Milky Way Cast Iron Plants; How and Why PDI uses Them in Your Interior Offices, Woburn, MA.

Milky Way Cast Iron Plant

Milky Way Cast Iron Plants; How and Why PDI uses them in Your interior offices, Woburn, MA.

1. Botanical Name: Aspidistra elatior

2. As its common name suggests, Cast Iron Plant is tough. It will survive low light, infrequent watering and extreme heat that would be deadly to most plants.

3. In fact, it practically thrives on neglect. Don't overwater -- it doesn't like soggy soil. it doesn't like to be disturbed. Respect its Greta Garbo attitude and it will do just fine.

Keep it Clean

You can keep those shiny leaves dust-free by wiping them with a damp cloth. It won't really mind the dust, but you might.

4. This plant grows slowly in a clump of 6-inch (15 cm) stems with glossy, dark-green leaves growing 24 inches (60 cm) long and 4 inches (10 cm) wide.

5. Small, unattractive, purplish-brown flowers may appear at the plant's base in spring. But, don't expect them. Flowers don't appear often, and they're hardly noticeable.

6. Split and damaged leaves may be caused by too much fertilizer. If leaves are starting to split, skip feeding for a month, then resume feeding with a diluted amount. You can cut off badly damaged leaves at the soil level. It's also a good idea to flush the soluble salts that build up in the soil from fertilizers. Fortunately, getting rid of excess salts is easy. Here's how:

How to Flush Salts: Place your plant in a sink or take it outdoors on a warm day. Slowly pour tepid water over the potting mix. Allow water to drain out the drainage holes. Repeat a couple times, then empty the drainage tray. Flushing salts a couple times a year will make your Aspidistra healthier and takes only minutes to do.

7. Watch for spider mites that may invade this plant. You'll first notice their faint webbing between leaves. Treat any infestation immediately.

Cast Iron Plant is evergreen and makes a beautiful, easy-care indoor office  plant year-round. Best of all, you'll enjoy it for many years.

Plantscape Designs Inc currently designs with these interesting but sturdy interior green office plants Woburn, MA.

PDI Cast Iron Plant Care Tips

Origin: China

Height: Up to 3 feet (90 cm).

Light: Low to moderate light. No direct sun. Direct sunlight can cause brown scorched marks on leaves.

Water: In spring and summer, water thoroughly, but allow soil to dry out between waterings. Water less in fall and winter. Yellow leaves are often a sign of overwatering.

Humidity: Average humidity. Will tolerate dry air, but keep plant out of drafts.

Temperature: Adaptable to changing temperatures ranging from 50-85°F/10-29°C

Soil: Any all-purpose potting mix.

Fertilizer: Feed monthly spring and summer with a balanced liquid fertilizer diluted by half. Do not feed at all in fall and winter, as plants grow very little during this time.

Propagation: Divide in spring only when it gets overcrowded in its pot. A slow-grower, it probably won't need divided more often than every 5 years. It's best to remove new shoots (with roots attached) and pot them separately than to repot an old plant.

PDI of Stoneham, MA has been providing green plant service for over 40 years to the following areas:

Boston, MA Cambridge, MA Wakefield, MA Woburn, MA Peabody, MA Wilmington, MA Tewksbury, MA Methuen, MA Needham, MA Andover, MA Dedham, MA

Andover, MA Concord, MA Acton, MA Westford, MA Chelmsford, MA Billerica, MA Burlington,MA Bedford, MA Lexington, MA Wellesley, MA Watertown, MA

Lynnfield, MA Danvers, MA Saugus, MA Beverly, MA Salem, MA Reading, MA North Reading, MA Marlboro, MA Southboro, MA Northboro, MA Stoneham, MA

Marginata Staggarded indoor office plants in Westford Office Park Westford, MA.

before PDI plant care

After PDI plant care

Staggarded Dracaena Marginata green plants are frequently used in Planscape Designs Inc. corporate office environments in Westford Corporate Park, Westford Technology Park and Regency Park Westford, MA.

The vertically tiered individual stalk plants are bundled together in one pot to create a narrow but full green plant affect.

How did this above marginata on the left get in this tired wimpy condition?

Lack of care by another interior landscape company, such as inconsistent watering, not enough light or not enough fertilizer are just a few faults with the past service.

