Birthday Plants

Happy Saturday! It is the end of a very long week and also today is my birthday! I'm excited still! It's going very well as a matter of fact and I would like to share the plants that I received today as my presents: 

They are a Norfolk Island pine (araucaria heterophylla) and a poinsettia! They are both very beautiful plants and I'm excited to use them as a part of my Christmas decor at home:

They're both sitting happily on the dining table currently and they look absolutely festive! I love the bright red color of the poinsettia and the lush green look of the Norfolk Island pine! I might possibly add some lights to the plants to bring more Christmas spirit. I hope you have enjoyed the poinsettia and Norfolk Island pines introduction for today, I hope you all have a great day! I surely will enjoy the rest of my birthday! See you all next week! 

Dracaena Update!

Hello all and happy Wednesday! The weather today has been cool and refreshing! With these cooler temperatures outdoors, indoors I am still watering all of the plants less than I did during the growing season. For today here's a plant update in store for you to see! The plant that I will be showing the update on is with the Dracaena 'Lemon Surprise' plant that I rescued from Lowes earlier this year. The plant was sadly sitting on a clearance shelf along with others and this plant really caught my attention as I have been wanting a plant of this variety for quite a while. Here's a photo of the plant from back on March 10th of this year(2015):

This was a couple of weeks after I purchased the plant. I could see past all of the flaws that were present in this plant and it was slowly improved. Here's how this plant is doing today:

There are not that many hints of brown, crispy foliage on this plant anymore which makes me very happy! I like how the leaves have a visual appeal of a swirl motion! In terms of care, it is quite simple and this plant is not very demanding for pampering. My watering schedule for this plant is once every week to every week and a half during the growing season. Currently since it is fall, I tend to water once every 2 weeks or when the soil dries out. That is a good rule of thumb with this plant, is to allow the soil to dry in between waterings. The lighting situation for this plant is in a west facing window, which it does seem to enjoy a lot. These plants would be happy in an east, west, or north window, as they do not like too much direct light like from a south facing window. As for fertilizing, I use miracle grow houseplant food that is sold at many hardware stores and garden centers. This plant would like to be fertilized once a month during the growing season, and none at all during the fall and winter months. 

This is an awesome plant that looks very appealing! I am very glad to see how far this plant has come in less than a year and I am excited to see what new things will happen! I hope that you have enjoyed this update on the Dracaena 'Lemon Surprise' plant! If you have any questions or comments about this post, feel free to leave a comment below :-). Happy gardening!

Houseplant Extravaganza

Happy November!! Thank you all for visiting Dynamic Gardening today! Fall is in full motion now and I am loving what I am seeing outside lately:

I love to see the colorful leaves on the ground, it's like a work of art by nature! Indoors, all of the plants have been doing quite well. Here's some of the houseplants in the living space:

I love all of my plants! They are incredible for sure! I monitor them often and I do not water them as often as I did over the summer since the weather is definitely cooler and the days are shorter than before. In the photo above, you can see the lucky bamboo plants, the aloe vera, the mother in laws tongue, some phalaenopsis orchids, and a portion of the golden pothos plant. Here's another angle of the houseplants: 

In this photo, the aloe vera is more visible and it is starting to grow more oddly than previously, the mother in laws tongue is getting taller and mature, part of one of the lucky bamboo plants is shown to the right, and my purple waffle plant in the back. I hope that you have enjoyed the mini tour of the plants. Each one of the plants are part of the family and they will grow together. Thank you for reading today, have a fantastic Thursday!

Fall is Here!

Hello all, and happy October! It's been a very long long time since I have last posted, about 2 months ago. Well I have had a very busy schedule but I am going to now resume with more frequency here on Dynamic Gardening. It is officially fall, the leaves are falling from the trees, and the weather is starting to cool down. For today, I will like to share a simple plant update with you all. The plant that I will be showing an update on is with my mother in law's tongue plant:

This plant is doing very well and it has gotten considerably taller too! I water it around once a week usually, but since the days are getting cooler and will eventually get shorter I will cut back on watering this plant as well as the others. I repotted this plant from its original pot and into this decorative ceramic pot back at the beginning of August of 2015. I did find the pot on sale at Michael's as part of the end of summer clearance, which is very very great deal! Mother in law's tongues are one of my very favorite plants. The patterns on the leaves have a unique and modern look. The care for this plant is very easy, as it does not demand very much in terms of lighting, watering, and fertilizing. I do want my plant to flower one day, and I know that it would need to be semi-pot bound, so I will keep it in this pot for a while.

