Why Every Plant Technician is a Salesperson Always be on the lookout for potential sales When you visit one of your accounts, you are not only a plant technician, but a salesperson as well. Your customer will recognize you as a plant professional and feel comfortable asking questions. They see you as an expert [...]
Lovely Hoya bella The Goldfish Plant. Belonging to the Gesneriaceae family, Nematanthus gregarius have brightly colored orange flowers, shaped like goldfish crackers. These indoor specimens are from tropical South America have fleshy, closely set oval leaves, growing in opposite pairs along the stem, which can grow to two feet long. The decorative one inch [...]
Alocasia do well in containers and planter beds 6 Tips to Care for your Planter Beds Most plants you encounter on your daily routes are individually planted or staged into decorative containers. When you have an interior foliage planted bed to service, there needs to be a shift in your thinking to provide proper [...]
Most Popular Blooming Plants in Interiorscapes Beautiful blooming orchids I smelt the violets in her hand and asked, half in words, half in signs, a question which meant, “Is love the sweetness of flowers?” - Helen Keller This wonderful quote summarizes the lure of the flower for all of us. The scent of a [...]
Succulent plants love sunny, arid climates Succulents are just really cool plants, and recently I have started to see them installed in a variety of interiorscapes to add color and interest. Two succulents we are all familiar with using indoors are Kalanchoes and Jade plants, but there are many, many more to explore. Because [...]
Check Ficus for yellow leaves Despite your best efforts, even a healthy plant will occasionally shed a leaf or two. The dying leaf turns yellow, then brown when it is dead. Yellow leaves can often trigger a panic reaction in clients—"My plant is dying!" Just three or four yellow leaves on an otherwise attractive [...]
How do your plants look after the holidays? The holidays are almost over. The decorations have come down and the plants are somewhat back to their original locations. So, now that your service visits are back to “normal," how do your accounts look? Here is a To Do list to help you re-look at [...]
Are your plant technician skills current? It’s time to get uncomfortable. If you want to stay significant at work, don’t let your or your skills become obsolete. The mantra is the same: develop your professional ability in order to achieve your financial and career goals. But don’t just add new skills willy-nilly. Develop a [...]
Missed Part 1? Read it here. Nutrients Plants need three macronutrients and 13 micro (trace) nutrients. The macronutrients (nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium) are listed in that order on all fertilizer labels. Nitrogen produces the chlorophyll (green) that grows the leaf surface of the plant. Remember that the leaf surface catches the light which creates photosynthesis (food [...]
Diagnose plant problems easily Finding the cause of interior plant problems can be tricky at times. Due to the nature of route work, we usually see the plants in our care about the same time and on the same day of the week. When that routine changes it can be surprising what differences appear. [...]
