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Right now all I have are fake plants and I want to switch to live ones. What types of plants can I use and what exactly would I need to have to keep them, lighting and all.

You wanna get soil from the pet store. I have exo terra plantation soil, which is good. Don’t use soil from outside.

I have all live plants in my tank. Any type of tropical looking plant is good, avoid something that has sharp thorns on it. Anything that looks like it could go in a jungle is fine. You don’t really have to worry about him breaking the plants, as long as theres room on ground for your dragon to walk and move around. taller plants are better. the plants need to have lots of water. You don’t need to fertalise them and the light that is given off by your heat lamps and uvb lamps are good enough to keep the plant alive, thats what i have. As long as the soil is ALWAYS damp/wet the plants wont start to die. If you don’t keep lots of water it will start to die.

I would like to take jobs as a gardening or landscaping consultant, working with homeowners as clients. I do not want to take measurements/draw landscape plans. That takes too much time outside of the meeting/appointment. I feel many people just want to pick my brain and ask questions anyway. But I feel I need to leave them with something, written notes, a list of plants, etc. I want them to feel they got their money’s worth. What would comprise a good product? I’d like to make up a form or sheet to use.

Garden Consultant eh?

I’ve done it before… but you’d better be well versed in all manner of garden products. What I’ve done is offered a ‘garden calendar’. All the things you recommend doing, you compile as a ‘to do’ list, at the appropriate times. Home owners are smart, but unless they know when to do it, they might not get the results they should. So if you suggest a water soluble fertilizer every other week, note it on their calendar. When should they trim their Forsythia? Note that too… Sort of instruction manual for their garden. Offer it at a small charge (print calendar pages on your computer), otherwise let them take their own notes.

I wouldn’t expect to have a whole lot of customers, but if you target younger home owners, without a lot of experience- you might do okay.

Good luck-

I planted some flowers and then it suddenly turned cold. My flowers are drooping and beginning to look like they’re dieing. How do I save them? I don’t know what kind of flowers they are.
I planted them in the ground.

i would stay away from thin plastic as the freeze will go right through and burn the leaves. you’re best bet is if they are in the ground to cover them with a light blanket or i use bath towels. be sure to take them off in the mornings or during the day when the temps heat up. if you have to use plastic, wrap them in newspaper first, it is an insulator. good luck, i’ve been doing the same thing for the last 4 nights!