Like an oasis in a desert, a tiny garden growing inside a glass container has an irresistible fascination. A terrarium invites you to paint your own scene, imitating nature on a miniature scale. The dry, hot air of the house in winter is no handicap to plants in a terrarium, where moist air is trapped. [...]
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Planting The Terrariums
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Comments OffLittle Gardens to Grow in a Dish
Green gardens that grow in a dish are fun to plant and pretty to look at. They are attractive as table centerpieces, or as decorations for an end table, buffet, or chest. First, decide where the dish garden is to be placed on display. If it’s to be seen from all sides rather than viewed [...]
Posted in Foliage Plants Tags: are, container, dish garden, Foliage Plants, green gardens, Grow, leaf shapes, little gardens, shapes sizes, table centerpieces Comments OffCactus to Grow Indoors
All cactus plants are succulents, although the reverse is not true. There are nearly 30 separate groups of plants that include succulent varieties, the cactus being but one of the tribe. And since it’s not always easy to be absolutely certain which thorny and prickly plants are true cactus, it’s safest to refer to them [...]
Posted in Foliage Plants Tags: Cactus, cactus plants, colored flowers, garden loam, mature plant, Plant, prickly plants, soil mixture, succulent, wavy edges Comments OffVining Plants for Varied Foliage Patterns
To show off vining and trailing plants to best advantage, place them where the softening effects of their natural growth habits will look appropriate. Younger, smaller specimens take to tables, window ledges, shelves,and plant boxes where they can spill gracefully over the edge and follow their normal inclinations. Older, larger plants, if too big for [...]
Posted in Foliage Plants Tags: Foliage, Foliage Plants, fragrant bloom, heartleaf philodendron, indoor gardeners, placement, Plant, plant boxes, vining plants, window ledges Comments OffFerns for all seasons
If your home is small and limited in windows suitable for growing plants, some foliage plants should interest you. None of these plants grow large in average home conditions, and all have remarkable foliage _interesting for its pattern, color, or form. Give any of these top billing by placing them where they can be enjoyed [...]
Posted in Foliage Plants Tags: boston fern, curious habits, fern, Foliage Plants, growing plants, nest fern, Plant, plant families, vigorous growth, watering Comments OffFoliage Plants In Flower Colors
If you’ve always thought of foliage plants as green, you’re in for a nice surprise. Gay-as-a-rainbow foliage is not as rare as you may think. Some kinds are seasonal, like the fancy-leaf caladium in shadings of pink, red, and white with green. This particular variety grows from tubers indoors in cold weather, in shaded spots [...]
Posted in Foliage Plants Tags: beds and borders, bushy plants, colorful foliage plants, flower beds, flower colors, Foliage, outdoor flower, Plant, velvet plant, winter Comments OffBegonias for year-round performance
Grown more for foliage than for flowers, the begonia family is among the most satisfying of house plants. The leaves remain attractive year-round, and if you give begonias bright light, they will bloom in winter. Of the three major categories of begonias,the rhizomatous and fibrous are most often grown as house plants. Sketches of leaf [...]
Posted in Foliage Plants Tags: begonia, begonia family, Begonias, flower beds, foliage colors, leaf mold, peat moss, soil mixture, tiny rosebuds, Water Comments OffThe Luxury Look With House Plants
The luxury look comes easily and quickly to the rooms of your home when you invest in suitable plants of larger size. If time is not important, however, you can begin with young ones and enjoy them as they grow. All of the large plants, monstera and devil’s ivy opposite (grown totem style)__ prefer filtered [...]
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Green is a color you never tire of, restful to the eye and refreshing to the spirit. That is one reason why foliage plants are so popular. Indoors, in winter, green leaves hint of springtime to come; in summer, they look cool and woodsy when temperatures soar. You can’t possibly grow all the desirable foliage [...]
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