The Indoor Garden:

Cultivating Houseplants for Health and Happiness

The Health Benefits of Houseplants

Moreover, the presence of houseplants in living spaces has been linked to reduced stress levels, increased productivity, and improved mood. The act of caring for a living plant can create a sense of well-being and connection to nature, which is especially valuable during the long winter months when outdoor activities are limited.

In conclusion, embracing the world of houseplants offers a delightful and rewarding extension to gardening, especially during times when outdoor activities are limited. From the air-purifying wonders of plants like the Spider Plant and Peace Lily to the serene beauty of pet-safe varieties like the African Violet and Boston Fern, there's a perfect plant for every indoor space. By understanding common issues like powdery mildew, root rot, and spider mites and learning how to effectively combat them, you can ensure the health and vitality of your indoor garden. So, as we wait for the return of outdoor gardening weather, let's turn our attention to the lush, green world inside our homes, where there's always room for growth and discovery.

Enhance your Landscape: Adding Curb Appeal and Relaxing Outdoor Living Space with Well-Designed and Constructed Hardscapes.

Indoor Eden: Create a Terrarium with this Simple Recipe

Dive into the delightful world of terrariums with our February container garden recipe! A terrarium is a miniature landscape, a self-contained environment where plants thrive under glass. It's like having a tiny forest or garden on your desk, bringing a slice of the outdoors inside. Fun fact: The first terrarium was created by botanist Nathaniel Bagshaw Ward by accident in 1842, and it's been a charming way to connect with nature indoors ever since. Now, let's build our terrarium layer by layer:

1. Activated Charcoal: Begin with a base layer of charcoal to aid in drainage and prevent mildew and fungus growth.
2. Drainage Rock: Add a layer of rocks or gravel to simulate the drainage you would find in natural soil, which is crucial for keeping roots healthy in a container without drainage holes.
3. Potting Soil: Follow with slightly damp, fertilizer-free potting soil to cover plant roots while allowing room for growth.
4. Top Dressing: A final touch of smaller gravel adds beauty and assists with moisture management. Embellish with decorative elements like tiny figurines or shells for personal flair.
5. Itty Bitty Plants: Select from our range of “Itty Bitty” plants suitable for terrarium life; they're small in stature but big on charm.

Create your own terrarium and bring the serene essence of a garden into your home.

Understanding and combating weed growth is a cornerstone of good lawn care. Of course, a healthy lawn is the best defense against disease and weeds overtaking the turf. So, if you haven’t already scheduled your Lawn Aeration and Top Dressing Service, now is the time to take action and set the stage for a lush, weed-free yard.

Enhance Your Pond’s Beauty and Ecosystem with Exquisite Marginal Plants

July 17, 2023, Aquascapeinc, Water Gardening Blog

Beautification and Naturalization

With so many different shapes, sizes, and colors, choosing marginals could be overwhelming. On the flip side, it’s not hard finding a marginal plant to fit the needs of your pond.

Besides adding beauty and naturalization, marginal plants add valuable filtration to your pond. They consume a tremendous amount of nutrients that would otherwise feed algae. We know that ponds are great for attracting wildlife, and marginal plants can help in that effort by giving frogs and toads shelter and protection from weather and predators. Marginal plantings also provide shelter for many types of birds who drink or bathe in your pond, and the sweet nectar of many of the flowering plants can attract butterflies and hummingbirds. Butterfly weed, cannas, and lobelia are especially good for this. READ MORE

Marginal plants are perhaps the most versatile plant group in the water garden. They add beauty, color, texture, and valuable filtration, and are called marginals because they’re typically planted around the edges, or “margins,” of the pond.



Marginal plants typically thrive in wet soil or standing water that covers the crown of the plant anywhere from two to six inches. Some species even thrive in water more than two feet deep. Marginal plants come in an overwhelming assortment of genera, providing you with many shapes, textures, colors, and sizes. Choose a miniature sweet flag that’s only a few inches tall, or a tropical thalia whose flowers are borne 10 feet above the surface of the water. The most common and readily available varieties of marginal plants include iris, sweet flag, pickerel plant, canna, thalia, bulrush, and cattail, to name just a few.

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Sansevieia

Whale Fin

5" ZZ PLANT

(Zamioculcas Zamiifolia)

4” Rhapidophora

Dragon Tails

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President and CEO of Naples Botanical Garden

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