Showing posts with label Garden. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Garden. Show all posts

Monday, 22 June 2009

Flower arrangements at your home 2

Dress up your table with this centerpiece .Potted plants last longer than cut flowers.It works well on outdoor dining tables.The picture above has
Cattleya orchid
Selaginella red spike moss
Pellaea rotundifolia button fern
Nephrolepis cordifolia duffi lemon button fern
Phalaenopsis mini purple
Neoregilla mo pepper please
Neoregilla tiger club
Blechnum gibbum South american tree Fern
Cryptanthus Ruby
Cryptanthus Chocolate soldier
Club moss

Check for water every few days.Take the indiviual pots out and water them.If your plants are away from window you may have to move it to the window during the day.

SEA BEACH CENTERPIECE
Kalanchoe thrysifolia paddle plant
Tillandsia bulbosa
Tillandsia caput madusae
Tillandsia lonantha rubra
Cryptanthus ruby
Cryptanthus rainbow star
Echeveria rosea
Echeveria Topsy turvy
Aloe haworthioides
Pachypodium sp


Most of these plants like a bit drier so they will need less water.They need more light and should be moved to sunny window few days a week.

Flower arrangements at your home

I am listing the name of the flowers you can use in your home for attraction.I am not sure if you can get these flowers in india .I never planted myself in india but got good interest after coming to london.
Use floral clay and pin frog to hold the flowers.In this picture the flower used are daffodils and ladies mantle.To keep these flower fresh be sure to change water daily and keep them out of direct sunlight.

Thursday, 18 June 2009

Ecofriendly pesticides


Baking soda soultion for plants and leaves: mix in a bottle ,2tbsp of baking soda,1tbsp of vegetable oil,1 pint watershake the mixture and then add castile soap .Spray this mixture on the plants leaves and soil.Repeat every 5 to 7 days.

Milk Funicide:Fill the spray bottle half with milk and half with water shake and then spray on the plants.Repeat this 3 to 4 days

Beer as slug s killer.Take beer in a shallow plate in your garden the beer will attract slugs and drown them.