The Aloe Vera plant is a wonderful succulent to grow indoors. Not only is it good for air purification but the plant produces juice that can be used to alleviate burns and scrapes. Aloe Vera is a succulent (as mentioned) and it is often short-stemmed or stemless producing instead thick, verdant leaves that fan from the central stem. Along the perimeter of each leaf are small serrated teeth. Before you invest in your Aloe plant…
Poinsettias also are known as Euphorbia pulcherrima are the quintessential Christmas plant, prized for the vibrant red flowers complimented by hunter green leaves. Most people keep them around the holidays and then dispose of them once the colour fades, but you can actually grow them indoors or outdoors and keep up the beauty all year round. With a little care and attention you can even get those stunning red leaves back or whatever colour they…
Poinsettias are very cheery plants, the quintessential Christmas plant known for their bright red flowers contrasted by its stunningly rich green leaves. What most people don’t realise though is that you can grow these all year round, even after they start to fade. All you have to do is put in a little bit of care and you can keep the plants growing all year round as well as make sure they produce the bright…
Alliums should be planted early to mid-autumn Alliums are fantastic flowers that can be grown in such a way that they come back year after year. They add strong, bold colours and shapes to any garden border. Moreover, you can wait until the seed pods manifest and integrate them into Christmas decorations if you so choose, clipping flowers throughout the blooming period and adding them into other floral arrangements too. Not many flowers offer such…
Alliums make the most stunning floral displays that are simply rife with colour. But after they have done their part and the spring and summer come to an end it is time to start thinking about what to do for the plant come winter. Not all plants can survive harsh weather and if you have cultivated successful Alliums you don’t want that effort to go to waste the following season because winter has ruined all…
