PDI Plants Blog

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 ...

1. Liriope spicata is a species of low, herbaceous flowering plants from East Asia. Common names include creeping lilyturf and monkey grass....

Why rent local office plants and Holiday scenes for your Boston, Ma cityscapes? Because renting Boston office plants and office Holiday...

NUTRITION Plants, like animals, require certain essential minerals for proper growth. In order to maintain an attractive interior garden...

Drifts are an exterior garden design technique that people use to make a botanical statement within their gardens. When repeating a single...

This is an article reproduced, in part, to share and illustrate the importance of live green interior office plants in your Boston office ...

Plantscape Designs Inc Has created a much needed interior office plant care book entitled , "101 Plantcare Tips for Your Interior Plant...

All plants require different amounts of light to photosynthesize (manufacture food) and grow. Quantity and quality of light available indoo...

Incorrect watering is a common factor in plant failure. Roots suffocate in soggy compacted soil. Plants die if they do not get enough water....

Sanserveria Cylindria plants are a unique succulent plant for use in your indoor office locations. Resembling an aloe plant, sanserveria cyl...

Be aware of tired indoor office plants in you offices. The interior office plants shown here within this blog are examples of tired poorly c...

Plant growth is dependant upon a steady supply of nutrients! The nutrients in any soil are soon depleted. Plants need soluble fertilizers at...

Insects can come from outdoors or other plants. Flying stages, airborne eggs or brushing an infected plant exposes other plants. The best de...

Damaging results are eminent when you or your interior landscapers do not prune your office plants properly. As shown in these photos of bef...

1. Tulips – we call them – take their name from the turbans of Sultans who grew them. Dulband, the Persian word for turban, led to tulbend,...

This photo depicts a Phytoseivlus persimilis (orange) devouring a Two Spotted spider mite (white). Opening remarks: persimilis is the most c...

1. The Aspidistra Elatior is native to the Eastern Himalayas, Taiwan, China, and Japan commonly known as the “cast-iron plant” or “iron plan...

One way to save money and still bring the outdoors indoors is by using beautiful once living birch tree trunks or even tropical bamboo shoot...

Bamboos are classified in the grass order (Graminals).There are over 4000 species of grasses. Grasses are found in the prairies, coniferous ...

Let's take a look at some research that encourages more plants in your office work place, in Boston, MA. 1. Environment and behavior res...

1. Studies were conducted in a computer lab and a small office at Washington State University. Interior plants, when present, were placed a...

1. Like our "dot Com bubble", "Real Estate bubble" and our latest "Banking and "Stocks Exchange" bubbles,...

Pink azaleas have arrives for our Boston interior office- scapes. Azaleas are the harbinger of spring. These flowering evergreens are incorp...

Mesoseiulus longipes 1. These predators are similar to P. persimilis but can tolerate lower humidity (40% at 70 degrees F). Longipes are eff...

1. Cycads are seed plants characterized by a large crown of compound leaves and a stout trunk. They are evergreen, dioecious plants having l...

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 ...

Fewer plants with nicer containers in your interior office work place can save your company money in the long run with interior plant mainte...

1. With over 1,500 species, Begonia is one of the ten largest angiosperm genera. The species are terrestrial (sometimes epiphytic) herbs or ...

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 mod...

Why colorful stromanthe "sanguinea triostar" in your indoor office environments? 1. Stromanthe sanguinea is mainly grown for its ...

The interior atrium (left) of this Boston office building has a simple but effective softening calming and welcoming design. Seasonal bromel...

Bromeliad Bouquets are a grouping of potted assorted bromeliads. Plantscape uses these economical long lasting flowering plants on many of y...

1. Phototropism is directional growth in which the direction of growth is determined by the direction of the light source. 2. In other wor...

Pothos : Epipremnum aureum 1. Light Level: High 2. Water Level: Medium Pothos is a very common foliage plant. Planterra uses mostly ‘Jade,’...