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  • Peace Lily in Bloom, The Four Surprising Physical Benefits of House Plants, Karen Hugg, https://karenhugg.com/2021/12/14/physical-benefits-houseplants/(opens in a new tab), #peacelily, #houseplants, #benefits, #cleanair, #mentalhealth, #stressrelief, #stress, #happiness, #indoor, #plants
    Plants & Happiness

    The Four Surprising Physical Benefits of House Plants

    It’s January and we’re spending lots of time indoors. That means artificial heat, little daylight, and more inhalation of polluted air that contains volatile organic compounds. The first two conditions lead to drier skin and lowered immunity against diseases like colds and the flu. The third, inhalation of VOCs, can…

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  • Mandevilla Flower, How to Make a Mandevilla Thrive Indoors, https://karenhugg.com/2021/12/27/mandevilla-indoors/, Karen Hugg, #mandevilla, #pinkmandevilla, #howto, #houseplants, #indoors, #plants
    Plants & Gardening

    How to Make a Mandevilla Thrive Indoors

    One morning this last fall, my friend Angela called to say she had some orphaned plants she wanted me to have because they needed a good home. You may remember Angela’s a dear friend who’s a container designer and regularly switches out arrangements for clients. In this particular instance, she’d…

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  • Variegated African Violet, 5 Tips for Growing a Successful Variegated African Violet, Karen Hugg, https://karenhugg.com/2021/10/18/variegated-african-violet, #AfricanViolet #VariegatedAfricanViolet #houseplants #plants #plantcare #variegated #tips #growing
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    5 Tips for Growing a Successful Variegated African Violet

    If you’ve followed this blog at all, you probably know that I’m charmed by African Violets (Saintpaulia). I mean, I did write a whole novel about a magical one! That’s because I adore everything about these little guys. I love their fuzzy leaves. I love how they grow in almost…

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  • Peace Lily, A Little Problem Solved with a Lovely Plant, Karen Hugg, https://karenhugg.com/2019/01/30/peace-lily-plant/ #dogs #indoorair #plants #BelgianShepherd
    Plants & Gardening

    A Little Problem Solved with a Peace Lily Plant

    In Spring several years ago, we adopted a big black dog. He was a Belgian Shepherd mix about six months old with pointy ears and a pointy nose, the largest dog my husband and I had ever owned. I’m 5’6” and he came up to my mid-thigh. Since all of…

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New newsletter is out! An outstanding new thriller, tough blue plants for heat, and more!
Seeing this spiraea bullata makes me happy everyday. I love the blue-green leaves. What plant makes you happy?
When a large tree was removed in this #garden, the owners decided to have the remaining stump carved into trees. Nice switch from bears and all else! #woodcarvingart #gardening
Good morning from the garden. Stay cool, everyone.
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