PDI assumed the new contract with the added responsibility of replacing the above tired plant and guaranteeing other unhealthy green office plants.

Plantscape Designs Inc. the most trusted name in interior plant care. Cities and towns in Massachusetts we service:

Boston, MA Cambridge, MA Wakefield, MA Woburn, MA Peabody, MA Wilmington, MA Tewksbury, MA Methuen, MA Needham, MA Andover, MA Dedham, MA

Andover, MA Westboro, MA Acton, MA Westford, MA Chelmsford, MA Billerica, MA Burlington,MA Bedford, MA Lexington, MA Wellesley, MA Watertown, MA

Lynnfield, MA Danvers, MA Saugus, MA Beverly, MA Salem, MA Reading, MA North Reading, MA Marlboro, MA Southboro, MA Northboro, MA Stoneham, MA

Tired Interior Office Plants Waltham, MA

Plantscape Designs, Inc has a free replacement plant guarantee policy with each indoor green plant that we care for in you interior office environment in Waltham, MA

1. The below tired office plants were cared for by a competitor of ours. Plantscape Design, Inc replaced these unhealthy looking inside plants with healthy new ones.

2. The two Cast Iron replacements are terrific low light low care substitutes.  Low light conditions once a month watering, no pruning program  and little biological pest control are the contributing factors to such unsightly appearance of these indoor green plants from our competitor.  HB Communications of Waltham,  MA is one of our high profile clients who deserve good consistent quality service.

PDI services the following cities and towns in Massachusetts:

Tired Chinese Evergreen

Tired Marginata

Tired Pyrimad Pothos

Tired sanservieria plants

Ather of replaced tired plants with Cast Iron

Boston, MA Cambridge,MA Wakefield, MA Woburn, MA Peabody, MA Wilmington, MA Tewksbury, MA Methuen, MA Needham, MA Andover, MA Dedham, MA

Andover, MA Concord, MA Acton, MA Westford, MA Chelmsford, MA Billerica, MA Burlington,MA Bedford, MA Lexington, MA Wellesley, MA Watertown, MA

Lynnfield, MA Danvers, MA Saugus, MA Beverly, MA Salem, MA Reading, MA North Reading,MA Marlboro, MA Southboro,MA Northboro, MA Stoneham, MA

Indoor Office Plants Used Outdoors Under Shaded Entrances at Pongo,LLC Northborough, MA

Brian preparing planting medium

Brian of Plantscape Designs, Inc. prepares planting medium for Arboracola Standard Trees for under entrance way canopy of Pongo, LLC of Northborough, MA

Arboracola planted with grow pot

 The tropical tree is planted with grow container so he can pull it out in the fall before a frost and use later in one of our interior office landscapes. Also, stromanthes and other tropical green plants will be added to this planter arrangement. New England annuals or perennials would not be able to survive in these low light exterior environments. These interior tropical plants solve the problem of having green plants in these low light environments.

Arboracola fully planted

PDI of Stoneham, MA has been providing green plant service for over 40 years to the following areas:

Boston, MA Cambridge, MA Wakefield, MA Woburn, MA Peabody, MA Wilmington, MA Tewksbury, MA Methuen, MA Needham, MA Andover, MA Dedham, MA

Andover, MA Concord, MA Acton, MA Westford, MA Chelmsford, MA Billerica, MA Burlington,MA Bedford, MA Lexington, MA Wellesley, MA Watertown, MA

Lynnfield, MA Danvers, MA Saugus, MA Beverly, MA Salem, MA Reading, MA North Reading, MA Marlboro, MA Southboro, MA Northboro, MA Stoneham, MA

Arboracola and Stomanthe planted

What are Saneveria Cylindrica within your office interiorscapes, Bedford,MA

Sanservieria Cylindrica by PDI

1. Sansevieria cylindrica or Spear Sansevieria, a native of South Tropical Africa and Natal, is one of the more interesting Sansevierias that we use. 

The round, rigid leaves reach about 5 feet in height and are about 1-¼ inches in diameter. PDIBLOG.com services these Bedford indoor office plants along with our unlimited plant care guarantee.

