge sauropods like Brachiosaurus, they should remember that the Diplodocus may emerge victorious in a fictional deathmatch, considering its powerful 45 foot long tail (consisting of atleast 80 caudal vertebrae) that was as flexible as a ...