Home & Garden Blog http://blogs.smarter.com/homegarden Read the Smarter Home & Garden Blog for great ideas on home decorating, gardening, entertaining, home improvement and much more. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:32:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.1 en Use Organic Pots http://blogs.smarter.com/homegarden/2009/10/08/use-organic-pots/ http://blogs.smarter.com/homegarden/2009/10/08/use-organic-pots/#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:37:04 +0000 colleen organic pots http://blogs.smarter.com/homegarden/2009/10/08/use-organic-pots/ We’re all preparing our homes for the tough weather and rainy days ahead, but what about our plants? Think about the pots that you put your plants in, and maybe how much more eco-friendly it would be to house your herbs, flowers, etc in organic biodegradable pots! Waste not, want not. Here are some top organic pots on the market today:

1. 100% Biodegradable Organic Seed Pots from Amazon.com: $8.99

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2. Haeger USA Organic Eames Pot from Ebay.com: $24.9

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3. Organic Real Easy Seed Starter Kit from Arbico-Organics.com: $12.95

]]> http://blogs.smarter.com/homegarden/2009/10/08/use-organic-pots/feed/ Fukien Tea Bonsai House Plant - I Wonder if Mr. Miyagi Would Approve? http://blogs.smarter.com/homegarden/2008/08/18/fukien-tea-bonsai-house-plant-i-wonder-if-mr-miyagi-would-approve/ http://blogs.smarter.com/homegarden/2008/08/18/fukien-tea-bonsai-house-plant-i-wonder-if-mr-miyagi-would-approve/#comments Mon, 18 Aug 2008 17:43:33 +0000 evette Bonsai PlantsHouse PlantsRedEnvelope http://blogs.smarter.com/homegarden/2008/08/18/fukien-tea-bonsai-house-plant-i-wonder-if-mr-miyagi-would-approve/ Mr. Miyagi - Bonsai House Plants - Karate Kid Movie Who doesn’t remember the Karate Kid with Ralph Macchio? Granted I am a child of the 80’s but even you 1990’s kids know about “wax on, wax off” and the how Mr. Miyagi lovingly cared for bonsai trees!

Well I came across the Fukien Tea Bonsai house plant I felt the need to blog about it for three reasons:

Reason 1: The name cracks me up, how do you pronounce that exactly? Ha!

Reason 2: It reminded me of the Karate Kid and Mr. Miyagi’s awesome “chopstick-fly-catching skills”

Reason 3: I actually think bonsai plants are quite lovely and have always wanted one myself

Discount House Plants - Fukien Bonsai Tree

Native to Southern China, the Fukien tea tree has shiny, dark-green leaves and a contrasting silvery green trunk. An evergreen tropical plant, it blooms with tiny white flowers in spring and summer. These slightly perfumed blooms are followed by tiny berries that occasionally ripen from deep green to bright red.

Hello awesome! It’s like having a tiny plot of mythical China in your home.

The Fukien Tea Bonsai costs $54 dollars.

If you are interested in purchasing or checking out the Fukien Tea Bonsai, click here.

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Money…read that? I said MONEY!

Anything that supposedly brings wealth and fortune is A-okay in my book. Not to mention I happen to think that the plant itself is quite interesting and beautiful.

I especially like the braided trunk and color of the foliage. Well Asians believe that with each unfurling leaf comes good fortune. How can it hurt right?

Plus the plant comes with a decorative, square, white ceramic pot.

Price $65

If you are interested in purchasing the Large Money Tree from Red Envelope, click here.  

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