Flapjacks are succulents, which can make a different kind of a botanical statement in your office work place. Some interesting facts follow:1. Scientific name: Kalanchoe thyrsiflora2. Family: Crassulaceae3. Common names: Flapjack plant, desert cabbage, paddle plant4....

1. Mutualism, is a relationship between two species of organisms in which both benefit from the association.2. In this illustration to the left, the cellular block like structure of a typical office plant root that you may have in your interiorscape office plants has...

Orchidaceae, is one of the largest families of flowering orchids. Twenty thousand species can be found here. PDI Plants uses these indoor office plants in you Burlington offices.At Plantscape Designs Inc , we always encourage the use of flowering Florida or Hawaiian...

1. Metallica is very different than most palms. The leaves are stiff and have a very simple undivided leaf. In deep shade the leaves become dark green and almost black with a metallic sheen. Hence the name Metallica.2. More growers are beginning to produce this slow...

1. Liriope spicata is a species of low, herbaceous flowering plants from East Asia. Common names include creeping lilyturf and monkey grass. This perennial has grass-like evergreen foliage and is commonly used in landscaping in temperate climates as groundcover....

Why rent local office plants and Holiday scenes for your Boston, Ma cityscapes?Because renting Boston office plants and office Holiday scenes can make festive your employee moral during the long dark cold winter season.Living plants and trees energizes your staff and...

NUTRITIONPlants, like animals, require certain essential minerals for proper growth. In order to maintain an attractive interior garden with high-quality, long lived plants, you must understand and give careful attention to plant nutrition.A well managed fertilizer...

Drifts are an exterior garden design technique that people use to make a botanical statement within their gardens. When repeating a single species over and over again a beautiful simple and cleaner design results as shown in the above interior design configurations....

This is an article reproduced, in part, to share and illustrate the importance of live green interior office plants in your Boston office work place.THE WALL STREET JOURNAL.TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 2011 © 2011, Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights ReservedA Superhero...

Plantscape Designs Inc Has created a much needed interior office plant care book entitled ,"101 Plantcare Tips for Your Interior Plantscape". Now, new with colored photos and even more interesting articles concerning the caring of your inetrior office plants.Table of...

All plants require different amounts of light to photosynthesize (manufacture food) and grow. Quantity and quality of light available indoors is significantly less than light in nature. Window size, distance from the window (to the side or under), the presence of...

Incorrect watering is a common factor in plant failure. Roots suffocate in soggy compacted soil. Plants die if they do not get enough water. When a plant needs water, water it thoroughly until water comes out the bottom of the pot (if in a drained container). Make...

Be aware of tired indoor office plants in you offices.The interior office plants shown here within this blog are examples of tired poorly cared for indoor office plants. These office plants were taken out of one of our competitors clients office. PDI acquired these...

Insects can come from outdoors or other plants. Flying stages, airborne eggs or brushing an infected plant exposes other plants. The best defense against insects is to keep your plants healthy. Check your plants often to find insects early; pay particular attention to...

Damaging results are eminent when you or your interior landscapers do not prune your office plants properly.As shown in these photos of before and after replacements of a Ficus tree with a competitors clients reception, lack of a continuous pruning program must be...

This photo depicts a Phytoseivlus persimilis (orange) devouring a Two Spotted spider mite (white).Opening remarks: persimilis is the most commonly used beneficial mite in the world. It works well on low-growing plants. Adults are bright orange and slightly larger than...

1. The Aspidistra Elatior is native to the Eastern Himalayas, Taiwan, China, and Japan commonly known as the “cast-iron plant” or “iron plant”. It is one of the few plants that we can say helped inspire or carry the lead in a novel.2. In 1936, George Orwell wrote his...

One way to save money and still bring the outdoors indoors is by using beautiful once living birch tree trunks or even tropical bamboo shoots inside your office workplace.The white birch used here in one of our Cambridge software companies speaks nature , found in our...

Bamboos are classified in the grass order (Graminals).There are over 4000 species of grasses.Grasses are found in the prairies, coniferous forests, shrubby chaparral, desert, alpine and deserts as well as in your indoor offices.The grasses such as the bamboos have...

Let's take a look at some research that encourages more plants in your office work place, in Boston, MA.1. Environment and behavior research has found that exposure to nature can have positive psychological benefits (Kaplan, 1983; Kaplan & Kaplan, 1989; Wohlwill,...

1. Studies were conducted in a computer lab and a small office at Washington State University. Interior plants, when present, were placed around the sides of the room for a one-week period. Relative humidity and particulate matter were monitored. 2. Particulate matter...

1. Like our "dot Com bubble", "Real Estate bubble" and our latest "Banking and "Stocks Exchange" bubbles, the "Tulip bubble "of 1637 in Holland ( Tulipmania ) was our first meltdown of our Western World investment experience.2. Even the price of the basic plain-Jane...

Pink azaleas have arrives for our Boston interior office- scapes. Azaleas are the harbinger of spring. These flowering evergreens are incorporated in Plantscape Designs weekly flowering programs.The more common causes of the complete death of an azalea are improper...

Mesoseiulus longipes1. These predators are similar to P. persimilis but can tolerate lower humidity (40% at 70 degrees F). Longipes are effective in temperatures up to 100 degrees F, although a comparable increase in humidity is required. Apply these predators in warm...

1. Cycads are seed plants characterized by a large crown of compound leaves and a stout trunk. They are evergreen, dioecious plants having large pinnately compound leaves. 2.They are frequently confused with and mistaken for palms or ferns, but are only distantly...

1. If tulips were so rare, how did everyone know so much about them? Centuries before the internet or television, all goods for sale were rendered in catalogs full of drawings or, in some cases, paintings. The tulips of the 17th-century Holland were immortalized in...

Fewer plants with nicer containers in your interior office work place can save your company money in the long run with interior plant maintenance costs.Nicer more expensive containers are a one time charge for you company , however the contemporary look of these new...

1. With over 1,500 species, Begonia is one of the ten largest angiosperm genera. The species are terrestrial (sometimes epiphytic) herbs or undershrubs and occur in subtropical and tropical moist climates, in South and Central America, Africa and southern Asia....

1. All kinds of colors thats why? These pots come in all colors and pantinas to blend with your indoor office interiors.2. Phoenix is a moderately-priced container option. It is made from post-consumer materials (recycled office equipment and household items) and is...