Making Your Personal Garden of Herbs Indoors

Herbs have always played an important role in  our lives especially in improving our health. Growing your own herbs at home makes it easier to use them anytime you need it for cooking or medicinal purposes. They say that a meal or a food becomes more tasty and interesting when you herbs to them especially when they are freshly picked from your own garden. Knowing that these herbs are free from any form of chemicals fertilizers and pesticides, you are assured that what you are eating or adding to your meals daily are healthy. The first herbs was brought by early settlers to America for use as a remedy for illness, as a flavoring to foods, storing with linens, strewing on floors, or burning for their pleasant fragrances. Some herbs were even used to improve the taste of meats in the days before preservation techniques were developed.

Today, herbs gardens were almost an essential feature of pioneer homes. They are usually place in sunny corners of the house to be readily available to the busy homemaker. Herb trio in birch container is just one example of the many herbs that I have indoors. These herb trio is composed of sage, rosemary and thyme, I liked these three the most because I usually add them to our daily meals plus the fact that they can be used for medicinal purposes. I usually place these herb trio in birch container on the windows of our kitchen so that it could still receive the full sun that it needs the whole day while it is easier for me to reach them whenever I need them in my cooking.

Always remember that you don't really need an estate to grow a gorgeous and useful herb garden. Most of  these herbs are perfect even when place in a container or pots and planters, they will definitely thrive on your deck, patio, balcony, or front steps, provided you offer them the right growing conditions.

Potted Plants And It's Benefits

Planting has always been a great hobby for me. I could still remember the first time I tried planting a flower on a pot. I do not have much about plants that time, but all know is I want to have my own little garden someday. And little by little, from flower pots and containers to my very own garden that is now full of different types of plants. I now realized that container gardening has help me in a lot of ways because I was able to try varieties of plants that I'd like to grow and testing it on different types of soil especially if it grows well on the type of soil that we have. I had done some research regarding container gardening, and as far as I know, container gardening dates back thousand of years to ancient cultures. One of the most famous container gardens in the history of civilization is the Hanging Gardens of Babylons.

Container gardening has a few disadvantages, but the positive aspects far outweigh them. One of the greatest benefit of container gardening is saving space. Many people nowadays live in apartments or homes with very little yard space by using pots and planters, it allows them to have a garden on a porch or patio or even indoors. Another major benefit of container gardening is allowing you to move your plants from one location to another if bad weather comes or if your plants are getting too little sun or too much. And you can even move your plants on a whim if you decide that they would look better elsewhere. Another thing is that, plants that are grown in containers have fewer problems with disease, and just in case it gets a fungus, then it is less likely to spread to all other plants and they are much easier to treat rather than those plants in the lawn.

Keeping your plants well-fed is also easier grown in pots because you are ensured that the fertilizer you use gets to your plants directly. Lastly, the variety of containers available allows you to design in a way that both fits your needs and complements your unique personality. There are many more advantages but those that I have cited are far the major benefits of container gardening.

Innovate Your Own Garden With Railing Planters

 

Mostly plants are placed in a pot or container or planted directly to the ground. But, in the world that we are living in today there are now many possibilities and innovations that some homeowners do for their garden to be more unique. Compared to rockstars and Hollywood celebrities who is almost in the news headlines everyday, there are actually unsung heroes among us quietly changing the way we live. They are environmentalists, horticultural visionaries, urban farmers, soil scientists and landscape artists, who have turned their personal passions into pursuits that collectively reshape our homes, gardens, neighborhoods and public spaces.

One does not need to be a gardener to feel the impact of their efforts. In a busy city where people come and go and traffic is everywhere, you'll see trees grow lush and green, or in the new wilderness parks that bring nature to ever sprawling down towns. You'll also experience it in restaurants that offer never-before-tasted vegetables, and in supermarkets or shops where you can now buy sustainably grown cut flowers. At home, your garden may not be that simple anymore, a landscape artist may add some vertical garden with containers or a living wall planter that can add to the beauty of your garden. Other artists may use your railing as a support for some flowers in a planter. These are actually called the click railing planters.

They can be installed simply and securely with just a snap. You could place the planters on any kind of railings, as long as it can hold the pots or the planters, and with just two adjustable tabs they snap into place at the base of the planter. With the click railing planters, your garden will transform from the simple ones to aesthetically pleasing and provides innovative solutions to gardening in spaces that would other wise be unusable.

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.

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.

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.

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.