As you’ve probably gathered from my last two seed related posts, you don’t need a greenhouse and misting system to successfully propagate house plants from seed. It is really fairly simple and inexpensive.
A number of popular foliage and flowering house plants are commonly propagated from seed, including the umbrella tree Brassaia, False aralia Dizygotheca, tree [...]
Have you noticed that occasionally some of your plants will get swollen blister like areas on their leaves or fleshy stems? I went through a period of that with one of my Christmas Cactus’ for two years straight. I’m happy to report that it’s not happening this year though.
Sometimes the spots are [...]
Have you ever thought about, or wondered as to how many house plants that are currently in your home would be unsafe if eaten by a child, pet or even an adult? Not that adults are going around eating leaves off houseplants- but either way, some of the plants we have in our home [...]
Did you know that in the Victorian Era that many of the peoples homes were filled with houseplants? It’s more amazing still when you realize that most of those homes were quite chilly. It just goes to show that if you place a plant in the correct place it will thrive.
Modern homes are [...]
