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Indoor Plants That Produce Soothing Aromas

June 8, 2021 by Steph Coelho Leave a Comment

Indoor Plants That Produce Soothing Aromas

  For over a year now, many people have spent more time indoors than usual. The bonus? More time to admire your indoor plants? The downside? Well, truthfully, there are a lot. But plant-wise, it’s probably realizing that most of your pretty plants don’t do much to refresh the stale air in your home. So…

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Which Indoor Plants Purify Air?

March 15, 2021 by Steph Coelho Leave a Comment

Indoor plants that can purify air

  Let’s get one thing straight. You probably won’t improve your home’s air quality by filling it with indoor plants that can purify the air. According to a National Geographic piece from 2019, houseplants won’t do much to clean your home’s air.  Most of the advice about air-purifying houseplants comes from an old NASA study. In a…

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5 Plants That Easily Grow in Water

September 1, 2020 by Steph Coelho Leave a Comment

plants that grow in water

    Potting up plants is a messy business. Even when I’m being careful, I manage to get soil everywhere. One of my favorite plants in my home, though, requires no soil at all. I bought the plant at the grocery store several years ago for about $3 and today, it’s almost as tall as…

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How to Balance Leaves and Kitchen Scraps in Compost

Your kitchen scraps could be the secret to turning all those fallen leaves into rich garden compost, but there’s a catch. Tossing everything into a pile without paying attention to the proportions can leave you with a soggy, smelly mess instead of the nutrient-rich soil amendment you were hoping for. Fortunately, balancing leaves and kitchen…

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The Best Brown Materials for a Fall Compost Pile

Before you bag up all those fallen leaves and put them on the curb, consider this: You could be throwing away one of the most valuable ingredients for your garden’s soil. Fall provides an abundance of free composting materials, and many homeowners don’t realize how much money they could save by putting them to work….

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Stop Planting These 7 Trees So Close to Your House

That beautiful little tree at the garden center might seem like the perfect addition to your front yard, but planting it in the wrong spot could become an expensive mistake. What starts as a $40 landscaping purchase can eventually turn into cracked pavement, clogged gutters, damaged siding, or costly tree removal. The problem isn’t necessarily…

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How to Make Leaf Mold for Better Garden Soil

What if the fallen leaves covering your yard could replace some of the expensive soil amendments you buy every spring? Instead of bagging them up for collection, you can turn those leaves into a dark, crumbly material that helps garden soil hold moisture, improves its structure, and supports healthier plant growth. It’s called leaf mold,…

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