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Garden plants can be left to fend for themselves but house plants still require much love and attention. In the first of a series, Garden Ideas Magazine gives hints on keeping your house plants in tiptop condition... |
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| 1. Avoid disappointment when planting up your own plant displays by selecting those plants which prefer similar conditions. |
| 2. Make sure variegated ivies, figs and the like will benefit from more light as winter takes its grip. |
| 3. Turn your foliage, flowering and especially your specimen house plant pots by 180 degrees every three days for balanced growth. |
| 4. Why not jazz up the surface of your pots with coloured gravel or recycled glass gravel. |
| 5. Coleus can become straggly in winter so trim them back to 10cm to encourage growth. |
| 6. Leaf shine wipes. If used carefully, can really make the difference and improve the appearance of large leaved plants. |
| 7. Enjoy blooms of hippeastrum bulbs over a long season by staggering their planting times. |
| 8. Keep sciarid fly and vine weevil under control with a new Bio product called Provado. |
| 9. If you keep your house warm through the winter and plants continue to grow, don't be afraid to apply a time-release fertiliser. |
| 10. Bulbs, like hyacinths, introduced into the room need to be kept cool as well as light to ensure a long display. |
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House plant tips can also be found in the Yourgarden.com Tips & Tricks section |