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Big, bold, indoor houseplants + Should gardens become extinct in California? - C C - Mar 2, 2016
Big, Bold, Indoor Houseplants
http://edenmakersblog.com/?p=6378
EXCERPT: While some people feel that they have to make space for small plants indoors, I assert that large, bold, plants create and enhance space! Big plants are more like indoor trees that can be used for a variety of practical and decorative purposes which help them earn their space in the smallest rooms. I presented three of my favorite large indoor plants on the Home & Family show recently and assigned a different function for each of them....
Gardens Here?
http://gardeninggonewild.com/?p=29827
EXCERPT: Here in California, there have been some rumblings about gardens wasting water. Can we afford water for gardens in an era of limited resources? Isn’t our native habitat beautiful enough? Do we want to have gardens here? Well of course, I am biased. I am a gardener. So yes, we do want to gardens. Not only do we want gardens, we must have them. But in this summer-dry climate how do we sustain them....
RE: Big, bold, indoor houseplants + Should gardens become extinct in California? - Magical Realist - Mar 2, 2016
I love the idea of big bold plants. I once had a cloud fern in my apt (basically a small tree.) Spring is nigh. I will have to make my annual trip to Home Depot and see what's available.