Pruning back interior corporate lobby Phyllostachys Aurea bamboos Waltham,MA

1. This bamboo can be difficult to identify as it has varied growth characteristics depending on location. 

2. In full shade the culms are apt to remain green. 

3. In partial or full sun the culms slowly turn yellow over the first year or two, then deeper gold and orange as they mature. The best way to identify this species is the compressed internodes that occur on random culms, usually (but not always) at the base. 

4. These compressed internode growths are called 'tortoise shell'.The leaves tend to grow all the way to the ground on this species, and the type form leaves are green and lack any stripes or streaks. They can grow short, dense and shrubby in poor conditions, or tall and upright. In ideal conditions they can grow to 30 feet tall and 3 inches in diameter. 

5. They can be rampant runners and grow aggressively if left unchecked in gardens. Golden bamboo is listed as an invasive plant species in several states.

6. PDI prunes back the leaves as well as the underground runners of these rapidly growing bamboos.

Plantscape Designs Inc. has maintained this above Waltham,MA interior plant lobby location for over 20 years.

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

How Plantscape Designs Inc. uses Bird Nest Fern (Asplenium Nidus) in your interior office plant designs Cambridge MA.

Bird's nest ferns are actually one of two asplenium species found in cultivation. The other, often called the spleenwort or mother fern (A. bulbiferum) is much harder to grow and looks nothing like its cousin. These ferns are naturally epiphytic, and in their rainforest homes, can be found growing high in the crooks of trees. They grow in a series of erect, spoon-shaped and apple-colored fronds that rise from a central rosette. Healthy plants can have fronds up to three feet, but this is rare in most indoor situations. These are beautiful plants, but will require a bit of babying to reach their fullest potential.

Growing Conditions:

1. Light: Filtered light to light shade. Don't expose to direct sun, other than very early morning sun.
2. Water: These are true jungle plants—keep their compost moist and provide the highest humidity possible.
3. Temperature: They will begin to suffer below about 55ºF for prolonged periods. Best kept between 70ºF and 80ºF, with high humidity. A warming pad will often help dormant plants.
4. Soil: Loose, rich organic compost.
5. Fertilizer: During growing season, fertilizer weekly or biweekly with weak liquid fertilizer. Don't put fertilizer pellets in the central cup.

6. Propagation:

These are not easy to propagate and cannot be divided, as with some other fern species. They are usually raised from spore or tissue culture, meaning propagation is usually beyond the reach of most home growers.

7. Repotting:

Bird's nest ferns prefer to be slightly underpotted. As naturally epiphytic plants, they are used to growing in a minimum of organic material, and mature plants will elongate above the soil level as the fern grows and sheds lower leaves. The problem, of course, is that large ferns will easily tip over their smaller pots. When repotting every other year, use the next pot size up and refresh the compost.

8. Grower's Tips:

Bird's nest ferns are beautiful, and many conservatories and greenhouses boast impressively large specimens. They are a natural with orchids, bromeliads and other rainforest plants. The key to a healthy bird's nest fern is providing enough warmth and moisture. Given these two conditions, the ferns can withstand higher light levels. A shower ledge by a window is a good place for a healthy bird's nest fern.

At Plantscape Designs Inc. group Bird Nest Fern in your topsiders giving your cubicle areas a refreshing jungle effect in Cambridge, MA

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PDI, Plantscape Designs Inc uses mini phaleonopsis orchids in your interior office reception Boston, MA

Cute as can be mini orchids have captivated orchid fanciers with their tiny blossoms and slender stems. A fraction of the size of their full-grown cousins, mini Phals make a charming addition to any Phalaenopsis orchid collection. 

Difference between Minis and Full Phalaenopsis 

Because they require the same growing conditions as full-size plants, mini Phalaenopsis orchids can be successfully grouped and displayed with full-size orchids. They even make a nice addition to the same pot of a larger orchid if there is room. 

New mini orchid owners will notice that the biggest difference between mini and full-size Phalaenopsis orchids is one of quantity. Because minis are usually sold in smaller pots, sometimes two inches in diameter, they require considerably less of everything: less growing media, less fertilizer and less water. A mini requires only a single ice cube weekly. 

