{"id":106,"date":"2010-01-04T13:47:20","date_gmt":"2010-01-04T17:47:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/martinflowers.com\/blog\/?p=106"},"modified":"2010-03-26T16:37:00","modified_gmt":"2010-03-26T20:37:00","slug":"give-home-lift-january","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/martinflowers.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/give-home-lift-january\/","title":{"rendered":"How to give your home a lift in January"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tropical plants are available even in January. Is there a better way to add a decorative accent to your home? Green plants add style, enhancing your decor. They help<a href=\"http:\/\/martinflowers.com\/press\/70\/Plants-that-Purify-the-Air\" target=\"_blank\"> purify the air<\/a>. They&#8217;re a reminder of that warm tropical vacation. They bring nature into your home.<\/p>\n<p>Our favourite houseplant for hardiness is the Janet Craig dracaena.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-107\" title=\"Dracaena Janet Craig \" src=\"http:\/\/martinflowers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Dracaena-Janet-Craig-1-300x210.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/martinflowers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Dracaena-Janet-Craig-1-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/martinflowers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Dracaena-Janet-Craig-1-150x105.jpg 150w, https:\/\/martinflowers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Dracaena-Janet-Craig-1.jpg 623w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Carmen Cosentino has written <a title=\"Christmas Tree is Now Gone\" href=\"http:\/\/www.auburnpub.com\/articles\/2010\/01\/03\/lake_life\/lakelife04.txt\" target=\"_blank\">a timely article<\/a> on filling the space left by the Christmas tree with a new plant. Maybe it&#8217;s time for a fresh look!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tropical plants are available even in January. Is there a better way to add a decorative accent to your home? Green plants add style, enhancing your decor. They help purify the air. They&#8217;re a reminder of that warm tropical vacation. They bring nature into your home. 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