Thursday, March 27, 2014

The Charm of Peace Lilies in Angel Cachepot


Angels are spiritual being believed to act as an attendant, agent, or messenger of God, conventionally represented in human form with wings and a long robe. Each one of us has it's own angel that God has sent to guide and guard us. One of my college friend is a believer of angels and she loves to collect anything that has angels on it, like figurines of angels, pictures, stickers, stamps, and many more. When I visited her last 2 weeks ago, I was really amazed by how her room looks. It is filled with cute angel figures and even the walls have posters of angels images. So I have decided to add something on her collection, so I checked online for houseplants with an angel container.


The truth is, I really wanted to give her a houseplant because she told me that she recently feels stress and alone at home. Having a houseplant will occupy her mind from thinking negative thoughts and feeling down. Since, she will be looking forward to the plant that she is taking care of and maintaining. A houseplant is actually a good stress reliever especially, when you see the flowers bloom. I know that she will definitely love the gift that I have for her and she'll take good care of it. I decided to buy the Peace Lily in Angel cachepot, for her, although it is a perfect sympathy gift due to the peace lily but for me it is just a simple, friendly gift that I want to give her. Peace lilies they said are associated with peace, purity and innocence after death, but for me, I do not want to associate it with death because they are recognized around the world for its air-cleaning properties.


These peace lilies in angel cachepot are relatively easy to maintain and their pure white blossoms are lovely to look at. Shade and weekly watering are all the peace lily needs to survive and produce beautiful blooms. I know my friend will definitely be happy with the gift that I will be giving her. At least, I will hit two birds with one stone, she likes the angels plus she will benefit from the peace lily.

Thursday, March 20, 2014

Air Purifying Benefits of Indoor Plants

 

Having your own houseplant ensures that your home is free from any harmful toxins and chemicals in the air. All indoor plants, may it be flowering or not, are able to purify indoor air to some degree through their normal photosynthesis process. Just about everyone knows that plants are great for producing oxygen and contributing to a zen feeling in any environment. Studies also show that they can clinically reduce stress, fight colds, stop headaches, even removing 90% of chemical in the air in only twenty-four hours. From the many varieties of houseplants, one that is very easy to maintain and take care of, is the peace lily. It is an ideal plant to have indoors, especially if you love flowers. Peace lilies are surprisingly undemanding in care and can tolerate dryness and low light conditions found in many homes and offices.


Peace lilies can also be given as a gift during a housewarming party or even during birthdays, instead of giving a bouquet of flowers that will eventually wither and die after a few days. This type of plant is surely gonna be welcomed and provided with years of easy-care plant display for anyone, no matter what his or her skills with plants is. Peace lilies are sometimes called the closet plant because it needs little light, and in fact, it does best in low light areas of a home. The plant blooms every couple of months when it is healthy, producing white flowers with long stamen, which is also similar to those of the calla lily plant. With proper care, the plant can live for several years, and if the plant grows well, make sure to re-pot every couple of years or even separate them because the more root-bound the plant becomes in it's pot, the more likely it will require greater amounts of water.


Always remember that, even one plant can dramatically change the ambiance and the whole environment of an office or a room at home, on the other hand, groups of plants will surely make a lovely statement. Let us start collecting these houseplants to make sure that the air we are breathing at home is toxin and chemical free.

Thursday, March 13, 2014

The Value of Plant Lights to Indoor Plants



Every plant needs an ample amount of sunlight for it to grow and thrive. But how about those house plant or office plant that usually does not have direct sunlight. Indoor light sometimes is not quite enough for other plants especially those flowering ones. The intelligent plant light is the solution to that problem, it also becomes your best friend when that lovely plant you bought or received, fails to live up to its potential in a home or office setting. Examples of widely used houseplant that often needs light supplementation are begonias, bromeliads, African violet, orchids, orchids, cyclamen and holiday plants that may flower especially well with the help of indoor plant lights.


These intelligent plant light will not just create light, but rather replicate the several kinds of light that come to us as sunlight. This type of plant light is very ideal for indoor gardeners who doesn't have full south window light that the flowering or growing plants needed for them not to wither and die. As we all know, plants are such a joy to have indoors since they are attractive, fascinating and keeps us in touch with nature. Not only do plants provide us with psychological lift, they are beneficial for cleaning the air full of pollutants, humidifying the room and provides oxygen for every human.


Plant grow lights or indoor plant lights are like nanny for your houseplants with a fine furniture to grace not only your home but as well as beautify your desk at the office. Always remember that plants whether under plant lights or not provides a natural solution to cleaner indoor air and encourages calm while discouraging stress.

Thursday, March 6, 2014

Care For Your Jade Bonsai Plant

 

Taking care of your garden is also like taking care of your own child, you must give them your time and effort as well as tender, love and care especially those who require much attention like the succulent plants that I have indoors. But there is that one plant which I also received during our housewarming party and until now is very healthy and does not wither or die easily. And I have learned through my friends that it is actually an extremely popular succulent houseplant, most of my friends and neighbors have these type of plant. It is sometimes called as the money plant or dollar plant and it was once though to bring good luck to their owners, that is the reason why they were often given as housewarming gifts.


