Being a witness of the earth wearing down, I often wondered how can we change our environment for the better? And why should we conserve energy? Will my choices really have an impact, after all I am only one person… We can all see how our choices have impacted the world around us, good or bad the results surround us.

Leaf cuttings are a very popular method of plant propagation, and they can be made in several ways. Many house plants, including African Violets and Gloxinia, are propagated by cutting a leaf where it joins the stem, and planting this leaf in the starting soil mixture. Within just a few weeks, roots will start to grow at the point of the cut. Then, the new plant should be transplanted into a regular potting soil mixture.

With other plants, such as Sansevieria, with long pointed foliage, you should cut the leaves into four inch sections, and set these sections right end up in a starting soil mixture. From the lower cut, roots will soon form.

These beautiful flowers are the center of many legends and grow wherever it is tropical and beautiful. Being aerial plants, these flowers usually grow off the ground attached to trees, rocks, or other vegetation. There are thousands of orchid species in an equal number of colors, fragrances, and blooms.

As orchid enthusiasts continue to experiment and cross-pollinate their plants, the variations in the flowers become mind-boggling. Let’s look at the three most well-known orchid species.

Dendrobium

Flowering bulbs produce beautiful plants and flowers but you need to know how to plant bulbs to get the best flowers. Planting flowering bulbs is fairly easy but the main trick is to make sure your soil is prepared well in advance. With a balanced soil, both pH and draining, you will have an ideal underground situation for your bulbs to flourish.