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19 12, 2018

Professional Development for Interior Plant Technicians

By |2018-12-16T20:08:54-08:00December 19th, 2018|Categories: Plant Technician Skills|Comments Off on Professional Development for Interior Plant Technicians

Find ways to improve your skills Do you feel like you are doing the same thing over and over again? Do you feel like industry trends are passing you by? With all the demands of your work and personal life, how do you stimulate your interest and bring new knowledge and skill into your [...]

17 12, 2018

Staying Green During the Holidays

By |2018-12-16T20:00:51-08:00December 17th, 2018|Categories: Budget & Revenue, Plant Knowledge, Plant Technician Skills|Comments Off on Staying Green During the Holidays

Save your holiday decorations and reuse them again next year With all the additional holiday color and decorations everywhere this month, don’t lose sight of recycling whenever and wherever you can. It’s easy to just say, "I’m in a hurry and don’t have time to recycle these 35 poinsettia sleeves.” It's so important to [...]

12 12, 2018

When to Prune Plant Roots

By |2018-12-10T09:52:02-08:00December 12th, 2018|Categories: Budget & Revenue, Plant Knowledge, Plant Technician Skills|Comments Off on When to Prune Plant Roots

Make sure to care for your plant roots “My corn plant’s got rippled yellowing leaves, what do you think is wrong with it?” What’s causing all those funny looking yellow blotches to show up on your plant’s leaves. Don’t know? It’s time to look down below the moss. Especially when the plant is not [...]

10 12, 2018

5 Simple Ways to Resolve Conflicts During the Holidays

By |2018-12-10T09:38:45-08:00December 10th, 2018|Categories: Customer Service, Plant Knowledge, Plant Technician Skills|Comments Off on 5 Simple Ways to Resolve Conflicts During the Holidays

Conflicts can distract us from enjoying the holiday season It’s not easy being an interiorscape plant technician - especially during the busy holiday season. We have to provide proper care for plants and keep them healthy. We have to groom plants and keep them pretty. And we have to listen to our customers and [...]

5 12, 2018

Poinsettia Epinasty Explained

By |2018-12-03T08:14:36-08:00December 5th, 2018|Categories: Budget & Revenue, Plant Knowledge, Plant Technician Skills|Comments Off on Poinsettia Epinasty Explained

You can protect your gorgeous poinsettias from epinasty Poinsettias are very sensitive to ethylene gas. Exposure to the gas produces bent, twisted petioles and droopy bracts. This condition is called epinasty. Poinsettias will produce excess ethylene gas if left sleeved for over 24 hours. The excess gas is produced when the leaves are  held [...]

3 12, 2018

Winter Watering Tips

By |2018-12-03T08:15:31-08:00December 3rd, 2018|Categories: Budget & Revenue, Plant Knowledge, Plant Technician Skills, Tip of the Month|Comments Off on Winter Watering Tips

Even your holiday trees need to be monitored carefully for water stress Have you been suspecting someone else has been watering the plants in your accounts because they are wet when you arrive to service them? Have you been curious as to why it is that you are only using one water machine to [...]

28 11, 2018

4 Blooming Holiday Plants

By |2018-11-26T11:05:24-08:00November 28th, 2018|Categories: Plant Knowledge, Plant Technician Skills|Comments Off on 4 Blooming Holiday Plants

There are many beautiful blooms to use in your holiday arrangements Poinsettias may be the most common holiday bloomer, but there are also many other beautiful bloomers to add into the festive decorations. Amaryllis are stunning. With a large inflorescence standing tall above the crowd, they are glorious bulbs are wonderful additions to your [...]

26 11, 2018

Ask an Interior Plant Technician

By |2018-11-26T10:34:54-08:00November 26th, 2018|Categories: Budget & Revenue, Plant Knowledge, Plant Technician Skills|Comments Off on Ask an Interior Plant Technician

Why do poinsettias turn red? Our clients see us as plant experts who know everything - they lay in wait for our visit to ask us a pressing question about a plant in their home garden. As customer service agents for our companies and for the horticulture industry, we are frequently called upon to [...]

22 11, 2018

Plant Spotlight – Poinsettias

By |2019-04-29T12:17:03-07:00November 22nd, 2018|Categories: Plant Knowledge, Plant Technician Skills, Sample Articles|Tags: |Comments Off on Plant Spotlight – Poinsettias

Those colorful leaves are called bracts Indeed the bright cheery image of poinsettias has become an integral part of the holiday season for most Americans. Native to Mexico, Euphorbia pulcherrima, commonly called poinsettia, is a succulent and needs plenty of strong light to flourish. In production, 6000 foot-candles are needed to grow a strong plant. [...]

20 11, 2018

The Holiday Survival Guide

By |2018-11-19T01:34:44-08:00November 20th, 2018|Categories: Customer Service, Plant Knowledge, Plant Technician Skills|Comments Off on The Holiday Survival Guide

Don't be stressed before the holidays, plan ahead and get organized! The key to surviving the holidays is good planning. Before all the decorations go up and the poinsettias go in, take a look around and assess what work needs to be done on your accounts. Are there replacements that need to be made? [...]

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