The plant is commonly known as the Jade plant, it is inexpensive, fast-growing, under demanding and amazingly resilient plant which is usually available at most garden outlet center, and local nurseries. Although these jade plants are very easy to grow they are also very susceptible to mealy bugs and fungal diseases , so the owner or the care taker of the plant must make sure that it is watered properly and has enough sunlight for these fungal problems not to worsen. This type of plant is commonly grown indoors and excels as one, it can also survive for decades in the same pot as long as not over watered too often. However, it is recommended to change the soil every 2 to 4 years because the soil needs to be very well draining.

You must always remember to never let your jade plant sit in the water and with proper conditions, the Jade plant will soon have white flowers making it an attractive and mildly fragrant display. Also, from time to time gently wipe the leaves of Jade plants to remove the dust and like all houseplant it adds oxygen to the room or house and helps clean the air.

Thursday, February 27, 2014

Flowers Are Great Decoration At Home


Most women in this world that we are living in would definitely like to receive a flower once in a while coming from the person they love. Flowers represent particularly love and adoration for a person, that is why women likes them especially paired with chocolates. Roses is always the number one pick for flowers too be given, but there are a lot of varieties of flowers that we can always choose like orchids, chrysanthemums, calla lilies, peony, tulips and and many more. But for me I would rather receive a potted calla lily plant than bouquets because in that way you could preserve and take good care of the plant that was given to you. Bouquets are very good flower arrangement by florist and they cost a lot but after a day or two their beauty will definitely wither and die.


Out of the many flowers, calla lily is the best plant grown indoors because it can adopt to it's environment perfectly. May it be indoors or outdoors calla lilies bring deep green foliage and creamy, rounded flowers to every corner of your home and garden as well. They are very easy to grow as long it is grown under the full sun all day and these lilies will definitely thank you. Checking the soil around the plant once weekly and making sure that it has the right amount of water will help your lilies thrive. If the lilies are grown indoors or in a container you could fill the drainage dish with rocks to help the soil absorb too much water. Calla lily in pink damask container is the first plant that I received for this year, it was given to me as a gift from a family friend.


Calla lilies can be found not only in pink, but also in white which is the most popular one, also in orange, fuchsia, red, yellow and cream. These long lasting flowers are very popular in wedding bouquets where they are a symbol of purity and beauty.

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Ceramic Garden Mushrooms Makes A Great Addition To Your Garden

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Whenever I come across garden statues such as the Ceramic Garden Mushrooms and garden gnomes, I am always reminded of the animated films Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Gnomeo and Juliet. My nieces and nephews feel the same way too. They were thrilled and ecstatic after seeing these Ceramic Garden Mushrooms and garden gnomes for the first time. They would hide behind the doors at night hoping that they could take a peek of these garden statues come alive through the peep hole. Seeing them do this also reminds us how we used to be.

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Back then my siblings and I would talk to these garden statues as though they were alive. We would play next to it pretending that there were dwarfs who were either sitting or standing next to the ceramic garden mushrooms while my cousin pretends that she is Snow White. Our parents would use these garden statues to get through to us especially when we were just being kids-wild, stubborn and spoiled (but not rotten). But of course we will use a different approach if these kids become uncontrollable as they strongly resemble how we were back then.

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On the other hand, the adults like these new additions in our garden as well. They were even thinking of buying a set of Ceramic Garden Mushrooms - Winter Fairy Garden Décor. But after seeing Ceramic Garden Mushrooms - Spring Fairy Garden Décor, Ceramic Garden Mushrooms - Summer Fairy Garden Décor and Ceramic Garden Mushrooms - Fall Fairy Garden Décor, they want to buy all of them for their collection especially the Summer Fairy Garden Décor. The Summer Fairy Garden Décor is also my favorite. I love the colors. Looking at it makes me happy for no reason. I guess it is because of the red, orange and yellow colors of the ceramic garden mushrooms.

Thursday, February 6, 2014

A Little Knowledge About Caring For Bonsai



There are a lot of people whom I knew that takes care of a bonsai plant. One of my close friend is an enthusiast, she used to give me tips on how to maintain a bonsai plant and she even gave me books as a reference. That is also one reason why I know have a nursery for bonsai plants. I find bonsai plant as a form of art, where tree and pot form a harmonious unit with synchronized shape, texture and color. Bonsai, translated from Japanese as "tray planting" and there are different types of Bonsai that exists today. They are grown from the same seed as trees that grow to full size. They are grown in small containers and trimmed and trained so that they remained small and elegant.


Selecting a tree specie is the first step to grow a bonsai tree. You must make sure that the type of tree you grow should be reliant to the environment where you will be keeping it. Your region's climate and the your home environment should be taken into account when you are deciding which species of tree to grow. Next is deciding whether to plant the tree from the seed or also consider for a foraging for a bonsai tree. Although, planting a bonsai tree from a seed is a slow process but it is very rewarding in the end. Lastly, is the easiest way to begin the art of bonsai, but is also the most expensive. It is choosing from among the trees that have already been partially trained. Bonsai trees that have been grown from a seed and partially trained have already receive a lot of time and care, so they are usually quite pricey.
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Caring for bonsai trees is something which also requires a little knowledge and experience; some trees are hardy and can survive the temperature outside, while others will need a more protected environment. Other important considerations in bonsai gardening relate to the tools that you need to do the work. It is very important that you have the right equipment. Whilst a basic set of tool is not particularly expensive the correct equipment is essential for making your new hobby a success.