Alocasia reginula Black Velvet is a beautiful and easy-to-care-for plant. This houseplant has stunning dark velvety leaves with striking silver veins. What’s not to love about this awesome plant that brings life to any room? Here’s everything you need to know about Alocasias, including how to care for them and the growing conditions they prefer. By the way, if you are also interested in flowering houseplants, read Best Flowering Houseplants. Background: What Is Alocasia Reginula Black Velvet? Alocasia reginula is native to the lush tropical rainforests of Borneo. Alocasia is a stunning houseplant that goes by several names, such as Black Velvet or Little Queen. Its unique characteristics set it apart from other houseplants, making it a sought-after addition for plant lovers. What truly sets the Alocasia reginula Black Velvet apart is its velvety, almost black leaves adorned with striking silver veins. This also makes it a great pick for bringing nature indoors. The … [Read more...] about Grow a Healthy Alocasia Reginula Black Velvet
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5 Tips To Grow The Perfect Garden
The “perfect garden” is simple. It’s the garden you imagine with vegetables or flowers or a mix of both. It’s the garden in a size and location and design that suits your needs and wants. In reality, the perfect garden is where, how and when you want it – because there is no right or wrong way to garden. There is only your way. There are, however, ways to make it more perfect in terms of success so your time, energy and money are put to good use. Here are 5 tips for the “perfect garden,” all gleaned from my decades of successes and failures and training as a Virginia Master Gardener and horticulture student. For more specific tips about vegetable gardening, read How to Start a Victory Garden 2.0. Tips for a Perfect Garden Perfect Garden Tip 1: Know your zone. When I first started gardening in southeastern Virginia, I lived in USDA cold hardiness Zone 7. Tender plants were likely to freeze and die in a typical winter that often dipped below 32 degrees. Oh, … [Read more...] about 5 Tips To Grow The Perfect Garden
Daylighting and Interior Design Tips
Top trends such as daylighting and interior design tips can make your home more valuable. That’s right! Interior design is not only about the look of your home and your individual preferences in home decor. Interior design can also impact the value of your home. You don’t need a huge budget to incorporate daylighting and other interior design tips. Some intelligent and specific design choices can directly increase the value of almost any house. Just follow these daylighting and interior design tips to create more equity in your home. 1. Join the Daylighting Bandwagon Daylighting is one of the hottest trends in interior design. Fortunately, it does not always require a lot of money. Daylighting can be accomplished with an mere change in how you approach lighting in your house. The concept of daylighting is actually quite simple. It's all about using more natural light the illuminate your home rather than relying on artificial lighting sources. … [Read more...] about Daylighting and Interior Design Tips
Tips for Growing Orchid Plants
Growing orchid plants is not difficult. In fact, all it takes is a few simple tips to become a successful grower of orchid plants. Orchids are the largest flowering plant family, with over 25,000 recognized species. Most people associate orchids with tropical climates. But orchids grow on all continents in the world except Antarctica. Native orchid plants grow from the Arctic region to the southernmost tropical forest. I often receive questions such as, “How can I grow an orchid that won’t die?” or “My orchid plant never blooms, what am I doing wrong?” Here are my Top 10 Tips for understanding orchids and growing them successfully. Growing Orchid Plants Tip #1: Identify Your Orchid Variety Orchid varieties, just like people or pets, can have specific needs. Finding out what kind of orchid you have will help you determine what kind of container to use, lighting conditions, necessary humidity and temperatures, and blooming period. Here are some popular types of orchid … [Read more...] about Tips for Growing Orchid Plants
5 Ways to Bring the Outdoors Indoors
How can you bring the outdoors indoors? How can you make nature a bigger part of your indoor decor? It’s not as difficult as you think. If you’re a big fan of nature, then you already know there’s something soothing about being outside. But being outdoors all the time just isn’t practical, such as when the weather is bad or you have a list of chores to do inside the house. That’s when being able to bring the outdoors indoors is wonderful. If you want to feel at one with nature without leaving your house, here’s how to get started. Tip 1 to Bring the Outdoors Indoors: Put Some Plants Inside the House Some people buy artificial plants for around the house but keep the real plants outside. But clearly, that’s old-school decorating. Houseplants are a booming trend. (Photos courtesy of Pexels) So, it’s time to bring some real plants inside. After all, plants are not only beautiful to look at, they can also purify the air, increase oxygen within the … [Read more...] about 5 Ways to Bring the Outdoors Indoors