Mini’s Moss 

When buying mini Phalaenopsis, look for healthy root growth. Most growers will sell minis in pots planted with sphagnum moss. Not only does this make an attractive presentation, but the moss retains just the right amount of water for these tiny plants as they travel to your interior office. Pine bark mulch is just simply too large and bulky for these small and delicate orchids. 

Plantscape Designs Inc. adds mini phaleonopsis orchids to our clients interior office reception areas, Boston, MA.

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

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How to design with and care for your ponytail palm in your Burlington, MA interior office.

1. Ponytail’s are native to the dry Mexican climate, this habitat allows it to survive interior winter heat very well in your Burlington, MA interior office workplace.

2. However, the ponytail plant does not like too frequent waterings.

3. Never allow water to sit in the bottom of the saucer or pot. An interesting fact is that Nolina recurvata stores its water in its base.

4. A sandy-mix soil generally minimize the probability of root rot, especially compared to the peaty mixes normally used in most tropicals.

Specifically, allow the soil to dry out well between waterings, and if you have any doubt on whether or not to water the plant, skip it until the next week.

5. Dry, brown foliage, a shriveled stem or desiccated roots are usually signs of underwatering in your dry interior offices.

6. If you are overwatering, we normally see light new growth, stem rot or root rot will appear.

7. Light requirements for ponytails are pretty easy to remember if you think of where it is native to – the Mexico desert landscape. PDI places these high light green indoor plants on south and west exposure office  windows.

Provide bright indirect light to full sun.

Any window space indoors particularly one facing north will suit the light requirements of this high-light plant. For optimum performance, however, full sun is best.

Pony Tail Palms - Insect Free

Generally, the ponytail is insect free, but on occasion does attract mealybugs, spider mites and scale.

Nolina recurvata – the “Ponytail Palm” is a plant to enjoy, it is not a real palm!

You just provide plenty of light and water it less frequently than you think necessary, and this plant will add a unique beauty wherever your use it.

At PDIPlants we alway attempt to do interior plant design with these grassy modern looking interior green plants in your offices located in Burlington, MA.

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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

Intergeneric orchids: They are used in PDIPLANTS interior office plant Waltham, MA client locations.

1. Odontoglossum and Oncidium intergeneric hybrids are comprised of a large group of orchids from many different genera. The Odontoglossum/Oncidium alliance is very popular among orchid growers due to its cultural flexibility and striking sprays of long lasting flowers. The plants may be grown with relative ease in your Waltham, MA. interior office environment.

2. Lighting within your interior office environment
The Odontoglossum and Oncidium alliance thrives on bright light. In the office, an east or a lightly shaded south-facing window is ideal.  Direct morning and late afternoon sun can be tolerated by the plants, provided exposure occurs gradually. The plants need to adapt slowly to the increases in lighting. The leaves should be bright green as opposed to dark green or reddish green. Reddish green indicates too much light; dark green indicates not enough light.

3. Temperature
In temperate office climates, Odontoglossums and Oncidiums may be grown in your inside office enviroments.

Most Oncidiums and their hybrids; Plantscape Designs Inc uses are intermediate in temperature preference. For the best results provide nighttime temperatures of 50 to 60°F and daytime temperatures under 85°F.

Odontoglossums tend to prefer cool temperatures. For the best results provide nighttime temperatures 50-55°F and daytime temperature 60-80°F. Place the plants near a cool window in your interior office.

Odontoglossums and Oncidiums will tolerate higher daytime temperatures if the humidity is increased.

4. Watering
Depending upon the temperature, Odontoglossums and Oncidiums should be watered about two or three times a week. During the summer, the plants may need to be watered every 2-3 days. The rule of thumb for watering should be as followed: More heat more water, less heat less water.

Odontoglossums and Oncidiums prefer to be kept on the moist side. This does not mean that the plants like to be left in standing water, however try to water the plants early in the day, so that the foliage will be dry by nightfall. To prevent bacterial and fungal disease use harmless Physan 20 used once a month.

5. Humidity in your interior office workplace
Odontoglossums and Oncidiums prefer 50-65% humidity. Humidity should be increased with higher temperatures. Humidity Trays may be needed for plants grown in the office.

