I've been getting more into gardening lately. Maybe its the nice warm weather we're (finally) getting, or perhaps its the impending move to my own place, but I find myself observing, reading about, and experimenting with all things plant-related. A few of my projects:

• At home
  I've got three plants (two indoors and one hanging on my patio) that I have managed to keep alive for over two months! I'm particularly intrigued with the hanging plant, as its a hardy creeping vine that is currently adoring this weather. It is NOT adoring the squirrel that stops by for a nibble every now and then.
• At work
  A few months back I took a cutting from an office plant located in our lounge. The facilities guys here are actually quite progressive with their plants - we have a regular "plant lady" who comes around and cares for each of the plants in the building each week. Anyways, took a cutting from one of these plant and stuck it in a plastic cup of water. A few weeks later it had formed a small network of roots! Yesterday I created a makeshift planter out of another plastic cup, some coffee stirrers, and some thumbtacks and potted by little cutting. I'm hoping that I can get it to form a better root system so that I can put it in a real pot soon.

Online I discovered that the proprietor of one of my favorite blogs, Megnut now has a special section for her entries relating to gardening. She is growing herbs, veggies, and vines on the fire escape of her NYC apartment! Its inspiring to see pictures of how well her plants are doing. She recommends this book for other container gardening folk.

I also stumbled upon an interesting book called How to Grow Fresh Air: 50 Houseplants That Purify Your Home or Office. It presents houseplants in a different light from other books that I've seen, and talks about research into each plant's abilities to filter air and product oxygen. I'm hoping to read it soon.