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Want to improve the quality of air in your home/office? Add some indoor plants. We’ve always known that living plants play an essential role in adding oxygen and removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. But what about the air inside? Air quality indoors can be far worse than outdoors, especially in our climate. We tend […]
In Harris County, butterflies (Scientific Order: Lepidoptera) can be seen almost year round. About a hundred different species of butterflies regularly occur in Houston and surrounding Southeast Texas neighborhoods. From swallowtails to monarchs, these butterflies dance about our gardens in a visual symphony that is joyful to watch. The life cycle of a butterfly occurs […]
Monarchs know where to find the goods – at Buchanan’s. With truckloads of Tropical Milkweed (Asclepias currasavica) (also known as Mexican Milkweed) arriving at Buchanan’s, these butterflies have been seen laying eggs on the plants out for sale in the nursery. If you don’t have a milkweed plant in your garden, please consider adding one. […]
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