2. Like all Sansevierias, they are easy to culture and well suited to the indoor office environment. The cylindrical nature of the leaf apparently occurs due to a suppression of dorsi-ventral symmetry, which produces a true top and bottom in most leaves. Instead, the "precursor tip" produced during the earliest stages of leaf development (usually small in most species) enlarges without breaking radial symmetry.

3. Blooming Time: In spring. The 1-½ inch flowers are white tinged with pink.

4. Culture: Sansevieria cylindrica are easy to grow and tolerate a wide range of conditions. We use a soil mix consisting of 3 parts loam to 1 part sand. The plants are very drought tolerant and are watered about every other week during the growing season. They are fertilized once during the growing season with a balanced fertilizer. During the winter months in your office interiorscapes they are watered once a month.

5. Propagation: Sansevieria cylindrica are propagated by cuttings or by divisions taken at any time. Cuttings should be at least 3 inches long and inserted in moist sand. A rhizome is will emerge at the cut edge of the leaf. Visit us on our PDIPLANTSBlog.com for more info.

Plantscape Designs Inc. applies these low light office plants when our clients are looking for a new fresh contemporary look within their officescapes Bedford, MA.

Plantscape Designs Inc of Stoneham, MA services the following area cities and towns in Massachusetts:

Boston, MA Cambridge, MA Wakefield, MA Woburn, MA Peabody, MA Wilmington, MA Tewksbury, MA Methuen, MA Needham, MA Andover, MA Dedham, MA

Andover, MA Concord, MA Acton, MA Westford, MA Chelmsford, MA Billerica, MA Burlington,MA Bedford, MA Lexington, MA Wellesley, MA Watertown, MA

Lynnfield, MA Danvers, MA Saugus, MA Beverly, MA Salem, MA Reading, MA Westboro, MA Marlboro, MA Southboro, MA Northboro, MA Stoneham, MA

Kelly's Restaurant Danvers, MA Green Plant Interior Planters.

Kelly's Interior Planter

Indoor planter Danvers, MA

interior office plants high light

Plantscpae Designs, Inc uses highlight pony tail palms here at Kelly's Restaurant.

Pony Tail Palm why do Interior Landscapers Use It ?:

Most interior plants are grown for their flowers. Some are loved because of their foliage. 

But the ponytail is popular for its desirable trunk and grass like appearance, in addition to its hardiness. The Ponytail Palm is treasured by many people primarily because of its bottle-shaped trunk. 

The Ponytail Palm plant has a flat and fleshy bottle-shaped trunk topped with strappy green leaves, these ribbon like leaves have a softer texture then a lot of indoor office plants.

 The trunk becomes thicker and its base gets swollen until it looks more like a bottle or an elephant’s foot hence the nick name "elephant's foot".

When grown outdoors, Ponytail Palms can reach a height of up to 16 feet or more. Indoors their height can reach 1-3 feet.

Ponytail palms produce flower stalks, consist of clusters of small beige blossoms, when grown outdoors.

Plantscape Designs Inc of Stoneham, MA services the following area cities and towns in Massachusetts:

Boston, MA Cambridge, MA Wakefield, MA Woburn, MA Peabody, MA Wilmington, MA Tewksbury, MA Methuen, MA Needham, MA Andover, MA Dedham, MA

Andover, MA Westboro, MA Acton, MA Westford, MA Chelmsford, MA Billerica, MA Burlington,MA Bedford, MA Lexington, MA Wellesley, MA Watertown, MA

Lynnfield, MA Danvers, MA Saugus, MA Beverly, MA Salem, MA Reading, MA North Reading, MA Marlboro, MA Southboro, MA Northboro, MA Stoneham, MA

Pony Tail Palm a high light office interior green Plant, Reading, MA

Pony Tail Palm High light plant

1. Pony Tail Palms mimic outside ornamental grasses.

   
   

   Care

   1. Keep soil fairly dry. Water from spring through fall allowing soil to dry on the surface before re-watering. During the winter only water occasionally.
   2. Fertilize in the spring and bring into brighter room for the summer months.
   3. Re-potting every other year at the most is all the Ponytail Palm needs.

   
   

   A new softer unique look for your interior office workplace Reading, MA.

   
   

   Outside ornamental green plants are unable to survive within office interior space, therefore, Plantscape Design, Inc designs your offices with pony tail palms them emulate out decorative grasses.
   
