Working in horticulture is hard on our hands. Thorns, sticky plant residue and coarse soils are just some of the conditions that can lead to dry, scarred hands, ragged nails and even skin irritation. Protect your hands with a wide variety of garden gloves made from durable materials including nylon, lycra spandex, polypropylene and other fabrics [...]
It's so upsetting to walk up to a plant that you haven't seen for a week and see a broken, dangling branch, or a smashed in area of a plant. Ohhh, the poor thing! It's gotta hurt! This type of damage ruins the looks of the entire planter and may even endanger the plant's life. How's it [...]
The word Ficus is Latin for "fig", which is appropriate for these fig bearing fruit trees. There are over 900 species of Ficus (in the form of trees, shrubs, and vines) but the most common to the interiorscpaing world are F. lyrata (fiddle-leaf), F. benjamina, and F. amstel. Light These trees prefer medium to bright light [...]
Belonging to the Gesneriaceae family, Aeschynanthus (also called the Lipstick plant) have brightly colored flowers, which differ from most other flowers in that the petals are joined at their base to form a tubular corolla. So many to enjoy There are more than 100 species of the genus Aeschynanthus and they are all long-stemmed trailers with [...]
One day, when watering your favorite grape ivy you may discover something new. A white, floury deposit is suddenly covering the new growth. Before you run screaming that the account is infested with anthrax, stop and read this to learn about mildew. Welcome to fall with its cooler outdoor temperatures, shorter daylight and drier, hotter, stagnant [...]
Why is that pothos looking so pale and yellow? What is happening to my Rhapis that is making some of the older leaves turn a lemon-lime color? These and other questions regarding leaf color are part of the daily questions that can occur as you do your routes. Leaves of chlorotic plants range in color from [...]
Question: How do I know when to turn a plant or not? Sometimes you say to turn a plant a 14 turn every week other times you tell me that you had to turn my plants in an account because "they were facing the wall". Answer: It's best to always have the prettiest side of the [...]
You walk into your favorite account looking forward to caring for your longtime plant friends. To your surprise you notice that some of them are starting to fade, slowly losing their healthy luster. What the heck is going on? Here are the top ten reasons why plants wither and slowly die in the interiorscape. The plant's [...]
How do you decide how to properly water a plant? Do you check the color of the soil? Do you lift the pot to determine how heavy it is? Do you utilize a moisture meter, a soil probe or your finger? Whatever method you use, accurate watering requires understanding soil and how it affects plant growth. [...]
September is a month of changes for our interior plants. The plants are able to sense the changing light levels outside and respond by a marked shift in their water needs and growth habits. This change happens very suddenly, overnight it often seems. In a similar sense the coming of fall in September affects people with [...]
