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Some indoor bonsai trees can survive outdoors during the warm summer months, but that’s not true of the Flowering Bougainvillea bonsai. This indoor bonsai tree needs to stay indoors at all times unless you live somewhere that has a very warm climate. Even then, it may be best to keep your Flowering Bougainvillea inside. Because of their amazingly pink, delicate looking flowers, many people enjoy adding Flowering Bougainvilleas to their bonsai collection. The flowers look almost like paper, giving the Bougainvillea the nickname of Paper Flower. The flowers are actually the bracts that grow at the tips of the stems. The leaves themselves are a nice green color that looks great even without the pink “flowers.” Read the rest of this entry »

Last year my parents, the Jones’, retired and bought a Rion Silverline 6 x 8 Greenhouse to take their gardening hobby up to the next level and it has been a resounding success. For two people who knew absolutely nothing about gardening in a greenhouse, they have had to read and learn a new style of gardening. Since they are both avid gardeners and were really into it, they have been able to grow some of their own food throughout the year as well as experiment with some of my mother’s wonderful flowers. Read the rest of this entry »

People love to place beautiful objects in their home and make it look pleasant. People collect variety of objects like antique furniture, art pieces, exquisite glassware and other such objects to display them in their home. Some people use paintings and wall hangings to make a room come alive. You can even use tapestries to make your walls look beautiful, vibrant and lively. The William Morris Angels tapestry is one lovely artwork which was originally designed by Burne-Jones in 1878. This wonderful tapestry is a beautiful representation of historic time and also celebration of the Angel of the Annunciation. This art piece looks lovely with the dark color background against the lighter colors of the Angels. Read the rest of this entry »

If You are looking forward to planting flowers this fall so you can have fresh cut flowers throughout the holidays, I have a couple of suggestions that can help you grow wonderful healthy flowers. If you are going to grow your flowers inside in containers or a greenhouse, you can grow just about anything you like. However, for those who are limited to growing in raised flower beds outside this time of the year, do some research and discover what flowers do well in your region or area and stick with those types of flowers. Read the rest of this entry »

I’ll bet the English were the first to take tropical and subtropical plants and trees and try and keep them alive in a colder climate by bringing them into winter shelter. My only reason for thinking that is because of the reputation that the English still enjoy as your quintessential over-the-top garden lovers. I could be wrong, but I guess it doesn’t matter. Whoever thought of it first really did the rest of us plant lovers a big favor and I for one will be forever in their debt. But just because we need to shelter our plants from the winter, it doesn’t mean that they have to hide from the summer too. All my plants spend the summer outside and that’s especially true of my indoor bonsai trees. Read the rest of this entry »