Learn to care for house plants in Spring & Summer. Kathryn provides tips on watering, re-potting, trimming, fertilizing, providing adequate sunlight and pruning brown tips. Trim Away! If you follow these simple tips your plants will flourish through the growing season and look great year long. So, prune away! Things to remember when caring for… Read more »
Learn to care for indoor plants in Fall & Winter. Remember this time of year is when plants often go into a dormant state because they do not have as many opportunities to photosynthesize. Kathryn provides tips as to when to prune, how to check soil, providing adequate light, what to do about yellowing and… Read more »
Kathryn demonstrates the basics of pruning of dwarf schefflera. In this video you will find plant care instructions on how to encourage successful new growth on your house plants or office plants. Remember pruning is like getting a hair cut. It does not take to much maintenance to keep your plants healthy. Kathryn shares simple… Read more »
Do you ever wonder why plants grow tall or grow bushy? Kathryn discusses the basics of pruning and how plants grow taller or fuller. In this video Kathryn teaches us about two very important pruning terms; apical dominance and auxins. Knowledge of these terms will help all of you plant lovers learn how to trim… Read more »
This video is a great guide to plant care and varieties of Aralias. Learn how to care for indoor plants such as balfouriana, parsley, spinach, chicken gizzard, and oak leaf aralias. Kathryn explains watering, fertilizing of delicately rooted plants. Follow these simple plant care instructions your aralias will give you years growth. Enjoy!
Learn all about Aglaonema family otherwise known as Chinese Evergreens. See new varieties that are not even available yet! These plants make excellent office or house plants. They have been hybridized to have magnificent color, heartier stems and are more resistant to insects. This group of plants can grow in moderate to low light and… Read more »
Use this video as a guide to dividing House Plants such as; Sanseveria, Ferns, Aspidistra. Learn to divide house plants with horizontal rhizomes. Kathryn teaches us basic plant care techniques to start new plants. Be a do it yourself pro! These plants are naive to Japan, they are very hardy, and they can withstand neglect… Read more »
Guide to pruning and care of the Dracaena family or Corn plants. Kathryn shows different varieties of the Dracaena Family commonly called Corn plants. Learn how to prune, trim and fertilize this group of plants. The maintenance of these plants is very basic. They can withstand a lot of neglect. When grown indoors they can… Read more »
Learn why palms, sanserveria, bromeliads can not be pruned! In this quick clip Kathryn shows us several close ups up of different tropical plants and explains the best way to care for them. No pruning in this video…Enjoy the beautiful close ups and learn how to start new plants yourself!
Learn the basics of pruning of weeping fig tree or ficus nitida. Kathryn helps us to determine what our goals are for pruning our plants. On this particular tree we want to prune it so it will sprout in places it hasn’t already sprouted. Depending how much you prune off will determine how vigorously the… Read more »