Indoor Plant Care - How to Houseplant Care

Ficus tree braided trunk Fickle Ficus Losing Leaves...Help! #Ficus trees  are fantastic #houseplants and very easy to care for after the initial trauma of  being moved to a new location. They have a tendency to drop all of their pretty green leaves on the floor when you first bring them home. Ficus  are notorious for being difficult to acclimate to a new environment. In fact, I would have included it on the  list of best house plants  if it were not for the problems many people have bringing a  Ficus  tree successfully through its transition to a new and different environment. Even those that work in the interior landscape business know what a  pain in the fig  a  Ficus tree  can be. However, on the positive side, if you know that it will most likely happen (some Ficus trees barely lose a leaf), you may be a little more prepared to deal with it when it does happen. I find that houseplants are very adaptable as long as ...

Question: Help! My finicky ficus has lost all of its leaves...What is going on? Answer: Ficus trees are fantastic plants and so very easy to care for ... that is if you can prevent them from dropping all of their pretty green leaves all over the floor when you first bring them home. Ficus are notorious for being difficult to acclimate to a new environment. In fact, I would have included it on the list of best house plants if it were not for the problems many people have bringing a Ficus tree successfully through its transition to a new and different environment. Even those of us that work in the interior landscape business know what a pain in the ivy a Ficus tree can be. However, on the positive side, if you know that it will most likely happen (some Ficus trees barely lose a leaf), you may be a little more prepared to deal with it when it does happen. As an indoor plant care professional for more than twenty years, I have found that houseplants are very adaptable as long a...