and as long as the rubber tree plant has a good balance of water and light, it will beautify your home environment for many years. Start a plant from a stem cutting, and
Chinese fringe flower shrubs root best from softwood cuttings taken in spring just as the new growth starts to harden. The cutting should be4 to 6 inches longwith a green and bendable stem, and plenty of leaves at the tip. Flowers and buds draw energy away from root production, so avoid ...
If you're looking for an easy-care houseplant, get a rubber tree! This plant is great for new plant parents and isn't fussy at all.
any gardener is free to propagate the green giant. Grow green giant from cuttings taken in the winter to ensure a perfect clone of the original plant.
three times as wide. This is why you should till the soil in a wide circumference around the tree—theArbor Day Foundationrecommends as wide as five times the width of the root ball. This tilled soil will be used to compact around the tree when you plant it to firmly hold it in place...
“You will see there is really no visible plant life or animal life. And you have got this wonderful volcanic material.” Mauna Loa, 2,500 metres above sea level, is geologically very similar to Olympus Mons on Mars. When measured from its base, deep in the ocean, Mauna Loa is the se...
Most ready-to-plant fruit trees are made up of two parts: the top part, or scion, which is a cutting from the variety you’re looking to grow, and the rootstock onto which the top part is grafted. The rootstock determines the ultimate size of the tree, which is usually a lot ...
Native plant garden: a garden that’s typically full of low-maintenance plants that attract birds, bees, and butterflies Butterfly garden: a garden that specifically attracts butterflies and also feeds their larvae Cutting garden: a garden filled with flowers grown to be cut and arranged ...
Highlighting provocative new evidence garnered from cutting-edge research techniques – from plant genetics to laser scanning from aircraft – Dr Roberts shows, for example, that contrary to popular perceptions of jungles as inhospitable, our view of humans as 'savannah specialists' is wildly wrong,...
Remove the plant from its pot, being careful not to damage the roots. Leave some of the soil on the roots. You can ship a plant in a pot, but shipping will be more expensive because of the extra weight, and the steps are slightly different. See above. 03 Wrap the root ball in ...