This plant that is native to the Philippines, Borneo and Indonesia. This is a perennial evergreen plant that can survive in poorly lighted or badly ventilated areas. It has glossy oval-shaped, dark green leaves that are interspersed with varied silver patterns. They are about 6-8 inches long. aglaonema is the only plant with Read more…
Gazania has narrow lance-shaped leaves that can be downy and lobed near the base, often with lighter colored undersides. Depending on the color of the flowers they can be serrated, entirely gray or dark green on the upper side and gray on the underside. The leaves are covered with a very Read more…
Believe it or not, some houseplants can remove up to 90 percent of the toxic substances from the room in which we live and work within 24 hours. Among the air pollutants that we are exposed to every day in an enclosed space the most common one is formaldehyde, which is Read more…
The Cherokee, the Native American tribe trusted that the “Creator” gave them an endowment of comprehension and safeguarding medicinal herbs. The Cherokee confide in the mending and protection properties of nature’s pharmacy. The Cherokee advance appropriate gathering techniques of medicinal plants. The elders have shown them that in the event that Read more…
Using this tips you will save time and money, and still your garden will look beautiful. 1. Use nature’s benefits Gather water by associating a rain barrel to the downspout of your home or shed. Rain barrels have a hole on the top for the water to stream in and Read more…
If you live in an area where the weather is mild, you can develop outdoor orchids throughout the entire year. In any case, regardless of the possibility that you are not among the lucky ones, you can grow select orchids outside some part of the year. Truth be told, many sorts Read more…
The basis for planting a terrarium comprises 4 layers. The best way to insert the layers of soil is to put a funnel (maybe cardboard) into the vessel in order not to make its walls dirty. The bottom layer, the drainage layer consists of sand, pebbles, gravel or very coarse sand. Direct drainage is Read more…
This plant’s flowers, in the shape of a trumpet appear from mid-spring until late autumn, and their color can be white, yellow, orange, pink or red. The flowers do not last long, but there are a lot of them and new ones are always blooming. In contrast to the dark green leaves, Read more…
If you are often away from home, traveling or simply forget that the flowers need water, you probably know the misery when you see that your flowers have wilted, and it is too late for recovery. However, there is a trick that is worth to try before completely giving up. Read more…
If in the terrace or in the garden you have at least a couple of pots with flowers, you probably know that what appears to be a very easy job regarding their maintenance, can get very complicated. Besides the manual you get when you first buy the flower, there are several tips Read more…