6. Fertilizer
Odontoglossums and Oncidiums must be fertilized on a regular basis! For best results, use Norman's Optimal Orchid Nutrients every other week. It is recommended to pre-water plants, before applying the diluted nutrient solution if the potting media is dry.


7. Pests on your indoor office plants Waltham, MA
Common pests associated with Odontoglossums and Oncidiums are scale, spider mites and aphids. X-CLUDE, an encapsulated pyrethrum time-release insecticide is the most efficient method of pest control outdoors. However, at PDIPlants we never apply insecticides to your Waltham, MA. indoor office plants. Plantscape Designs Inc. uses non-toxic biological weapons like insect predators and beneficial parasites to rid your interior green plants and flowers of harmful 
insects.

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 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

Minimalist application of indoor office plants in your interiorscapes Waltham, MA.

1. Reception areas in your Boston officescape should welcome and invite your clients and employees to your place of work every day of the week.

2. A long lasting potted bromeliad or orchid flower for you reception desk or coffee table is both affordable and esthetically pleasing within your interior office plant environment..

3. The use of one or just two specimen tropical green plants in your Boston reception or setting is enough to create this ambient environment.

4. As shone above in one of our over 300 client locations. Visit our PDIPLANTSBlog.com for more info or call 781.279.0032

At Plantscape Designs Inc colorful Bromeliads and Orchids are used in our office interiorscape reception areas in Boston, MA.

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Using aloe plants within your interior office plant design, Waltham, MA

Growing an Aloe Vera (or most other Aloe species; there are more than 300 of them) is not a difficult matter, if a few basic rules are followed: 

1) If grown in a pot, allow the root ball plenty of room to grow; aloes are voracious growers, and having space to do so is necessary. When you (re)pot allow a growing area three to five times the size of the root ball. 

2) Use a well-draining soil. The number of soils Aloe Vera will grow in is quite large, but a basic cactus mix. You may wish to experiment with other soils, but one thing it needs is to be well draining, so even a home-made concoction of 1/3 sand, 1/3 soil, and 1/3 pumice/gravel is better than straight potting soil. Aloes don't like to be cold and wet. 

3) Pot up your aloe in soil up to the root ball. Use top dressing (gravel/pebbles) on top of the soil to give it a finished look, hold down the dirt, and reduce evaporation. Do not water a newly repotted aloe for a few days-this gives it a chance to get used to it's indoor office interior as well as allowing time for any roots that have broken to seal themselves.

4) Most aloes grow vegetatively from April-October so water regularly with that in mind. The rest of the year, watering twice a month is sufficient. Water when the soil is dry-rainwater is the best-so that may mean 2x a month, or once a week, or some combination thereof. Aloes are very forgiving-they can go a long time without water, but they grow best with it. 

If in doubt about watering, don't water. Also, remember #2 above-they shouldn't be cold and wet. Some aloes will withstand a freeze, but many will turn to mush, and we certainly don't want that. 

5) Fertilize from April through Septrember, 2x a month, with a low-nitrogen fertilizer, heavily diluted. I use Miracle-Gro 15-30-15, diluted about 1 to 5. 

6) Many aloes produce pups. When the pup is fully formed, detach it from the mother plant, let it callus over for a few days in a cool, dry area, and pot it up. If it has roots, pot as you would a regular aloe, allowing for the fact that it is smaller and should be in a suitably sized pot for it's size.

If it has no roots, let it callus over, place the cut/broken end ON the soil, and support it with top dressing. DO NOT WATER IT-it has no roots, so watering the soil will likely cause rot. Instead, mist it every few days. Roots should start forming within a month. When growth is evident, it can be watered. 

7) My Aloe Vera flowers in March/April, but yours may choose a different time. Aloe vera flowers are yellow, but others flower in hues of pink/red/orange/white/gray. They start as a spike that gradually gets larger and finally opens, lasting a long time. Aloe flowers are beacons for hummingbirds, so be prepared to be buzzed by these lovely creatures if your are amongst your aloes when they are flowering. 

Plantscape Designs Inc, places these healthy medicinal indoor plants in your Waltham, MA offices.

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 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

Biological Weapons are a safe way to eradicate Fungus Gnats Boston, MA

PDI PLANTS inc. has knowledge of and access to predators and parasites for combating insects and pest on your Boston office plants.

Biological Controls really work!

Fungus Gnats problems?

