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Pothos or (Epipremnum aureum) is a very easy plant to grow, great for the beginner. It grows fast and has waxy heart-shaped leaves that may be green or variegated in colour.
AKA, the Devils’ Ivy, its vines can be trained up a window frame or allowed to cascade down a hanging basket.
flickr/carl e. lewis
The spider plant (Chlorophytum comosum) is an easy to grow plant that will do very well in most light, temperature and moisture conditions.
The spider plant is considered by some to have the ability to cleanse the air by absorbing a number of dangerous chemicals, thus making it an indoor helper as well as adding beauty to the room.
picture courtesy flicker/madaise
If the snow faisl to fall and the rain comes instead you can still have a white Christmas with this arrangement from the National Gardening Association Gift Shop.
The rustic wooden basket includes 1 amaryllis, 5 tulips, 3 fragrant
hyacinths, and 6 crocus, planted in soilless mix topped with sphagnum
moss. First blooms should appear within 3 to 4 weeks. Basket
dimensions: 14” x 7” x 6” h.
unfortunately for me, this product ships within the contiguous
US only.
AeroGrow sells indoor gardening sytems that can sit on your kithcen counter and look great. You can watch their system at work, here.
Our newest technology delivers twice the light with a new lamp hood,
three deluxe grow bulbs and a 24-hour light option. Also includes a
24-inch extendable lamp arm for growing full-sized, tomatoes,
cucumbers, bell peppers and more.
The outdoor gardening season is almost over and the days are short and the nights long. The green is going and the flowers long gone, but you can bring Spring and Summer beauty into you home. When you know how to force bulbs to bloom you can hurry the seasons and turn your living room into a spring time garden.
To learn how visit the National Gardening Association’s Moss in the City.
courtesy flickr/CoreForce
There is only one hard and fast rule when it comes to creating a garden and that is right plant, right place. This means that if you want the plant to flourish you must be sure that it gets the light and water that it needs, plus the soil that you plant it in is able to provide the food the plant needs.
Other than that your garden is a reflection of you; so toss away all the other rules and have some fun. Mix colours and sizes if that pleases you. You do not have to plant a garden in a straight line or inside a bo x, circles, ovals and figure 8s will work as well if not better.
There is one other element to being a happy gardener and that is : make sure your lifestyle matches the garden you wish to have.
If you have only a few spare minutes a day, do not plant a garden that requires constant attention. go for native plants that can, for the most part, look after themselves once they are in place. Keep the garden small , perhaps a container or three.
photo: courtesy aussegall/flickr.
This is the time of my gardening discontent. The seed catalogues have not yet arrived; if they had I’d be busy making notes, all the while promising myself that I would not buy anything because I really do not need any more seeds or plants. Of course the next step would be filling out at least one order form.
So today I took a stroll around the blog verse trying to find out what others are up to. At the As The Garden Grows there is an good article about Canadian gardening magazines. I usually stop my the public library to flip through gardening magazines but maybe it is time to susbcribe, it could help pass the time.
something pretty to ponder
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Do you have a gardener on your holiday shopping list but have no idea what to buy? Consider a gift certifcate and let the gardener choose.
A Rittenhouse gift certificate is available by
mail or email.
Available in denominations of $20, $30, $50 or $100.
Just choose the amount and choose "gift wrap" as you check out to fill in your message.
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A research team from the University of Illinois has built a better
plant using a computer model that mimics the process of evolution and
they are the first to stimulate every step of the photosynthesis
process.
Photosynthesis is how plants algae and phytoplankton convert light
energy into chemical energy Photosynthesis, for the most plant takes
place in the plant’s leaves and involves an elaborate array of chemical
reactions requiring dozens of protein enzymes and other chemical
components.
for more information
If you are looking for something a little different and a plant that can be a conversation starter, consider a carnivorous one. For some pics and info about plant possibilities drop by You Grow Girl.
venus fly trap courtesy flickr/edtarwinski
