African Violets ~ Plant of the Week ~ 01/28/2010

Just like in the fashion world, plant trends come and go.  There are some things that are just timeless.  African Violets are like the ‘Little Black Dress’ of the houseplant world.  They often remind us of our childhood when Grandma had a half a dozen growing on her window sill.  Their popularity has never decreased, [...]

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Houseplant Benefits

Houseplants do more than just brighten up a room with color and living energy.  Along with being pleasing to the eye, they bring real health benefits to your body.  A classic NASA study found that common houseplants could improve air quality.  In fact, they reported that houseplants were able to remove up to 87% of [...]

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Poinsettia Care

HOW TO CARE FOR YOUR POINSETTIA The life of the poinsettia, if cared for properly during the holidays, can be extended throughout the year. During the Holidays When selecting a poinsettia, choose tightly clustered, small, central flowers with crisp and bright foliage. When surface soil is dry to the touch, water thoroughly.  Discard excess water [...]

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Busy as a BEE ~ Local Honey for Seasonal Allergies

I am fortunate that I do not suffer from seasonal allergies, although I do know many people who do.  For them, Spring brings headaches, runny noses, coughs and all the other wonderful things that hay fever can dish out.  Many years ago, we had an allergy suffering employee mention that she had read about taking Native Honey to [...]

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