{"id":47731,"date":"2017-03-12T13:00:16","date_gmt":"2017-03-12T06:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/how-to-grow-houseplants-from-food-scraps\/"},"modified":"2017-03-12T13:14:09","modified_gmt":"2017-03-12T06:14:09","slug":"how-to-grow-houseplants-from-food-scraps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/how-to-grow-houseplants-from-food-scraps\/","title":{"rendered":"How to grow houseplants from food scraps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nSimple ways to get really unusual, beautiful houseplants for free. All you need is a little patienceExotic houseplants are now well and truly back at the forefront of fashionAfter a long hiatus since their 80s heyday, houseplants are now well and truly back at the forefront of horticultural fashion. Hallelujah! Yet the choices available in British garden centres are still either restricted to the same boring old suspects (think weeping figs and kentia palms) or are quirky but super-pricey living works of art, such as trailing succulents and mature cacti. However, there is a way to get really unusual, essentially \u201cunbuyable\u201d houseplants for free, all in return for just a little patience. Here are my favourite exotic houseplants, growable from kitchen scraps. Continue reading&#8230;&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : theguardian.com&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/lifeandstyle\/2017\/mar\/12\/houseplants-from-food-scraps\" target=\"_blank\">How to grow houseplants from food scraps<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; Simple ways to get really unusual, beautiful houseplants for free. 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