Green Thumb Plant Tips

As professionals in the plantscaping industry, we regularly use tricks of the trade as well as come up with new ones to be sure we keep your plants healthy and beautiful. Each month we provide you with Green Thumb tips you can use when keeping up with your own house plants.

An Exotic Touch to Your Garden

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But... Indoor or Outdoor Garden?

The beauty is: it does not matter!

Our pick is great both indoors AND outdoors!

Do you want to add color to your garden?

Are you looking for an easy-to-care and low-maintenance plant?

Caladiums are our pick!

How much water is too much water?

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Water!

Spring is here and Summer is coming.

The days are longer, the sun is brighter.

Is it too cold from the air conditioning or too hot from the heat?

With all the fluctuation of light and temperature it is not always easy determining the correct amount of water your plants need.

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Picture from Green Water Technologies Inc.

Pests are in the Air

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Pests Are in the Air

It's spring, the scent of flowers is in the air. As temperatures rise and days get longer, plants start to grow and so do the populations of insects and mites lurking in them.

Top 10 Green New Year Resolutions

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Top 10 Green New Year's Resolutions for your Office

1. Clean the air of impurities and harmful pollutants such as formaldehyde benzene and trichloroethylene found in many paints, plastics, insulation, plywood carpets and synthetic fabrics by adding plants to your office space.

2. Reduce absenteeism among employees by adding plants to the office. Research shows that plant-filled rooms contain 50 - 60 percent fewer disease causing airborne molds and bacteria than rooms without plants. It is recommended that one plant for each 100 square feet of floor space be used to cleanse the air and combat 'sick building syndrome.'

3. Brighten up your office entrance with containerized plantings that are welcoming for customers and employees. Use recycled containers for the added "green" element.

4. Freshen up your atrium or lobby with a new landscaping design and/or new plants. A new look for the new year will be welcoming to employees who walk through this area every day.

5. Reduce noise and echoes in your office space by adding plants to problem areas.

6. Bring color into drab office spaces with brightly colored containers, flowering plants or even colorful non-flowering plants.

7. Lower your utility bills with plants. Interior plants lower operations and maintenance costs by decreasing air temperatures in offices by as much as 10 degrees. This plant-cooling process is called transpiration.

8. Improve efficiency and productivity with plants scattered throughout the office. Be sure to place them around cubicles and in individual offices to maximize the benefits.

9. Redecorate your office. Plants are one of the least expensive ways to change the look of your workspace.

10. Don't let your plants die from under- or over-watering! Let a Buckingham Greenery technician keep your plants healthy and fresh.