Small black Fungus Gnats flying in front of your computer screen like the specimen to the left ? Those annoying little pests! We can solve your problem with parasitic nematodes microscopic worms.

Yes, beneficial nematodes really do exist! These minuscule beneficials are barely visible to the naked eye as tiny threads. They attack only insects in moist soils or borer tunnels. Plants, earthworms and vertebrates are completely unaffected by these tiny beasts.

Please consult Plantscape Designs Inc Boston, MA

with your particular interior office plant needs.

Plantscape Designs Inc.Monthly Educational interior landscape Meetings, Woburn, MA

We at Plantscape Designs Inc. pride ourselves on initiating monthly educational meetings for our 20 employees both who work in our office and in the field.

1. Educational slide shows and lectures on proper caring of your interior office indoor plants, Woburn, MA. are conducted.

2. Discussions about employee concerns dealing with their interior office clients

3. New green plant care techniques in the field discussed.

4. Occasional botanical test identification of tropical Green plants by our manager horticulturalist with our techs.

5. Open discussion on our interior office customers designs needs.

6. Introduction of new green indoor plants and living potted flower arrangements are discussed as well.

At PDI we educate our employees and consult with our interior office clients, not sell them.

Plantscape Designs uses Cattleyas orchids in our interiorlandscaped offices, Boston , MA

The Corsage Cattleyas Orchid also used in our PDIplant designs interior offices in Boston, MA.

1. Cattleyas are among the most commonly grown orchids, and their culture is often used as the basis for comparison with other types of orchids.  Like most other cultivated orchids, cattleyas are epiphytes, or air plants.  They have well-developed water-storage organs (called pseudobulbs) and large, fleshy roots.  They should be potted in a porous, free-draining medium.  The most commonly used are fir bark, shredded tree-fern fiber, various types of rock, processed coconut fiber and lately, mixes based on peat moss and perlite.  Keep out of cold, dry air while in bloom.

2. Light
Sufficient light is important for healthy growth and flower production.
Provide  Bright light, some sun.  In the home, an east, west or lightly-shaded south window.  In a greenhouse, about 30 to 50 percent full sun.  Under lights, four 40 watt fluorescent tubes and two 40 watt incandescent bulbs directly over plants.  Plants should be naturally erect, without need of much staking, and of a medium olive-green color.  Dark green, limp foliage indicates too little light.

3. Temperature
Mature plants need a 15 to 20 F difference between night and day. Keep your orchids near cool north indoor  office windows for better interiorscape flowering blooms.

Provide  Nights of 55 to 60 F; days of 70 to 85 F.  Cattleyas can tolerate temperatures up to 95 to 100 F if shading, humidity and air circulation are increased.  Seedling cattleyas need temperatures five to 10 degrees higher than mature plants.

4. Water
Mature plants must dry out between waterings, especially in your interior office landscapes. Seedlings need more constant moisture.

5. Humidity
Cattleyas need 50 to 60 percent.  In your indoor ofice environment.

6. Fertilizer
Must be provided on a regular basis because most potting media have little fertilizer in it.
 The exact fertilizer you use will depend on the mix in which your plant is growing.  A good general rule is to use a balanced (10-10-10, 12-12-12 or similar ratio) fertilizer "weakly, weekly."  That is, fertilize every week at one quarter to one half of the recommended dilution.

7. Potting
Should be done every two to three years in spring before mix loses consistency (breaks down).  Pot firmly in media that have good aeration and ample drainage, allowing enough room for two years' growth.

At Plantscape Designs Inc., we frequently apply Cattelya orchids in our monthly flowering corporate arrangements for our interior office plant Boston, MA. environments.

PDI Plants using recycled glass vases for your living orchid programs, Waltham, MA

1. Plantscape Designs Inc has done something innovative and cost efficient once again for us as well as our interior design landscaped indoor offices.

2. At PDI we are purchasing all kinds of assorted glass wear from "Second Glance Thrift Shops for our clients indoor office orchid programs.. Donated glassware given to "Second Glance "by you the public, is purchased by PDI , helping "Second Glance" community in need organization. This community organization takes these monies and purchases much needed food supplies for the hundreds of families whose mothers and fathers are out of work.

