House Plants

House Plants

Decorating with House Plants

Making More Houseplants

Caring for Houseplants

Troubleshooting Problems

How to Make a Terrarium

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House Plants

Tab 0 -- House Plants

House Plants

I love an indoor garden - almost as much as I love outdoor gardens.

I'm always trying to find new, interesting house plants (that will survive.)

This is my collection of house plant websites. Click on the subtabs above to see different sites on house plant varieties, house plant care, and how to decorate with house plants.

Here are my tips for decorating with house plants:

I picked pots that match each room decor, but leave the plants in their own pots so that I can rotate them based on their size, lighting needs, and my desire for change.
The plants are grouped together to provide a variety of textures and to add to that “jungle look” like in the picture on the right here.
I also like to use plants like Pothos plants as “live garland” across my fireplace mantel.
I use plants to camouflage electronics.

Look at the tab above "decorating with House Plants" above for more resource. Be sure to click on the subtabs too!

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Subtab 0 -- House Plant Varieties

http://www.corporate-plants.com/html/plant_catalog.html

Subtab 1 -- Top 10 Easy Care House Plant Varieties

http://www.sunset.com/garden/flowers-plants/easy-care-houseplants-00400000013913/

Subtab 2 -- House Plants for Beginners

http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=howTo&p=LawnGarden/BeginnerHouseplants.html

Tab 1 -- Decorating with House Plants

See the subtabs above for more on decorating with house plants

http://www.hgtv.com/decorating/decorating-with-plants/index.html

Subtab 0 -- More on Decorating with House Plants

http://www.floraldesigntraining.com/decorating-with-plants.html

Subtab 1 -- Decorating

http://houseplants.suite101.com/article.cfm/decorating_with_houseplants

Subtab 2 -- Decorating with House plants

http://www.gardeningknowhow.com/indoor/interior-decorating-with-houseplants.htm

Subtab 3 -- Feng Shui and House Plants

http://www.plantcare.com/gardening-guides/house-plants/house-plant-decorating-ideas.aspx

Subtab 4 -- Style and Placement

http://nestinstyle.wordpress.com/2009/01/21/style-and-placement-are-important-when-decorating-with-houseplants/

Subtab 5 -- My LiveBinders Blog Article on Decorating with Houseplants

http://livebinders.wordpress.com/2008/05/15/decorating-with-house-plants/

Tab 2 -- Making More Houseplants

Making More Houseplants

Propagating houseplants is amazingly easy. You just cut of a length of the plant with a few leaves and stick it in water. My daughter started a ficus when she was 4 and the tree has grown tall with her.

I use this wonderful little rooter from Lee Valley. It is on my kitchen window supplying the next round of plants for my smaller pots. This give me a nice rotation of plants through the house as they grow and need to be moved to larger pots. Now I just need to figure out what to do with the large plants that have outgrown my house!

http://www.leevalley.com/garden/page.aspx?c=2&cat=2,44713,40757,44886&p=44886

Tab 3 -- Caring for Houseplants

http://urbanext.illinois.edu/houseplants/

Subtab 0 -- Success with Plants Inside and Out

http://www.zone10.com/general/inside-and-out.html

Subtab 1 -- Great Book on House Plant Varieties and Care

http://www.amazon.com/House-Plant-Expert-Book-Two/dp/0903505614/infrasystems-20

Tab 4 -- Troubleshooting Problems

http://www.thegardenhelper.com/troubleshooting.html

Tab 5 -- How to Make a Terrarium

http://www.youtube.com/v/tbSuBZEpGH0

Tab 6 -- Kamal Meattle on how to grow your own fresh air | Video on TED.com