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Plantscape Designs’ founder and owner Joe Gallo, in addition to serving the clients of Plantscape Designs, is a prolific researcher and author. In 2010, he wrote, “101 Plantcare Tips for Your Interior Plantscape.” He also enjoys educating current and prospective clients as well as general plant enthusiasts by means of frequent blog posts. Read below for the most recent articles.

Plants for inside outside atriums for your office buildings

The interior atrium (left) of this Boston office building has a simple but effective softening calming and welcoming design.Seasonal bromeliads are changed every two months. Reds , oranges, pinks , yellows, burgundies, whites and even peaches are applied in this...

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Phototropism whats that?

1.Phototropism is directional growth in which the direction of growth is determined by the direction of the light source. 2. In other words, it is the growth and response to a light stimulus. Phototropism is most often observed in plants. 3.The cells on the plant that...

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Why use pothos plants in your interior landscape?

Pothos : Epipremnum aureum 1. Light Level: High 2. Water Level: MediumPothos is a very common foliage plant. Planterra uses mostly ‘Jade,’ ‘Marble Queen,’ ‘Neon,’ and ‘Golden’ varieties. They look great in hanging baskets, tabletop bowls, and as ground cover. With the...

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My office needs narrow and stately office plants.

Mona lisas are tall, narrow and stately interior office plants. Grown on the island of Hawaii in their native lava rocks, hydroponically ; Mona lisa , janet crags can landscape your low light office interiors very nicely. Call us they just arrived! This plant shown...

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Why use arboricola indoor office plants in your officescape?

In most garden centers you’ll find a regular “mix” of plants filling out many of the spring houseplant assortments. One of these plants is the Schefflera arboricola also known as the dwarf schefflera, dwarf scheff, arb’s and dwarf umbrella tree.The Schefflera is the...

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Why use arrow head indoor office plants in your officescapes?

The arrowhead plant goes by numerous names including arrowhead vine, American evergreen, five fingers, and nephthitis. Although it may be grown outdoors in some regions, the arrowhead plant (Syngonium podophyllum) is typically grown as a houseplant.Overall, arrowhead...

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Why use Pteris ferns in your interior office plant design?

Pteridaceae (in Pteridaceae (plant family): The Pteridoid clade)The Pteridoid clade contains 17 genera and about 400 species. The largest genus, Pteris (brakes), consists of about 250 species distributed throughout tropical and warm temperate parts of the world and is...

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Why is Plantscape Designs Inc. a “Nice Little Company”?

1. PDI loves our office plantcare work.2. PDI does weekly visits to your office.3. PDI does not use insecticides, we use safe biological controls.4. PDI has monthly educational plant clinic meetings for its technicians.5. PDI fertilizes on a monthly basis.6. Rapid 24...

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Corporate Plant Designs in Boston, MA by PDI Plants

Corporate interior plant designs should have a distinct minilmalistic look. The use of river rock is an alternative to wood chips or mosses.The contrast of differing leaf sizes and shapes, makes for a more distinctive botanical design.This front lobby of one of our...

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Philodendron – A Versatile Plant For Your Office

Philodendron oxycardium, heart leaved Philodendron, has been a staple in the foliage plant industry with unlimited uses. It works beautifully to enhance your office space as a hanging plant, desk plant or a floor plant when trained on a support. Some of the creative...

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Why use opuntia cacti in your office plantscapes?

Indoors, Opuntia cactus can be grown in pots but they generally don't grow to more than a few feet tall. They do best in full sunlight with very little water. No cacti likes to be over watered and they will rot if they remain in saturated soil. Water sparingly and...

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PDI unlimited plant care

Plantscape Designs Inc. is the interior plant care industry's standard-bearer. This unlimited plant care company has the broadest product portfolio and offers office work place customers the closest thing to a one-stop shopping.Plantscape not only services plants but...

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How can scale insects hurt your interior office plants?

Scale insects can hurt your interior office plants by sucking their life juices out of them.Most scale insects are parasites of plants, feeding on sap drawn directly from the plant's vascular system. A few species feed on fungal mats and fungi, e.g., some species in...

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Tillandsia plant care by Rain Forest Flora Inc.

Watering Tillandsias Outdoors is generally easy. A basic rule of thumb is to water them every time you water your other plants. In any area where the humidity is 50% or less it is difficult to over water the plants unless it is very cold. Generally, the warmer and/or...

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Why use bamboo fiber pots in your Boston cityscapes?

Bamboo is one of the most rapidly growing plants on earth. It is a grass, not a wood, making it a non timber, non-fossil fuel resource. And while hardwood forests can take 20-25 years to mature, bamboo forests mature 4-6 years after being harvested. This is why the...

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Recession package from Plantscape Designs Inc.

The difficult economy can effect your employees on many different levels. One of the solutions Plantscape Designs In. can offer your company is relatively simple and inexpensive -- live, green plants. It has been scientifically proven that healthy, green plants in...

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PDI Botany news , smallest living orchid just discovered.

The smallest species of orchid in the world has been discovered hidden among the roots of a larger plant in a nature reserve in Ecuador.Lou Jost, an American botanist, found the tiny orchid by accident when he was inspecting a plant collected from the Cerro Candelaria...

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