3. The glassware purchased by our interior landscaping company is of unique design unlike common corporate made containers for our floral and interior landscaping industry.

4. In addition, our costs in producing our living orchid indoor arrangements have been reduced, making your office living green plant orchid arrangements more affordable to you our clients, Waltham, MA

Caring for your Oncidium Orchid in your Woburn, MA interior office.

Oncidium orchids care can be trickier than for its cousins, the tolerant Paphiopedilum (Lady Slipper) or Phalaenopsis (Moth orchid). Oncidium orchid care must include abundant light and definite dry periods between waterings.

Oncidiums’ large pseudobulbs and profuse roots make them prone to rot and yet during the growing season they should be watered frequently. Striking the balance between keeping the plant adequately hydrated and dry all while avoiding root rot makes caring for orchids in the Oncidium genus challenging.

Oncidium Orchid Care Basics, PDI Woburn, MA

1. Light:  This is one of the few orchids that actually thrives on a few hours of direct sunlight each day. Oncidiums’ sun tolerance puts the other orchid types to shame. Put plant in an east or west facing, window (preferable with a sheer or Venetian blind covering it) where it can soak up the sun’s indirect but abundant rays. Dark green leaves indicate inadequate light exposure.

2. Temperature:  This group is classified as intermediate to warm, meaning that the plants can withstand 55° at night and 85° in the day. Oncidiums have been known to tolerate temperatures as high as 100° if there is sufficient air movement (a gentle fan preempts several orchid diseases and even pest infestation).Many of our interior office environments are warm enough for these orchids Woburn,MA.

3. Water:  Rather than watering by a weekly schedule, physically check the plant. Refrain from watering until potting mix is dry half way through. Check water levels by pushing a popsicle stick or bamboo skewer into the mix and checking the end to see if it’s wet or not. This frequency could wind up being every other day (during growing season) to once a week or every two weeks (dormancy). Water Oncidium less during summer dormancy. Keep in mind that plump pseudo bulbs indicate a healthy, adequately watered plant, where shriveled bulbs indicate a need for more water in your interior office Woburn, MA

4. Fertilizer:  If plant is in bark (which is typical), use high-nitrogen (30-10-10) during growing season. Otherwise use a balanced fertilizer (20-20-20). That said: rather than fertilizing weekly as you would with Phalaenopsis, fertilize every other week in half-strength and make sure to flush the fertilizer with clear water once a month. Fertilize more during sunny conditions which lead to photosynthesis and more energy use by the plant. The bigger the plant, the more fertilizer needed.

5. Growth:  Fast-growing.

6. Blooming:  While they can vary, Oncidium orchid blooms from August to September. Blooms last for up to two months.

PDIPLANTS INC, incorporates Oncidium Orchids in many of our interior plantscape office designsWoburn, MA

Pony Tail Palm: Designs by PDIPlants Waltham, MA

Botanical name: Beaucarnea Recurvata

Plant type: Houseplant

Sun exposure: Full Sun, Part Sun

Ponytail Palms are a great, long-lived indoor plant. (Despite it's name and palm-like appearance, it's not a true "palm.")

This plant has long green leathery stems that develop as the plant ages.  Indoors, they can reach up to 3 feet high. The only thing that is difficult about this plant is adapting to its watering needs. Plantscape Designs Inc. frequently uses these hardy indoor interior office green plants in your office work place, Waltham, MA.

1. Planting

• Use a fast draining soil, such as cactus potting soil.
• Normal room temperature is good for most of the year, but keep it cooler in the winter (50 to 55° F).
• Find a location with bright light.

2. Care

• 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.
• Fertilize in the spring and bring into brighter room for the summer months. 
• Re-potting every other year at the most is all the Ponytail Palm needs.

3. Pests

• Overwatering can contribute to stem rot.  If you withhold watering, the plant may be able to internally cure the problem. 
• Spider mites occur on the leaves, but can be fixed by rubbing a cloth of soap and water on the stems. 

4. Wit & Wisdom

Another name for Ponytail Palm is Elephant Foot Palm.
PDIPlants has a unique variety of interior office green plants Waltham , MA

Using Robellini Palms in your indoor office workplace, Cambridge, MA

When you think of typical palm trees, an image of tall tree trunks stretching toward the sky often comes to mind. However, the robellini palm (Phoenix roebelenii) offers a miniature palm choice growing to a maximum of 12 feet within your interior office plant locations. Preferring warmer climates the robellini palm does require some care regarding its soil nutrient structure and watering needs. Although commonly disease-free, robellini palms may invite pathogens if their surrounding environment is neglected.

