General

• Perennial plants are likely to come back the spring after they’re planted, so if you love them, let them grow!

• Plants flourish with rain water as opposed to tap water, so consider leaving out your watering can during a storm to water pots or indoor plants

• If the weather has been particularly dry, hot, and/or sunny, you may want to cover sensitive plants with a thin white cloth, such as muslin.

• Fertilizer can be used to boost growth and blooms. Use once a month, and be sure you have the right fertilizer for your purpose

Floriculture

Outdoor

• Warm colors such as oranges, yellows, and reds will go well together, while purple, scarlets and dark greens go well together

• Pops of colors compliment and balance darker tones and overwhelming amounts of one color

• Use varying sizes of plants for levels and added interest

• Check sizes to make sure larger plants will not smother others

• Space out perennials and have annuals in between, so you have the ability to switch up colors and styles yearly, without replacing everything

• Mulch around plants deters weeds and can provide a more professional look

• If you have issues with bugs, a mixture of dish soap and water sprayed lightly over the leaves may help prevent attacks

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• Look for how much sun a plant needs

• Part shade can survive in full sun but will need much more water

Indoor

• Succulents/Cacti

• Great for indoors! Add a natural touch to interior decor

• Some succulents nearly double in size when taken care of, so be careful when spacing

• Most cacti will stay the same size

• Cacti need watered with a tablespoon of water a week

• Succulents should be watered every other day

• For both, mix ½ sand and ½ soil for ideal drainage