Gardens
very cool!!!
Succulents: “One of their charms is how easily they root from cuttings. They’re amazingly durable and persistently beautiful, and thus perfectly amenable to being used as ornaments for a couple of months. We love how they look suspended in a tree — cutting upon cutting. What distinguishes ornament from tree is that when tree comes down, ornament can go into pot to become new plant on windowsill or in garden.”
West Elm SaveEmail Shane Powers Ceramic Wall Planters - $19 Ceramic wall planters, like these matte white vessels by Shane Powers for West Elm, turn air plants such as staghorn ferns into living art.
Always source sustainably grown plants. Air plants trendy in interior design market, w online sellers promoting at too-good-to-be-true prices. Air plants... hot item w high propensity for commercial exploitation... purchase plants from reputable buyer who grows legally and sustainably. Do not purchase collected from wild & don’t collect from wild. Botanical gardens and epiphytic plant societies - great places to start.
You can also spray plants with a fish emulsion once per month during the summer to increase blooms and growth. Don’t overdo it with watering or fish emulsion, because air plants are adapted to getting what they need from the air alone. Consider water and fertilizer as supplemental ways to increase the vitality of your air plants. Some of the colorful bromeliads, like the ones pictured here, will develop a richer color with the spraying of some nutrients.
Maidenhair Fern Light requirement: Place in brightly lit spot clear of drafts. Water requirement: Keep the soil moist. A great idea to keep indoor maidenhair fern from dehydrating is to plant in a self-watering pot, which will allow the plant to take up as much water as it needs. You just need to remember to fill the reservoir. Apply diluted liquid organic fertilizer regularly. Do not allow soil to dry out even for a day or two.
Fiddle Leaf Fig: Light requirement: Place near window that gets bright filtered light. Keep away from harsh direct sunlight to prevent leaf burn. Water requirement: As it hails from a tropical climate, most experts advise keeping this ficus steadily moist and in a warm room if possible. Tip: Do not allow it to sit in too much water, or it can suffer from root rot.
what a variety, I had no idea
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