Caring for Houseplants





Pots, Boxes and Terrariums

There are, of course, infinite variations and combinations that you can employ in setting up your indoor garden, but basically there are three main approaches to the arrangement of house plants:

1) Individual pots which can be set up and moved about at will.

2) A tray or box arrangement (almost always in a window) in which a number of different plants are grown together.

3) Terrariums (also known as Wardian cases) of which only the smallest or bottle variety are truly mobile.

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Indoor Plant Displays

Remember, you are not restricted to displaying your plants in the same places you grow them. If, for instance, you have a sunny kitchen window with a wide shelf — an ideal spot for growing plants, but not much of a showcase — there is no reason you can't grow them there until they flower and then bring them into the living room. If you can return them to the sunlit window during the day, so much the better. You can set a pot of trailing ivy on either side of your mantle piece, brighten up the dining-room sideboard with two or three philodendron plants. Nothing adds to the charm of a room like plants. A flowering geranium in the guest room makes your home a much more attractive place to visit.

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Gardening Notes

Container gardening offers limitless possibilities and several advantages over conventional gardening. In container gardens you can control the soil quality, follow the sun, raise your garden to a good...

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Do not let any gardener tell you he or she loves spring, because for gardeners, spring means anxiety, pressure, backaches, leg cramps and more.


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Houseplant Notes

Common Name: Staghorn Fern, Elkhorn Fern
Scientific Name: Platycerium bifurcatum
Lighting: Moderate
Watering: Moderate to Heavy


The Staghorn Fern is characterized by large glossy green leaves somewhat resembling the antlers of a deer. I really don't see the antler resemblance, bu...


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