Do Plants Purify Air?
Do a web search on air purification by plants and you’ll find hundreds of articles on the subject. There areContinue Reading
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Common Houseplant Cleans the Air in South Africa
Some people feel the elephant bush (Portulcaria afra), commonly grown as a houseplant elsewhere, may become the climate change saviourContinue Reading
GMO Houseplant Cleans Air Better
Plain old pothos: the enhanced version is not commercially available. Source: gardengoodsdirect.com Scientists from the University of Washington report thatContinue Reading
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Hug Your Houseplant, It’s National Indoor Plant Week!
Every year, the third week of September, is held the National Indoor Plant Week. In 2018, that’s from September 17Continue Reading
Houseplant Appreciation Day
They say you learn something new every day and I’ve just learned that the 10th of January is Houseplant AppreciationContinue Reading
Don’t Count on Oxygen From Houseplants to Keep You Breathing
You shouldn’t count on oxygen from your houseplants to keep you breathing when there’s no other source of oxygen available.Continue Reading
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Stabilized Plants: Death Becomes Them
I first heard of stabilized plants over 30 years ago. At that time, a local company was importing “stabilized bonsais”Continue Reading
Don’t Forget Where Your Oxygen Comes From!
Everyone knows that humans — indeed almost all animals — breathe oxygen (O2) and therefore absolutely depend on this moleculeContinue Reading
Garden Myth: You Have to Remove Houseplants From the Bedroom at Night
Horticultural myths die hard. Here’s one I thought was long dead… until someone asked me about it just the otherContinue Reading