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1 Plants That Purify: Ficus
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2 Plants That Purify: Mother-in-Law's Tongue
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3 Plants That Purify: Bamboo Palm
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4 Plants That Purify: Chrysanthemum
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5 Plants That Purify: Dracaena
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6 Plants That Purify: Chinese Evergreen
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7 Cool Idea: I.V. Self-Watering Plant Pot
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8 Do You Entertain Your Plants?
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9 Crave Worthy: Message Bean
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10 Make Seasonal Plants Last Year-Round With Oversize Pots
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11 Plants That Purify: Peace Lily
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12 Plants That Purify: English Ivy
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13 Plants That Purify: Gerbera Daisy
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14 Plants That Purify: A Healthy Home With House Plants
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15 Casa Quickie: Evade the Drafts
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16 Casa Beta: HydroSpikes' Worry-Free Watering
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17 Do You Decorate With Orchids?
Today, Denmark's Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary posed with their children outside Grasten Castle. The castle grounds are lush and lovely, but come Winter, it will be quite a different scene. Chilly temperatures and snow cover often mean that gardeners give up on planting favorite shrubs or vines that prefer a more temperate climate. In areas like Denmark, New York, Vermont, and Read more
For years, my experience with orchids was spotty at best. Oftentimes they died shortly after blooming, and I never had any that rebloomed. But three years ago I was given an orchid that has, since that time, rebloomed eight times, and just this past week, another orchid displayed three new flowers. When I met with gardening expert Flora Grubb last week, she told me that the real secret to orchids Read more
Have you ever whispered sweet nothings into the ear . . . of a plant? If you're sheepishly nodding your head, you shan't be shy because chances are, you're not alone. While studies have shown that entertaining growing shrubs with music proves to liven their roots, it seems talking to them also does the trick. Our little green buds may not have a heart or blood pumping through their veins, but Read more
Returning home after a fantastic vacation is disappointing, especially if you're greeted by a house full of dead plants. For an upcoming trip, I'm planning ahead and instead of troubling a friend or paying someone to water my house plants, I picked up a product that seemed to be the perfect solution: HydroSpikes. I gave the automatic watering system a trial run to see if it really does the trick. Read more
Houseplants tend to be comfortable with the same temperatures their owners prefer. They can handle the daytime heat, the nighttime chill, and, of course, room temperature. But just as you shrug your shoulders when brushed with a burst of chilly wind, houseplants can be decimated by a cold draft. So, you shouldn't keep yours near a drafty window, a door that is constantly opening and closing, or a Read more
I once showed you how to make a self-watering planter from a recycled soda bottle, and while the DIY was pretty easy and inventive, I will admit it wasn't the most handsome pot I've ever seen. I'm not someone who thinks we should need to make sacrifices when it comes to good design, so I kept my eyes peeled and was silently hoping for a sexier alternative. Then came the Vitamin I.V. Self-Watering Read more
We all could benefit from a cheap and beautiful way to improve a home's indoor air quality. That's why I'm bringing you an ongoing series on house plants that are particularly good at purifying the air. Next up in our series is the bamboo palm. To find out more about this hardy house plant, just read more Read more
We all could benefit from a cheap and beautiful way to improve a home's indoor air quality. That's why I'm bringing you an ongoing series on houseplants that are particularly good at purifying air. Next up in our series is English ivy. To find out more about this hardy houseplant, just read more Read more
We all could benefit from a cheap and beautiful way to improve a home's indoor air quality. That's why I'm bringing you an ongoing series on house plants that are particularly good at purifying the air. Next up in our series is the dracaena. To find out more about this hardy house plant, just read more Read more
We all could benefit from a cheap and beautiful way to improve a home's indoor air quality. That's why I'm bringing you an ongoing series on house plants that are particularly good at purifying the air. Next up in our series is the ficus. Ficus benjamina, or the weeping fig, is one of the most popular trees that are grown indoors. Bright green leaves grow abundantly on the ficus, but leaf loss Read more
