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August 6, 2019

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If you are looking to brighten up your home, then you should include fun, accessible houseplants. Over the last few years, houseplants have become very popular and not only do we now recognise that they can make a room feel more appealing, creating a calm feeling, bringing the outdoors indoors, but also some houseplants even have air-purifying properties too that can be very appealing. When it comes to choosing the best houseplants, you also need…

If you want to propagate a houseplant you can take cuttings and root them in water, although this will not work with all houseplants, it will work with a lot of them so it’s well worth trying. Plus it’s super easy and all you really need to get started is a jar of water and a sharp pair of secateurs or scissors. This is a very effective and common way to propagate plants you already…

If you are growing a Christmas cactus in your home, you are no doubt excited about the colour it adds to your interior come Christmas time, and again in the spring and summer. But what can you do when the plant isn’t looking its best? Give it a trim.  Generally speaking, these plants require little or no pruning, however, overgrown plants can benefit from a little pruning to remove old stems or shorten long and…

If you have a Christmas cactus you want it to look its best and form lots of flower buds that in turn produce a mass of flowers over Christmas. You put a great deal of time and effort into moving it back and forth between cool and humid conditions, allowing them ample opportunity to recover and reflower the following year. But then again, if you are experiencing problems, it can be frustrating figuring out why,…

The Christmas Cactus gets its name because it is a cactus traditionally bought in December (around Christmas time) when the flowers are in bud or full bloom, meaning they also make excellent gifts at Christmas. That being said, they are also available all year round at local garden centres and nurseries, but you will need to grow them correctly to get them to flower successfully, which means they need to rest periods in a cooler…