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#GrowatHome with Life Green Group

There are so many ways you can benefit from spending time at home with your loved ones. We’re going to focus on how you can #GrowatHome. Whether it’s through growing your very own plants from seed, or choosing indoor plants to add some life to your home, now is the time to invest in ourselves.…
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How to Grow Succulents Indoors

We’ve probably all killed a plant or two during our lifetimes. Sometimes it’s a bad match: We pick a plant that needs a lot of light or a lot of love and we don’t give it those two necessities. Or maybe we’ve overwatered when we should have underwatered. Or maybe, just maybe, our green thumb…
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Indoor plants balancing humidity in the workspace

Controlling humidity in the office with indoor plants
Humidity is the amount of moisture in the air. Humidity levels are closely linked to comfort levels of humans - if employees are comfortable, they’re more productive.  Too often offices and corporate buildings have poorly installed ventilation systems which contribute to numerous problems, including sub-optimal humidity levels. Humidity should be kept between 40% - 60%. …
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Macramé indoor plant hangers on trend

indoor plant macrame hanger
Life Indoors is adding another string to their bow with macramé indoor plant hangers. Macramé indoor plant hangers have come swinging into fashion among interior plantscapers. As offices have become smaller and employees demand a more modern, happy working space, interior plantscapers have resorted to greenwalls, upside-down hanging plants, suspended indoor plants and macramé indoor…
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What indoor office plant does your workspace require?

indoor office plants
Indoor plants have significant benefits for employees and as interior plantscapers we are able to advice on what indoor office plants can enhance specific office spaces. This is a rough guideline that may help keep the indoor office plants alive in the workspace.   Office plants and living walls for a noisy office To drown…
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What is an interior plantscaper?

Interior plantscaping, otherwise referred to as interior landscaping, is a branch of interior decorating that focuses on indoor plants and containers inside buildings and offices.  An interior plantscaper will design, arrange, and care for plants in and walled space. Plantscapers need to have an understanding of angles, horizons, colour, sculptural elements and focal points, just…
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6 Indoor plants that filter cigarette smoke

indoors plant for designated smoking areas
The Amazon jungle is considered the lungs of the earth filtering out carbon dioxide. Closer to home, Indoor plants are regarded as the lungs of the office, filtering out harmful toxins like cigarette smoke (carbon monoxide). The dangers of cigarette smoke (Carbon Monoxide) Cigarette litter is a pain in the butt but carbon monoxide kills!…
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Be perfectly on point with poinsettias this Christmas and National Poinsettia Day

Life Indoors, the plantscaping division of Life Green Group, explores how this merry plant has joined the ranks of holly, mistletoe, ivy and fir trees to celebrate Christmas. [caption id="attachment_4580" align="alignnone" width="650"] © Jack Berry[/caption] Poinsettia facts 1. National Poinsettia Day was established in honour of Paul Ecke Jnr., the founder of the flourishing poinsettia…
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