Plantia

              Bonsai is the practice of drawfing trees and shrubs artificially so that they can be grown as miniature plants in shallow pots or containers. Miniature= Very small copy or model of something.    An important feature of the bonsai plant ; -Bonsai trees should have the apperance and shape of the mature specimen as found in nature itself but on a much smaller scale. -Bonsai trees should have an artistic apperance in a miniature form. How dwarfness or miniature form of the bonsai plant is achieved? -By regular training and pruning of the branches. -By restriction of growth of the roots by growing plants in a shallow container. Places where bonsai plants can be grown; -Outdoor or inddor (living rooms, verandas, terraces, windows,ets) -places which receive sufficient sunlight are best suitable.   CLASSIFICATION OF BONSAI 1.) Upright or Chokkan style: 2.) Winding or kyokkuk style: 3.) Oblique or shakan style: 4.) Gnarled or hanka...

 With the increasing population in cities and in towns, houses with garden space are becoming limited. To add beauty to a house, city dwellers can grow a wide range of flowering and foliage plants in some containers in every corner of their house.  Indoor gardening is the art of growing indoor plants inside a house in a limited space. Indoor plants have their own significance besides aesthetic purposes. Most of the indoor plants act as Air purifiers and oxygen-producing plants. Some of the examples of indoor plants are: - Money plant, Arica palm, Holy basil, Snake plant, peace Lilly, spider plants, lucky bamboo, Rubber plants, Syngonium, Neem, Aloe vera, ficus spp plant as a bonsai, etc. Types of indoor gardening: 1. Gardening in a hanging basket/pot 2. Window or window box gardening 3. Dish or Bowl Garden 4. Roof Garden 5. Balcony Garden 6. Terrarium Gardening 7. Wall Garden Caring for indoor plants. - Rotate the plants from time to time for proper sunlight. - Indoor plants s...