The Early Bloomer : September 2016

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Early Bloomer SEPTEMBER 2016

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Creating Healthy Environments Get Ready for the Big Show Witty and Wonderful How Does Your Garden Grow?

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Creating Healthy Environments with indoor plants Fall is just around the corner, and we couldn’t be happier! It’s the perfect time to spruce up your indoor spaces and get ready for another splendid season. As we prepare for the upcoming months, Rock City Gardens is celebrating National Indoor Plant Week, September 18th – 24th. It’s a week dedicated to increasing public awareness for the importance of live plants in interior spaces.

It’s also a celebration of how indoor gardens create healthy household environments. Not only a beautiful addition to your home’s décor indoor plants provide excellent health benefits by: Reducing noise Removing toxins Increasing feelings of calm, relaxation and optimism Improving mood and sense of well-being Creating a seamless transition from outdoors to indoors

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Plants in office spaces also play a significant role for healthy environments. Studies have shown that employees exposed to interior plant settings have better attitudes and are generally happier. Added benefits include less fatigue, fewer headaches, and colds.

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Join us as we raise awareness for healthy, happy environments with beautiful indoor plants. Our garden associates are ready to help you select just the right plants for your home, office or dorm room.

Ask Doc Rock Q: A re some plants better than others for cleaning the air?

A: While all plants remove carbon dioxide from the air and replace it with oxygen, here are Doc Rock’s five top picks for removing common indoor contaminants:

Dracaena marginata

Spathiphyllum (peace lily) - Helps remove all five of the major categories of toxins and is easy to grow indoors.

Sansevieria (mother-in-law tongue) - This is one of the easiest plants to grow, requiring very little light and water.

Dracaena marginata - Upright growing and easy care for bright light locations. They are especially good at removing toxins from paints and varnishes.

Chamaedorea (bamboo palm) - Lends a tropical feel to indoor medium light locations. It’s especially good at removing toxins that are produced by carpeting, cleaners and paper products.

Epipremnun (pothos) - Excellent in just about any location in the home and very easy to care for. Also great for cleaning up toxins that furniture, paper products and carpeting produce.

Peace Lily

See any one of our sales team at Rock City for help finding the best plant choices for you!

Pothos

Chamaedorea

Sansieveria

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Hey, Gardener!

Wha•da•ya•know?

Brad´s Musings National Indoor Plant Week is here

As we approach autumn and celebrate the healthy benefits of plants, have a little fun with these horticultural trivia questions. Stumped? Check your answers below!

1. What is the fastest-growing woody plant in the world?

and Rock City has plants for you;

2. What is the world’s oldest-growing tree?

Plants for any room in the house

3. From where does vanilla flavoring come?

to make your décor look new; Try a draceana or Boston Fern or maybe a charming peace lily;

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Not having live plants in

Now test your horticultural knowledge with this tasty trivia question.

the house to produce fresh air?

Now that's just silly!

What is the only edible member of the bromeliad family?

Check our Facebook page this month for the answer.

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Brad is a long-time Rock City Gardens’ associate.

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Answers: 1. Bamboo. It can grow 35 inches in a single day. 2. A bristlecone pine (Pinus aristata) 3. The pod of an orchid (Vanilla planifolia)

Source: Better Homes & Gardens

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Get Ready for the Big Show Our grower and her team have been nurturing the most beautiful crop of mums that will be perfect for your fall garden. These double flowering beauties are budded and about to burst forth in yellow, white, red and orange. Whether planted in your garden beds or containers, these autumn annuals will thrive in full or partial sun. Pick them up now, then sit back with a cup of cider and watch the fall color explode!

Did you know?

Garden mums are champions at removing toxins from the air as well as producing lots of healthy oxygen.

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Witty and Wonderful We promised new home and garden decor would be arriving soon from our summer trip to market.

Just in is a new line of unique ceramics. Handcrafted in Canada, the collection includes herb markers and directional stakes adorned with clever quips guaranteed to amuse any gardener. You’ll also find a hanging birdbath and beautiful butterfly and bird feeders. There’s even a fruit fly trap that every kitchen can use. And what toad family wouldn’t appreciate a modern new house? We’re sure you’ll love these fun new pieces and find them to be perfect gifts for friends ­— and you!

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How Does Your Garden Grow?

Keeping healthy plants indoors can improve your cognitive ability and increase creativity.

A recent study from Texas A&M University revealed that workers who were in a room with two potted plants and a bouquet of flowers generated 13 percent more ideas than workers in a room without them. So bring on the green and get those creative juices flowing!

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