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You Already Have A Green Thumb
Or: How To Grow Houseplants I’ve been growing indoor plants since my first dorm room. They look nice, smell good, produce oxygen, sometimes make pretty flowers, and make a room feel alive. Nowadays, so...
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The Story of My Dracaena fragrans
Keep any plant long enough, and your life’s stories start to stick to them. Here are some stories that have stuck to my Dracaena fragrans. 1992. I was walking down the street near my apartment in Santa...
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Garden Links for 24 February 2011
We read the botanical web so you don’t have to. Logee’s Tropical Plants Blog: After Bloom Care for AmaryllisWondering what to do with those Amaryllis now that they’re done blooming? Logee’s has the...
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Updates from Gasmstan*
Just a couple updates on Plantgasm projects. In February I wrote The Story of My Dracaena fragrans, which culminated in (spoiler alert) me chopping him down for a second time. This time I made many...
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Updates from Gasmville*
A few updates from Plantgasm Gardens. Last month, I wrote about the fantastic Pinellia tripartita, aka The Green Dragon. Turns out, in addition to being easy to grow, crazy bloomeriffic, and totally...
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Dracaena at the Doctor
When some friends of mine asked me what was wrong with one of their houseplants, I said to bring it by and I’d take a look. I had no idea they’d be showing up in a truck. They unloaded a tree that’s...
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Dracaena Reborn
Back in July, some friends of mine asked me if I could save their Dracaena marginata. I investigated and found the main trunk of the plant to be dead, but took cuttings from a few of the branches where...
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The Big Jungle Pot: Thrillers, Fillers, and Spillers
I’m helping a friend populate her new office with plants. I started with the old standbys Sansevieria and Spathiphyllum. For the third, much larger pot, I decided to go big, with a selection of jungle...
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