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All About Terracotta

All About Terracotta

Terracotta has a long and eventful history through its earliest recorded usage until now. Translated literally as “baked clay”, terracotta was first used in ancient civilizations like Mesopotamia, Egypt, and...

All About Terracotta

Terracotta has a long and eventful history through its earliest recorded usage until now. Translated literally as “baked clay”, terracotta was first used in ancient civilizations like Mesopotamia, Egypt, and...

How to Get Rid of Spider Mites on Your Houseplants

How to Get Rid of Spider Mites on Your Houseplants

Spider mites are unfortunately a common houseplant pest that can appear anytime of the year but especially in winter when our houses our warm, dry and lack humidity...

How to Get Rid of Spider Mites on Your Houseplants

Spider mites are unfortunately a common houseplant pest that can appear anytime of the year but especially in winter when our houses our warm, dry and lack humidity...

What's Bugging You? Leafhoppers

What's Bugging You? Leafhoppers

Leafhopper (Cicadellidae) If you happen to own a Virginia Creeper vine you have probably already had to deal with leafhoppers. The pesky little devils love Virginia Creeper, Engelmann Ivy, Green...

What's Bugging You? Leafhoppers

Leafhopper (Cicadellidae) If you happen to own a Virginia Creeper vine you have probably already had to deal with leafhoppers. The pesky little devils love Virginia Creeper, Engelmann Ivy, Green...

How to: Treat Your Houseplants for Scale - Floral Acres Greenhouse & Garden Centre

How to: Treat Your Houseplants for Scale

What is Scale? Scale is a common pest found on houseplants. While there are many species of scale only a few are known to attack tropical plants. Scale belongs to...

How to: Treat Your Houseplants for Scale

What is Scale? Scale is a common pest found on houseplants. While there are many species of scale only a few are known to attack tropical plants. Scale belongs to...

How to Maintain a Beautiful Flowering Basket

How to Maintain a Beautiful Flowering Basket

  There is nothing so glorious and mood enhancing than being surrounded by colorful annual hanging baskets.  They literally bring our gardens up to a higher level; visually enhancing and...

How to Maintain a Beautiful Flowering Basket

  There is nothing so glorious and mood enhancing than being surrounded by colorful annual hanging baskets.  They literally bring our gardens up to a higher level; visually enhancing and...

How To Plant A Peony

How To Plant A Peony

Peony -  (Paeonia spp.) Zone:  3 – 8 Height: .61 -.91 m.      Width (Spread): .91 - 1.21 m. One of my earliest recollections of flowers was admiring the pink peony...

How To Plant A Peony

Peony -  (Paeonia spp.) Zone:  3 – 8 Height: .61 -.91 m.      Width (Spread): .91 - 1.21 m. One of my earliest recollections of flowers was admiring the pink peony...