1

Monitor your robellini palm's soil for sufficient moisture. The soil should look damp, but not soggy. Insert a moisture meter into the soil for a more accurate account of the soil's water level. A low moisture reading indicates that the palm should be watered immediately. PDIplants uses moisture meters in our interior office plant environments, Cambridge, MA

2

Water the palm when the soil becomes slightly dry, using a watering can. Do not allow the tree to remain in complete drought conditions. It can withstand dry environments sporadically, but this places unnecessary stress on the palm.

3

Observe the water absorbing into the soil. Your palm's soil needs well-drained conditions. The water should not pool around the trunk; it should move quickly downward to feed the lower root system.

4

Till sand into the surrounding soil if it is not well drained using a gardening hoe. Use care so that you do not damage any roots below the topsoil.

5
Insert a pH meter into the palm's soil. Observe the pH level. Robellini palms prefer acidic to slightly alkaline soils. Amend the soil with lime or sulfate if the pH is extremely low or high.

6

Observe the palm's leaves. Look for any damage from nutrient deficiencies, such as chlorosis or yellowing leaves.

7

Fertilize the palm with balanced fertilizer, preferably specialized for palms. Potassium and magnesium are specific nutrients that cause leaf dieback if they are not available readily in the soil.

8

Repeat the fertilizing treatment so that the palm has three applications within one year for a mature tree. Younger trees, such as seedlings, require fertilizing once a month.

Plantscape Designs Inc. currently designs with these beautiful unique shaped interior landscape green plants within our Cambridge, MA and Waltham, MA interior green plant offices.

Simpile Designs by pdiplants, Waltham, MA

1. Simple designs such as the above three repeating colorful stromanthe 3' foot plants compliment both the clients color and corporate logo.

2. Stromanthe are colorful but low light loving plants, well suited for your indoor office plant design Cambridge, MA.

3. Water once a week two cups of water at least 60% humidity and light fertilization monthly, you have an idea interior plant for your office workplace.

4. Plantscape Designs Inc.has resently been using these colorful interior tropicals these last two years in our Waltham, MA clients corporate offices.

Plants you have difficulty killing: PDIplants Burlington

ZZ plant

Plants You Can't Kill It may be too hot to interiorscape indoors in many offices, so enjoy lush greenery inside! Our Plants of Steel interior office cubicle plants collection is ideal for office staff who have never tried indoor plants or have had bad luck in the past.  Sago Palm Sanserveria Pony Tail Palm Aglomania silver queen or Chinese Evergreen At PDI plants, Plantscape Designs Inc.we are always looking for new and different indoor office plants for your interior officescape, Burlington, MA

What are the financial benefits of having office plants?

The benefit of plants

Productive Staff
Research has established that plants have a calming effect, particularly for those sitting behind a computer screen for more than 4 hours a day. Other benefits are greater concentration and increased productivity by as much as 12%.
Reduced Absenteeism
Research has proved that complaints of minor ailments, often linked to Sick Building Syndrome (ie. headaches, blocked sinuses, dry throats, coughing and skin irritations), decrease by an average of 25%, when there is interior planting.

Cleaner Indoor Air
Plants absorb toxins (VOC emissions) through their leaves and their growing medium and emit oxygen for us to breathe. Perfect recycling and environmentally friendly!
Improved Humidity
Plants return well over 90% of all the water we give them back into the atmosphere, raising humidity levels, making us more at ease.
Noise Reduction
Research has found that plants absorb noise on their resilient leaf surfaces therefore stifling noise waves.
Lower Stress Levels
Studies have shown that the physical signs of stress ie. pulse rates and blood pressures were reduced in people working in a planted area.
Conserve Energy
Plants create their own mini micro-climate around them as they absorb heat, reducing theamount of air conditioning necessary.


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Why use episcias in your office reception Burlington, MA?

Episcias are related to the African Violets, their foliage and flowers add brightness to an office.