   
   Other cities and towns servbiced by PDI in Massachusetts:
   

   Boston, MA Cambridge,MA Wakefield, MA Woburn, MA Peabody, MA Wilmington, MA Tewksbury, MA Methuen, MA Needham, MA Andover, MA Dedham, MA

   Andover, MA Concord, MA Acton, MA Westford, MA Chelmsford, MA Billerica, MA Burlington,MA Bedford, MA Lexington, MA Wellesley, MA Watertown, MA

   Lynnfield, MA Danvers, MA Saugus, MA Beverly, MA Salem, MA Reading, MA North Reading,MA Marlboro, MA Southboro,MA Northboro, MA Stoneham, MA

   
   

   
   

   
   

Anitas; another interior office plant used by Plantscape Designs Inc. Burlington, MA.

Anitas green plant

Anita low ligth plant

Anita dracenas are low light plants that are flexible enough to use almost everwhere in your indoor interior office environments.

Not expensive to you, the client, and a very different leaf texture are two more reasons why we design with these interior tropical plants.

Dracaena Anita
Plant Features:

1. Dracaena Anita is a top choice for beginners with interior office plants, Burlington, MA, because the variety is so easy to care for.

2.  It features soft dark green foliage that arches out from the main stem, giving dracaena Anita the feel of fireworks.

3. Larger specimens are perfect for filling empty corners or adding interest to blank walls.

4. A line of them makes for a beautiful room divider or living screen.

While it tolerates a range of conditions, including low light, dracaena Anita grows best in bright light and high humidity. If the air gets too dry, a common problem indoors during winter in cold climates, the leaf tips or edges may turn brown. Halt the problem by grouping dracaena Anita with other indoor plants as they release moisture into the air as they breathe.

As with most interior office plants, Dracaena Anita will filter harmful volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from indoor office air.

Plantscape Designs Inc. encourages the new introduction of these different and interesting indoor office plants, Burlington, MA.

PDI of Stoneham, MA has been providing green plant service for over 40 years to the following areas:

Boston, MA Cambridge, MA Wakefield, MA Woburn, MA Peabody, MA Wilmington, MA Tewksbury, MA Methuen, MA Needham, MA Andover, MA Dedham, MA

Andover, MA Concord, MA Acton, MA Westford, MA Chelmsford, MA Billerica, MA Burlington,MA Bedford, MA Lexington, MA Wellesley, MA Watertown, MA

Lynnfield, MA Danvers, MA Saugus, MA Beverly, MA Salem, MA Reading, MA North Reading, MA Marlboro, MA Southboro, MA Northboro, MA Stoneham, MA

What are mini contemporary container gardens Concord, MA

Mini contemporary indoor gardens are miniature tropical planter arrangements for your indoor live green plantscape

Much less expensive than fresh cut flowers plus longer lasting than any cut floral arrangement.
Cute too!

Your office can interchange these little living planters from interior green plants to colored leafed plants or even brightly blooming flowering kalanchoes, violets, calandevias, spath flowers and even cyclamen!

PDI Inc. utilizes all of the above possibilities of mini gardens for your interior office work place in Waltham, Lexington, Burlington, Bedford and Concord, MA.

Plantscape Designs Inc. services the following areas:

Griffin Brook Office Park Methuen, MA

Cummings Office Park Woburn and Beverly, MA

Corporation Way /  Centennial Park Peabody, MA

Ballardvale Park, Wilmington, MA

Brickstone Office Park Andover. MA

Nagog Office Park Acton, MA

Westford Corporate Park Westford, MA

Edgewater Office Park Wakefield, MA

Quorum Office Park Chelmsford, MA

Technology Office Park Billerica, MA

The Bedford Professional Park Bedford, MA 

Hobbs Brook Office Park Waltham, MA

Wellesley Office Park Wellesley, MA

Plantscape Designs Inc. has been servicing interior green office plants in the above office parks for over 40 years.

Do you have dangerous floor to ceiling glass interior walls in your office?

At Plantscape Designs Inc. we encounter numerous floor to ceiling glass walls in the interior offices in Concord, MA clients offices.

Glass walls give an open look to an interior office environment but still give the office employees the privacy they need to work effectively.

Indoor green plants can further give your employees privacy by placing them in front of these glass walls.

