garden checklist

Indoor Blooms

There are lots of affordable, flowering plants available to brighten your home during the winter months. African violets, primroses (shown in photo), and kalanchoes come in cheerful shades you will love and are available in garden centers and nurseries. Care is simple. Place them in indirect light, away from heating vents. Soil should be well-drained and kept slightly moist. Do not allow plants to sit in saucers of water. Tip: Set plants in brightly glazed pots, and enhance the colors of their blossoms by mixing them with the illuminating foliage of rex begonias. To learn more about carefree foliage for your home, see "Easygoing Houseplants" on page 36.

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