Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Air Plants Care

air plants planter ball
Air Plants
Air Plants
air plants


How to Grow Air Plants
Even though they are easy to care for, there are a few rules to follow when growing air plants:

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  • Constant air circulation -- as the name indicates -- is paramount to keeping your plant happy.
  • Air plants need some moisture; from late spring to mid-autumn, mist daily. In winter, mist only once or twice a week.
  • Fertilize monthly in spring and summer using a low-nitrogen liquid fertilizer mixed at only one-quarter strength. In general, fertilize weakly.
  • Although they love warm weather, most air plants need protection from full sun. If it's a type that grows naturally wild on trees, keep it in moist, partial shade. If it is a ground type, such as T. cyanea or T. lindenii, grow it indoors in bright, filtered light and outdoors in partial or dappled shade.
  • Don't let an air plant sit somewhere that's colder than 45 degrees; it will die at those temperatures. If you live in Zone 9 or warmer, you can grow an air plant outdoors all year if you keep it dry during the winter.

How to Use Air Plants
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Air plants look great alone as architecturalelements or in an air plants terrarium. Place varieties such as Tillandsia aeranthos 'Amethyst', also called the rosy air plant, into a pot or against a container that will complement or contrast with its pink flower spike.
Play off the spikiness of the foliage by grouping three Tillandsia ionantha and add a tiny toucan, parasol, or other tropical touch.
Air plants that are naturally suited to growing in trees can be lashed against a protected wooden post using translucent fishing monofilament and a bit of sphagnum moss to add extra moisture.Tillandsia species also make fine companions on a planted branch with orchids since they like essentially the same conditions. Hanging air plants are a popular design element.
http://www.bhg.com/gardening/houseplants/care/grow-air-plants/

Beautiful Table Settings


The Thanksgiving Table
Thanksgiving table
Natural fall centerpiece with pumpkins, hydrangeas and pine cones from atthepicketfence.com
<3<3 Fall Centerpiece
VIBEKE DESIGN
65 Thanksgiving Centerpiece Ideas
Fall centerpiece

MAKE your own MOSQUITO REPELLENT


Combine in a 16 oz bottle:
15 drops lavender oil
3-4 Tbsp of vanilla extract
1/4 Cup lemon juice.
Fill bottle with water. Shake.Ready to use. Make some extra to gift to your family & friends. 

GET OFF THE ANTIBIOTICS AND START USING NATURAL MEDICINES…Winter Sore Throat Tea



Make sure you have some of this ready...great recipe for sore throats 
and chest colds
.....makes about 2 cups

1. Two lemons thoroughly cleaned and sliced
2. Two piece of ginger about the size of your pointer and middle finger

 together sliced into coin size pieces
3. Honey (about 1 cup or Your preferences)

In a 12-16 oz. jar combine lemon slices and sliced ginger.
Pour honey (organic is best) over it slowly. This may take a little time

 to let the honey sink down and around the lemon and ginger slices. 
Make sure when the honey has filled in all the voids, there is enough
 to cover the top of the lemon slices.
Close jar and put it in the fridge, it will form into a "jelly". To serve: 

Spoon jelly into mug and pour boiling water over it.
Store in fridge 2-3 months.

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THE SERENITY PRAYER

GOD GRANT ME THE SERENITY
TO ACCEPT THE THINGS I CANNOT CHANGE;
COURAGE TO CHANGE THE THINGS I CAN;
AND WISDOM TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE.

LIVING ONE DAY AT A TIME;
ENJOYING ONE MOMENT AT A TIME;
ACCEPTING HARDSHIPS AS THE PATHWAY TO PEACE;
TAKING, AS HE DID, THIS SINFUL WORLD
AS IT IS, NOT AS I WOULD HAVE IT;
TRUSTING THAT HE WILL MAKE ALL THINGS RIGHT
IF I SURRENDER TO HIS WILL;
THAT I MAY BE REASONABLY HAPPY IN THIS LIFE
AND SUPREMELY HAPPY WITH HIM
FOREVER IN THE NEXT.
AMEN.

--REINHOLD NIEBUHR