Hence, green plants can also act as a safety feature. Office workers as well as UPS and FEDEX delivery personal walk into these almost invisible glass walls.

This above photo was taked from one of our newer more modern clients offices. PDI used sanserveria as well as Bamboo Palms in the Concord, MA area. Visit our PDIPLANTSBlog.com for more info.

PDI has been providing green plant service for over 40 years to the following areas:

Boston, MA Cambridge, MA Wakefield, MA Woburn, MA Peabody, MA Wilmington, MA Tewksbury, MA Methuen, MA Needham, MA Andover, MA Dedham, MA

Andover, MA Westboro, MA Acton, MA Westford, MA Chelmsford, MA Billerica, MA Burlington,MA Bedford, MA Lexington, MA Wellesley, MA Watertown, MA

Lynnfield, MA Danvers, MA Saugus, MA Beverly, MA Salem, MA Reading, MA North Reading, MA Marlboro, MA Southboro, MA Northboro, MA Stoneham, MA

Waltham, MA Inside outside containers and green plants Longworth Venture Capital.

Jewel JC Compacta inside Longworth Ventures

Ornamental Grasses outside Longworth Venture Capital

Ornamental Grasses are a large family of beautiful plants that add texture, color and movement to the garden. Like conifers and other evergreens, ornamental grasses also provide interest in the fall and winter landscape, when backlit by morning or afternoon sun. When the flowers of summer are only a memory, you’ll find delight looking out on frosted grass spikes in the early light of a cold winter’s day. 

Plantscape Designs, Inc. services inside and outside greenplants for your office work place.

Plantscape Designs Inc provides free replacements for such unfavorable botanical indoor environments in Waltham, MA. PDI stands by our weekly green plant care service.

Boston, MA Cambridge, MA Wakefield, MA Woburn, MA Peabody, MA Wilmington, MA Tewksbury, MA Methuen, MA Needham, MA Andover, MA Dedham, MA

Andover, MA Westboro, MA Acton, MA Westford, MA Chelmsford, MA Billerica, MA Burlington,MA Bedford, MA Lexington, MA Wellesley, MA Watertown, MA

Lynnfield, MA Danvers, MA Saugus, MA Beverly, MA Salem, MA Reading, MA North Reading, MA Marlboro, MA Southboro, MA Northboro, MA Stoneham, MA

Letter of recommendation from CrossRef Lynnfield, MA Interior Landscape Client.

To Whom It May Concern: Addressed to Plantscape Designs, Inc. Management.

"I just wanted to drop a quick note to tell you how much we appreciate the great service we receive from your company.  I would especially like to mention the fantastic effort Barbara puts in caring for the plants in our office.  It's clear she genuinely enjoys her job, cares about the work she is doing and she is also so very pleasant and professional.

Keep up the excellent work!"

Barbara at CrossRef

Regards,

Rosa

CrossRefs

"The air smells cleaner here at CrossRef since PDI has placed these healthy shiny indoor plants" smiles Rosa Clark office manager.

Clean air by Green plants

NASA funded studies directed by Dr. B. C. Wolverton, a 20-year veteran in horticulture research, proved that the plants commonly used in interior plantscaping cleanse the air of many harmful pollutants such as formaldehyde, benzene and trichloroethylene.

Material distributed by the Plants for Clean Air Council demonstrates that plants remove pollutants in varying quantities. The council recommends one potted plant for each 100 square feet of floor space.

PDI has been providing green plant service for over 40 years to the following areas:

Boston, MA Cambridge, MA Wakefield, MA Woburn, MA Peabody, MA Wilmington, MA Tewksbury, MA Methuen, MA Needham, MA Andover, MA Dedham, MA

Andover, MA Westboro, MA Acton, MA Westford, MA Chelmsford, MA Billerica, MA Burlington,MA Bedford, MA Lexington, MA Wellesley, MA Watertown, MA

Lynnfield, MA Danvers, MA Saugus, MA Beverly, MA Salem, MA Reading, MA North Reading, MA Marlboro, MA Southboro, MA Northboro, MA Stoneham, MA

Plantscape Designs Inc. interior plant care has a new interactive Website Stoneham, MA

We have just launched our new, updated website!  One of its best features is its ‘responsive’ design – this means that the website automatically adapts to the screen size of the device it’s viewed on, optimizing the user’s experience independent on whether they’re using a mobile device, tablet, or full-sized computer.

