Dracaena michiko is one of the world’s most sought-after dracaena hybrids. This fabulous plant is importer from Hawaii and is commonly known as Michiko cane because of its cane-like structure caused by its upright growth habit. The leaves of this plant are held...

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...

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...

Plantscape Designs Inc. has been leasing and renting indoor office plants for over 35 years in the Boston, MA business community area.1. Quick installation2. No hassle service when our office plants are on your location3.Numerous indoor office green plant...

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...

When Your Orchid Is FloweringFeed with 20-20-20 fertilizer at a rate of 1 gram per liter every other watering.Do not let the soil dry out; evenly-moist is the ideal state.Since conditions vary in each household or office, check guide, lift the plant daily and see if...

You should always cut off the reproductive structures from your indoor office bamboos because they will grow better.Most palms, such as bamboos, fan palms, kentia palms , majesty palms , neathe bella palms, etc. need to have their seed structures removed for a...

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...

Nitrogen - Lack of growth or limited growth with chlorosis (yellowing) or loss of leaves in severe cases. Purplish coloration due to accumulation of anthocyanin pigments. Entire plant affected, older leaves most.Phosphorus - Dark green, stunted plants. Accumulation of...

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...

We, at Plantscape Designs Inc., use tiny Tillandsias attached to our monthly corporate orchid programs for a more colorful and natural look.Tillandsias are miniture air plants or bromeliads that flourish in the rainforests of Florida and the Amazon .These small...

New interiorscape design ideas from our PDI design staff.Instead of just using leafy tropical plants in our restaurant locations, our PDI staff has decided to simplify the look of these indoor planters.We arrange such plants by using one or two species of plants in a...

Why use fiddle leaf ficus trees in your office work place?Fiddle leaf ficus trees add a different texture to your indoor office plant grouping.You can use these mediun light loving plants in your windows or well lighted inteior officescapes.Because fiddle leaf ficus...

Coffee grounds have long been used as fertilizer for plants. They can be added to existing or new garden beds. The grounds will run off and keep out ants, garden snails and slugs from your gardening beds.How grounds benefit plantsCoffee grounds provide plants with...

Succulent foliage has a different texture then your common softer tropical plant foliage.Echeveria, like hens and chickens, are hardy semi-desert water-storing foliage plants.Plantscape Designs Inc. is currently using succulents such as echeveria in our Boston...

What is a new minimalistic office plant design for your office workplace? Less plants , nicer plants, use plants with character, plants that are different.The containers your office plants are in should be contemporary, sleek, colorful and make a statement about you...

The movement of water vapor passing through your office plant leaves is called transpiration. This flow of water vapor goes threw the leafs' small pores, called stomates.In most office plants the stomates are open during part of the day and close at night. In certain...

First, vertical is the "in" design look for modern contemporary offices today. Vertical takes up less office space in smaller workplaces.Second, sleeker, trimmer linear design has a different eye appeal then past 80', 90's and early 2000's jungle look.Third,...

Our plantscapes of N.E. clients within the sourounding Boston, MA and Rte 128 area are incubators for green plant growth.Growth is certainly one of the most striking phenomena observable in any plant ecosystem or just in your office plants alone!Meristems is the cell...

Why does Plantscape Designs Inc. use "Bio Pots" with its monthly orchid programs?PDI uses "Bio Pots"with its monthly orchid programs because they look sleek, modern and are biodegradable."Bio Pots" are made with renewable bamboo fibers and are biodegradable . Once...

Why use terra cotta or plastic grow pots with your indoor office plants?The difference between terra cotta and plastic grow pots for your indoor office green plants is the rate of evaporation of water from either of your terra cotta or plastic pots.If your office...

The leaf , exposed to the open air, exchanges not only gases with this air but also heat by molecular collisions on its surface.The carbon dioxide taken up in photosynthesis and released by respiration, the oxygen moving in a opposite direction out of the leaves;...

Why go vertical with your indoor office plants and containers? First, vertical is the "in" design look for modern contemporary offices today. Vertical takes up less office space in smaller workplaces.Second, sleeker, trimmer linear design has a different eye appeal...

Are your indoor office plants hardi cacti or tropical cacti?There is a big difference between the two if you want to water them correctly.Hardi cacti like the opuntia species humifusa (-45 degrees F) is native to the eastern United States; its pads ( upper photo) are...

What are Crassulas? Crassulas are succulents. There are numerous species and cultivars of Crassulas. The two main forms are jadelike and stacked. Crassulas are semi arid plants , not cacti but close to it.The plant to left is a representive of stacked species and he...

Why use river rocks in your interior landscape designs, because river rocks give your indoor office plants a more contemporary finished look. Gray dried spanish moss or wood chips gives your office foliage a natural softer look design . River rocks are certainly more...

As the days grow longer and your interior office plants produce new growth, they can become unruly and miss shaped. This is the perfect time for Plantscape Designs of N.E. to prune and shape your plants. In the spring giving them a heavy pruning, they have a summer of...

When we think of adding a colorful accent to our indoor office plants we often think about cut flowers or a flowering potted plant. Actually there is another option. Tropical foliage plants that have beautiful colored leaves. If your office has the right conditions,...

Spring is getting closer and no doubt our attention starts to look to the outdoors. We can brighten your entrance with beautiful seasonal arrangements. Whether it's a pot of pansies and pussy willows in the spring or a summer splash of color of coleus, celosia and...

Just in! Four foot to five foot mass appeals with and with out character lines. Great for those narrow spaces within your office work place wether it be downtown Boston MA or Burlington and Bedford MA office locations. These new botanicals are designed for low light...