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Vases, Vessels, and other Containers

Any container that holds water can hold flowers. Coffee pots, cans, apothecary jars, antique pewter vessels, glasses, or concrete urns. If you are drawn to a container that doesn’t hold water, such as a wooden box, wicker baskets, or rusty bucket, use a plastic container within the unique vase and build your bouquets from there. Continue reading “Vases, Vessels, and other Containers”

Colocasia Plant Tips

Colocasia known as Elephant ears. They can be grown indoors or planted outside. Colocasia have a more spreading habit and their leaves typically have a velvety surface texture. Elephant ears can easily hold their own as a solo plant in the garden or in a large container. Below are a few plant care tips toContinue reading “Colocasia Plant Tips”

Growing Calamondin Citrus Tree

With its glossy-green foliage and abundant, golden fruit, this citrus tree is a great starter plant. If you’re new to growing citrus trees as houseplants, I highly recommend starting with an indoor/ patio-tolerant Calamondin Orange. Small but abundant, bright-orange fruits appear at regular intervals on this cross between a Kumquat and Mandarin Orange. Calamondin orangesContinue reading “Growing Calamondin Citrus Tree”

All you can eat in a basket

Planting up a mix of edible plants in a hanging basket can be a rewarding activity that you can share with your children or your loved one. Children of all ages can help plant and watch the plants grow in the summer and throughout the fall. Getting started: Plant combinations in one basket can createContinue reading “All you can eat in a basket”

Aloe Vera

What is Aloe? Aloe vera is a succulent plant species of the genus Aloe. The plant is stemless or very short-stemmed with thick, greenish, fleshy leaves that fan out from the plant’s central stem. Aloe vera is gel from the leaves of aloe plants. People have used it for thousands of years for healing andContinue reading “Aloe Vera”