We’ve also added or updated most of our pages for our Massachusetts clients; for example, we’ve added a new seasonal gallery page as well as an  Interior Landscape Design page, which outlines our design process.

Be sure to also visit our updated Specials and plant service; Programs page as well!”

Joe Gallo Owner of PDI

Plantscape Designs Inc. new informative educational website for all your interior office plant needs and plant care in Stoneham, MA

Plantscape Designs Inc. services the following areas:

Boston, MA Cambridge, MA Wakefield, MA Woburn, MA Peabody, MA Wilmington, MA Tewsbury, MA Methuen, MA Needham, MA Andover, MA Dedham, MA

Andover, MA Westboro, MA Acton, MA Westford, MA Chelmsford, MA Billerica, MA Burlington,MA Bedford, MA Lexington, MA Wellesly, MA Watertown, MA

Lynnfield, MA Danvers, MA Saugus, MA Beverly, MA Salem, MA Reading, MA North Reading, MA Marlboro, MA Southboro, MA Northboro, MA Stoneham, MA

Plantscape Designs Inc. has been servicing interior green office plants in the above office parks for over 40 years.

Sanservieria Green Plant, River Rock, Rondo Planter! Oh My! Intralinks Headquaters Waltham, MA 02154

Rondo Planter

River Rock

Plantscape Designs Inc new arrivals; the combination of Sanservieria green interior office plant with river rocks for under dressing and modern contemporary Rondo planters creates a chic vertical clean look for interior landscape office corners.

By purchasing a shorter interior green plant like a Sanserveria for less, the client can spend more on this elegant white cylinder modern container that will display your interior green plants more favorably.

These interior green plants act as filters of inside office airborn carcinogens increasing the health benefits for your employees.

Plantscape Designs Inc. has been servicing interior green office plants in the above office parks for over 40 year.

Other cities and towns Plantscape Designs Inc. service with an unconditional guarantee are as follows:

Boston, MA Cambridge, MA Wakefield, MA Woburn, MA Peabody, MA Wilmington, MA Tewsbury, MA Methuen, MA Needham, MA Andover, MA Dedham, MA

Andover, MA Westboro, MA Acton, MA Westford, MA Chelmsford, MA Billerica, MA Burlington,MA Bedford, MA Lexington, MA Wellesly, MA Watertown, MA

Lynnfield, MA Danvers, MA Saugus, MA Beverly, MA Salem, MA Reading, MA North Reading, MA Marlboro, MA Southboro, MA Northboro, MA Stoneham, MA

Sansevieria interior plant

Outside Green Plant Install at CATS Academy Newton, MA by PDI

Outdoor plant install at CATS Academy, Newton MA 

Finished planter by Brian of PDI

At Plantscape Designs Inc., Brian, above, designs both the outdoor plant design as well as the indoor plants design of CATS Academy located in Newton, MA.. Brian then trains our plant ladies, who maintain CATSAcademy on a weekly basis. Our office plant service entails the following: fertilizing, watering, shining and cleaning the green plant leaves as well as keeping the both interior and exterior plants free of insect pests.

Cats Academy also engages in PDI's monthly flower rotation program for their office reception area.

Our plant ladies arrive on the same day of the week for each corporate plant care contract that Plantscape Designs Inc. engages.

Outdoor annuals as shown above require daily watering by either our staff or the clients facility people.

Liz Check office manager at CATS comments, " What a difference these live green plants make both inside and outside our corporate offices here in Newton, MA."

PDI has been providing green plant service for over 40 years to the following areas:

Boston, MA Cambridge, MA Wakefield, MA Woburn, MA Peabody, MA Wilmington, MA Tewksbury, MA Methuen, MA Needham, MA Andover, MA Dedham, MA

Andover, MA Concord, MA Acton, MA Westford, MA Chelmsford, MA Billerica, MA Burlington,MA Bedford, MA Lexington, MA Wellesley, MA Watertown, MA

Lynnfield, MA Danvers, MA Saugus, MA Beverly, MA Salem, MA Reading, MA North Reading, MA Marlboro, MA Southboro, MA Northboro, MA Stoneham, MA