15 Houseplants That Improve Air Quality


	15 Houseplants That Improve Air Quality

EddieIsSteady

9-6-2009 7:46 PM

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health, environment, plants, botany

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9-6-2009 8:42 PM

lollipop10

Good clip EddieIsSteady.

9-6-2009 8:48 PM

ljsdesign

Thank you ,thank you thank you. I read this a month ago and wasn't able to locate it again.

9-7-2009 8:57 AM

tabsey

good clip. Remember to get two plants so you can rotate them. I have "low light" areas all over my little yard. They recover well from being inside.

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