Episcias, sometimes listed as “flame” or “trailing” violets, have a magnificent range of foliage and flower color with leaves of shiny green, bronze and silver and tubular flowers of white, yellow, lavender, pink or red.

Added to these attractions is their charming manner of growth. Each plant sends out strawberry-like runners (stolons) which trail over the edge of the container.

There are about ten species of episcia plants and many more varieties.

Bronze-leaved, red-flowered Episcia cupreata is apt to be a shy bloomer but it has many varieties which produce an abundance of flowers with glistening green leaves and orange-red flowers. Established plants display flowers throughout the entire year.

Then there are Adajou with a pattern of silver green on a dark brown background and “Chocolate Soldier”, a favorite with many indoor growers, featuring chocolate brown leaves marked with silver centers. Silver Sheen displays red flowers above its frosty gray and brown leaves. Another cupreata variety called “Tropical Topaz” with green leaves and buttercup yellow flowers.

Let’s look at care and culture of Episcia…

1. Planting Episcia

Grow espiscias in a spongy soil, like those for African violets.

If you make up your own soil use two parts peatmoss, one-half part perlite or vermiculite and one-half part sand. One-half inch of pot chips and an equal amount of charcoal should be used as drainage for each four-inch pot. Keep the bulk of the runners pinched off to insure a good floral crop.

Many favor episcia containers which are long ceramic planters, soup tureens or aluminum cake tins with drainage holes punched in them. As the runners appear, they fasten themselves to the earth. When the container is full, let a few runners dangle over the edges. Since this container is filled with plants of varied ages, it shows bloom every month of the year.

2. Lighting and Temperature Requirements

Episcias thrive in an east, southeast or partially shaded south window. If you want them for foliage effect only, you can grow them to perfection in a north window or under grow lights.

Growing Under Office Lighting, Burlington, MA.

If you are growing plants indoors under artificial light like fluorescents episcias are just the thing to add to this garden. Under this non-changing light intensity they grow gorgeous foliage and bloom profusely. 

The average interior office temperature, 72 to 75 degrees during the day with the usual five to 10 degree drop at night, seems to suit them. All episcias need more water than African violets and they grow best under fairly humid conditions.

If the air in yourindoor office workplace is too dry (under 40 degrees humidity) episcias and all of your house plants will benefit when set on trays of pebbles with water kept just below the pot line.

3. Fertilizing Episcias

Fertilize episcias twice a month with any good soluble liquid fertilizer, remembering, of course, to fertilize only on well moistened soil. This safeguards tiny roots from fertilizer burn. Keep episcias pest free by giving them a thorough inspection for pest.

4. Propagation

If older episcia plants have shed leaves and look straggly, trim off the runners and repot the old plant. You can start new plants From the pieces.

Propagate episcias from leaves, runners or seed. Boot leaves and runners in water, vermiculite, sphagnum moss or sand. Speed up root formation by covering them with a small glass or clear plastic cup to increase humidity.

You can get infinite foliage and flower variety by growing episcias from seed. Sprinkle the seed on moistened sphagnum moss or vermiculite. They germinate in ten days to three weeks and as soon as the little plants have four good leaves prick them out and plant them in a pot or flat. Given good growing conditions, they will flower from seed in eight to 12 months.

5. Episcia As Conversation Pieces

If you want to turn some of your episcia plants into conversation pieces, try some of these ideas.

1. Use any of the episcias as trailers in the foreground of a planter, using taller upright plants in the background.

2. Grow two or more kinds of episcias in a large pot with the background plants trained up a moss-filled “totem” pole or a porous piece of tree stump or root. As a starter fasten the episcia runners to the pole with green wire Twist-ems. Keep the support moist and the episcia roots will grow into it.

3. Plant episcias in moss-filled baskets and hang them in your window garden or greenhouse or summer them on the terrace.

4. Try a plant in a rose bowl or small aquarium. Here, with the added humidity they receive, they grow as lush as they would in their homeland.

5. Grow some episcias in an attractive container filled with water. Change the water once a week, give them medium light and a wee pinch of plant food and you’ll enjoy them on an occasional table or the mantel. And you may find yourself using them for a hurry-up centerpiece.

At PDI Plants we always use different and exciting colorful flowers in your Burlington, MA indoor office environment.