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Houseplant
Choose plants that purify the indoor air
Accents For Home and Garden
Mail order division of Pepper's GreenhouseGurney's Seed & Nursery Co.
Gurney's Seed & Nursery Co. provides a number of house and patio plants.How to Grow Fresh Air: 50 House Plants that Purify Your Home or Office by B.C. Wolverton (Penguin Paperbacks)
A book that gives more options for purifying houseplants and other ideas.
Use alternatives to plastic pots for houseplants
Flower Market and Culinary Herb hanging basket kits
Recycled fiber containers come with seeds, potting mix wafers, and hangers to create “gardens in the air.”Garden-in-a-Pail
Galvanized bucket with the ingredients to grow sunflowers, nasturtium, lavender, and other herbs. Mini-garden-in-a-pail grows plants for smaller spaces.Green Fortune Plantwall
“Bringing the outdoors in” with an entire wall of plants, this innovation is an environmental statement of its own. A four-layer textile system holds water, fertilizer, and dozens of plants on a wall, in a house, or office. It can be adjusted by numbers and types of plants to create different arrangements.Julian Lwin Design Urban Oasis
This plant island is made of recyclable steel frame and aluminum pots. It measures 5 feet high by 24 inches wide and comes in several powder-coated color options.Pangaea Home and Garden
Shop for a variety of products, including containers and stands made from recycled wrought iron and natural fibers.Recycla-Bowls plant kits
Made from straw, recycled newspaper, and corrugated box trimmings, these leak-proof containers come strikingly packaged with soil and seeds.Sweetwater Nursery Eco-forms pots
Biodegradable pots made from grain husks, these stylish containers, some with feet, come in a range of colors. Since they naturally break down in about five years, they are great as front-lawn fertilizer but should be used for houseplants only when you’re planning to re-pot within that time. They are moisture-resistant and insulate better than pots made from other materials.
Use secondary water sources for your houseplants
Eva Solo self-watering planter
Eva, a Danish firm known for cutting-edge design, produces this planter made of ceramic and glass.Green Fortune Streamgarden
Streamgarden allows you to have a small garden in your home or workplace to grow herbs, flowers, or vegetables. It uses the hydroponics technique, meaning plants aren't planted in soil but instead grow in water with nutrients added. The technique has been used on space stations, during cultivation in extreme conditions—both warm and cold climates—and is commonly used today in commercial greenhouses. No need to water every day. Just check the water level and refill once a week or so.Handblown glass watering bulbs
These decorative bulbs can be filled with water, releasing the liquid over a period of time into your plant's soil.
Grow local produce with houseplants
Mountain Valley Growers Annual Herb Seed 6 Pack
Offers the most popular annual herbs, including German Chamomile, Sweet Marjoram, Summer Savory, Dill, Cilantro, and Borage.Mulberry Creek Herb Farm
Certified organic herbs in 3 1/2 inch pots for cooking, home, ornamental, and medicinal uses.Olive Barn Trio herb pot
This herb kit comes with three crackled-glaze ceramic pots that sit together in a tray, soil, and certified organic seeds in three different types that you customize: Italian herbs, French herbs, different types of basil, or any combination of three herbs.The AeroGarden
Grows plants with oxygen and, using rainforest methods, periodically gives them portions of water and organic nutrients through a computerized system. A grow light uses CFL bulbs that are programmed to give the exact amount of light needed. Recommended universally by green groups as well as mainstream media.
Use natural methods to keep insects from houseplants
Indoor Pharm Organic Insecticidal Soap for House Plants
USDA-approved spray that is safe for all plants, including those that grow produce. The soap is not an active ingredient, but a carrier for food-grade essential oils and potassium bicarbonate that keeps plants pest and disease-free.Peaceful Valley Sharpshooter
Made with natural lemon, the citric acid kills insects upon contact.Planet Natural Safer Houseplant Insect Spray
This fast-acting solution for the most common houseplant pests is listed with The Organic Materials Review Institute (OMRI), which independently recommends products intended for use in certified organic production, handling, and processing.
Use natural fertilizers for your houseplants
Clean Air Gardening Kitchen composter
An indoor kitchen compost pail.Eat My Garbage: How to Set up & Maintain a Worm Composting System book
Book recommended by everyone from Martha Stewart to Pete Seeger and Green Living magazine.Gardener's Supply Company Kitchen worm composter
Allows you to compost 2 pounds of kitchen scraps every day.Gardens Alive! Houseplants Alive All-Natural Fertilizer
All-Natural Fertilizer from Gardens Alive!Merrill’s compost tea made from poultry compost
Kit for making your own compost tea.Planet Natural Houseplant Fertlizers
Carries a variety of earth-friendly fertilizers for houseplants.PlanTea
An easy fertilizer in a teabag that you brew in hot water to make a fertilizer “tea” for watering houseplants. As a bonus, this product has little odor except a sweetness from dried flowers and vegetables, and a saltiness from dried kelp.Terracycle Worm Poop Plant Food
This product is made entirely from garbage: worms eat organic waste; their poop is then diluted in water and packaged in soda bottles that the company obtains by sponsoring school and community fund-raisers. All the labels and sprayers for the product are also made from recycled plastic. A Rutgers University study showed the product outperformed a leading synthetic plant food in many aspects of plant growth.
Give a houseplant as a gift
1-800-flowers.com national florist
Carries many indoor plants, which can be delivered to many locations.Blooms-in-a-bag
Offers plants that are particularly colorful or aromatic for the home, such as lavender. Comes with a tin of seeds and soil in a chic bag that is the packaging for the gift and also acts as the leak-proof container in which to grow the plant. From Olive Barn.Branch houseplant gift kits
Offers an assortment of houseplant gift kits for many occasions.Garden-in-a-Bag
Self-contained plant kits for all sorts of events, from Congratulations Asters to Good Luck Clovers. From Gifts that Grow by Earthly Goods.White Flower Farm nursery
Carries hundreds of indoor plants deliverable to most locations.
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10:06pm
howdy, green people!
just a shout-out to kaelin!go green,people!!