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I’ve been taking care of house plants for three or four years now. Last year I even put a few plants in the ground. Taking care of plants is interesting and a learning experience. Taking care of plants will turn anyone into a philosopher. Here are a few things I’ve learned.

• Proper nurturing creates growth. Give what you want to grow what it needs to thrive and let nature take it’s course. Doing to much can stifle growth.

• Growth requires the right environment and conditions. Different plants need different conditions for growth. Find the right environment for increase.

• Be attentive to what you want to see grow. If a gardener is attentive he or she can take action to improve outcomes.

• Education and good information is helpful when cultivate something. I’ve had to seek out information on plants to know how to care for them. Good information has been key.

• Learn from trial and error. I have a few successful plants and I’ve killed a few too. I’ve had to learn from mistakes.

• Doing too much can be detrimental.  Over watering plants is as bad and possibly worse than not watering enough.

Plants I’ve had over the last few years. Half of these are dead now.