Indoor Plant

Can't help you with the tree and hate to break it you that they'll be coming to my house.

I think that a ficus tree is nice but it does shed its leaves quite a bit. I have had ones that have regular trunks and then ones that have a braided trunk. There are also many types of indoor plants/trees on the INSIDE garden areas of Lowes/Home Depot.

Good luck with the HGTV contest...

Here's a link just take them outside and use a leaf blower every couple of months.

Here's a link just take them outside and use a leaf blower every couple of months.

You've been talking to jdarg.

Could someone suggest an indoor tree that I could place in my living room? I will be placing it where it would not get much light at all.

I need to get my house reorganized for when the HGTV people come on March 16 to let me know I won the dream home.

Thanks for your support.

I think that a ficus tree is nice but it does shed its leaves quite a bit. I have had ones that have regular trunks and then ones that have a braided trunk. There are also many types of indoor plants/trees on the INSIDE garden areas of Lowes/Home Depot.

Good luck with the HGTV contest...

IBD is right. Lowe's usually has better plants, and there are LOTS of them that do not require a lot of light. Schefflera, Peace lillies, lots of trailing ivy-type plants, even some of the palm (like areca) and bamboo will do well with less light than you would think.

You've been talking to jdarg.

I couldn't remember who had the perma xmas tree, thanks for reminding me.

I couldn't remember who had the perma xmas tree, thanks for reminding me.

;-)

I couldn't remember who had the perma xmas tree, thanks for reminding me.

It has been up now since November of 2006. I wonder if there is some sort of world record we could get....

Yes, the leaf blower method works well.

Can't help you with the tree and hate to break it you that they'll be coming to my house.

I wonder how many people actually entered evey day. I entered about 95% of the time. I can't find any past stats on the entries, so I have no idea the odds. Like that matters anyway. I am going to win out of shear conviction...

Thanks for the suggestions.

It has been up now since November of 2006. I wonder if there is some sort of world record we could get....

Yes, the leaf blower method works well.

Keep me in mind next year, I think a video of that would be hysterical. :funn:

Nice try biff, personally I have killed my fair share of cacti from lack of watering.

How 'bout this one?

Nice try biff, personally I have killed my fair share of cacti from lack of watering.

Nice try biff, personally I have killed my fair share of cacti from lack of watering.

How 'bout this one?

I'd need a lot of unsuspecting folks over to keep it fed.

Whatcha doin' for dinner?

How bout a bird of paradise? Gorgeous and believe it or not doesn't need much light. I had one in my home for 5 years. It didn't do well when I moved.

I'd need a lot of unsuspecting folks over to keep it fed.

Whatcha doin' for dinner?

I'm loaded with cholesterol.

I'm confused. I thought Ficus trees required good amounts of indirect light. Sea Sothersby notes that it will be placed "where it would not get much light at all." Most green leafed plants require light to grow.

I'm confused. I thought Ficus trees required good amounts of indirect light. Sea Sothersby notes that it will be placed "where it would not get much light at all." Most green leafed plants require light to grow.

As long as they are not in a closed up closet, they are getting indirect light. You don't want to put a ficus tree in too much light.

I vote for big and fake. That way you can't kill it, just dust it.

As long as they are not in a closed up closet, they are getting indirect light. You don't want to put a ficus tree in too much light.

Ficus trees have a tendency to drop there leaves. They're the frady cats of the tree world.

Seriously now;
We had a Ficus tree (Mrs Biff had in college) with us for almost 20 YEARS!!!!! We COULD NOT kill that thing; until last winter when we left it out for a few good days of sun and temp; and forgot about it when we had a three day freeze; now it is in Ficus heaven

Ficus trees have a tendency to drop there leaves. They're the frady cats of the tree world.

Seriously now;
We had a Ficus tree (Mrs Biff had in college) with us for almost 20 YEARS!!!!! We COULD NOT kill that thing; until last winter when we left it out for a few good days of sun and temp; and forgot about it when we had a three day freeze; now it is in Ficus heaven

I had one grown from a cutting, until I moved, all of it's leaves dropped and it never came back.

I've had the best luck in low light with the monkey puzzle tree (containerized it doesn't get too big - but outdoors 80 to 100 feet tall??) Also called Bunya Bunya. A friend put me onto this years ago. BUT it is extremely sharp needled and takes up a wider space.

The family of Dracenas should work but you might want to give them a break from the low light now and then - rotate. (maybe the Janet Craig Dracena could tolerate the lower light for a longer period.) Or a standard Schefflera.

There are some cultivars of Ficus that will tolerate lower light than others. It's been too long for me to remember which without looking them up.

You might consider using a plant stand to raise the height of a trailing plant like heart-leaf ivy, pothos, cissus ..... I've done this in a couple places and been satisfied - especially if you can find one with some good long trails.

Remember to acclimate whatever you get gradually to its new low light environment, especially if it has come from a brighter greenhouse.

Good luck