This plant has came such a long way over the course of 10 months that I've had it and I'm excited about what is to come in the future with this plant! If any of you have any comments and/or questions, feel free to leave and comment, and I will respond as quickly as possible. Thank you all for visiting Dynamic Gardening! Have a great day!

New Update of the Golden Pothos

Welcome readers to today's post! I sure am glad that August has arrived! The current status of all of the plants is still not disappointing me one bit. This has to be one of the best growing seasons that has ever happened for me! For today, I will give you a progress update on my Golden Pothos plant (epipremnum aureum) and here it is:

This plant has in fact been growing like nobody's business! The plant really seems to love this west facing window. There are multiple vines growing in all directions. I absolutely love this plant! I remember when I first purchased this plant earlier this year, when it was much smaller. This Golden Pothos has came a long way so far! As for the watering schedule, I tend to water it up to twice a week. The lighting requirements for this plant can range from low light to medium light. An east, west, or north facing window is a great location for a Golden Pothos. A south facing window may provide too much light and can scorch the foliage. An office with fluorescent lighting can be ideal as well. These aren't very demanding plants in terms of care for them. These are great for houseplant beginners too! 

I hope that you all have enjoyed the update of my Golden Pothos! Overall they are terrific houseplants that doesn't require a lot of pampering and that looks great too! Thank you for visiting Dynamic Gardening, and have a great rest of the week everyone!

Wrapping Up July

Hi Dynamic Gardening readers, welcome! The month of July has went by very quickly and will come to a close very shortly. All of my plants including my houseplants and herbs are doing well as usual. Today's sunset is very beautiful: 

I am pretty sure that all of my plants enjoyed this sunshine. I counted all of my plants that I currently have, and I am at 18 plants now. It does seem like a lot now that I think about it. In the windowsill are my herbs: Sweet Basil, Chives, and some Rosemary seedlings that I planted not too long ago. On the kitchen counter are the houseplants: Lucky Bamboo, my 4 Phalaenopsis Orchids, the 2 lithops plants, Peace Lily, Dracaena Lemon Surprise, and the Purple Waffle Plant. There are a few plants in the living space that are not pictured above: Golden Pothos, Syngonium, Mother in Laws Tongue, Aloe Vera, and the Purple Wandering Jew Plant. I love every one of these plants as they continue to thrive and advance. I hope that you all have had a great month of July. I will see you all again in August showing some more updates and discoveries. Thank you for taking the time to read this post, and see you soon!

New Swirly Lucky Bamboo

Hello all; I hope that you all are having a fantastic day! We are over a month into the summer season! Lately it has been unbearably hot which comes with summer definitely. As for the garden, everything is still doing great. The plants are continuing to flourish amazingly! I do have a new addition to share with you. Here it is:

It is a Lucky Bamboo plant and I love these a lot! This one in particular is the curly or "swirly" kind as I like to say. I purchased this plant from a local mall. The red bottle that the plant is in was a clearance item from Michaels which was a great find. This plant is on my countertop that gets daily western sunlight filtered through the blinds which is ideal. Lucky Bamboo or Dracaena Sanderiana plants do not like harsh, direct sunlight which can make the leaves fade, and affect the plants growth performance and health. With that in mind, it is a great idea to avoid south facing windows with these plants. A very convenient thing about Lucky Bamboo plants is that you can grow them in soil or in water. My plant is currently growing in water; later on I might try to grow it in soil. If you're a beginner with houseplants, I would definitely recommend getting a Lucky Bamboo plant. They do not require a lot of care to grow properly which is a plus! I hope that you all have enjoyed this post on my new  curly addition to the garden. If you have any questions or comments, do not hesitate, and leave it down below. Thank you all for reading this post!! :)))