7s of Cleaning

Sorting Seiri
Segregate Seiton
Sanitize Seiso
Standardize Seiketsu
Self Discipline Shitsuke
Security
Safety

Result:

Motivates user
Establish a productive working environment

 Improves safety
Improves work efficiency
Improves quality work

10 types of house walls

Houseplant

A houseplant is a plant that is grown indoors in places such

as residences and offices. Houseplants are commonly grown for
decorative purposes, positive psychological effects, keeping fresh
or health reasons such as indoor air purification.

How to Clean Your Indoor

Houseplants
Houseplants can provide your home with purer air and a
lively appearance, all while offering you a satisfying, lowmaintenance hobby. Unfortunately, the leaves of your
houseplants will accumulate a layer of dust and grime over time.
Failing to clean this dust from the leaves will help attract insects,
mold, and bacteria that feed on the organic matter in the dust.
Dust also blocks light, hindering the plants from
photosynthesizing their food. Learning how to clean your indoor
houseplants occasionally will help you prevent these problems.

Preventative action
1. Rinse the leaves of houseplants regularly.
The best preventative step you can take to avoid dirty
leaves is a regular rinse with lukewarm water. Avoid
applying cold water, which can cause spots on the leaves
and shock the roots (remember that houseplants nearly all
hail from the tropics - they are accustomed to warm
rainfall).

 For rinsing small houseplants, place the plant into your

kitchen sink. Spray it down with your kitchen faucet if
you have a sprayer; otherwise use a spray bottle.
Large houseplants can be rinsed by placing them into
your shower. Flexible, extending shower heads work
well for this task. Allow the plant to drip dry before
returning it to its home.

2. Wipe large houseplant leaves down with a moist

cloth.
For regularly removing dust buildup from houseplants
with large leaves (such as a peace lily), wipe the leaves
gently with a cloth moistened in lukewarm water.
Paper towels and terrycloth towels are acceptable for
this task, but can be abrasive to the plant's leaves.
Ideally, you should choose a very smooth cloth; rags
made from old tee shirts work well.
It helps to support the leaves and stems with your free
hand to prevent breaking any of them by applying too
much pressure with the cloth.
Cleaning grime build-up
1. Clean dust from fuzzy-leaved houseplants using an
old toothbrush.
Houseplants with bristly leaves, such as African violets,
can be dusted using a soft toothbrush.

 Supporting the leaf with your free hand, clean it using

gentle strokes of the toothbrush. Work from base to tip
of each leaf. Clean the dust from the toothbrush
occasionally.
In addition to a toothbrush, you can also use this
technique with a soft-bristled paintbrush, a pipe
cleaner, or even one of the plant's own fuzzy leaves.
2. Swish houseplants with small leaves in water to
remove dust.
Houseplants with many small leaves, such as nerve
plants, would be intensely time-consuming to clean leafby-leaf. Instead, these plants can be swished around in
lukewarm water to remove dust.
Begin by filling a bucket with lukewarm water. Adding a
few drops of mild dish soap will help clean the plant's
leaves.

3. Bathe in a shower of tepid water.

Once a year, or every few years, use this method. It's
ideal for plants that can get really dusty, such as
Christmas cactus and Philodendron plants, especially
when big.
Place the plants in a shower of tepid water. Set them on
a waterproof stands if large.
Use a handheld shower (be careful to adjust the water
temperature adequately) and gently spray the leaves to
rinse off all grime and build-up. Don't spray too long.
Allow to drip dry.
Restore to their original place once dry.

Here are some selected plants

ideally used as a decoration inside
the home and office.
1. Orchids Potted orchids like Cattleya, Phalaenopsis,
Dendrobium, Oncidium and Vanda are often placed in the living
room as an accent plant due to their large colorful and sometimes
fragrant flowers. They are placed as a centerpiece atop the living
room table, dining table, on the piano or in shelves. After a week
or two, replace with plants with fresh blooming flowers
2. Ferns Ferns have delicate foliage and require a humid
environment. These include the Boston fern, Birds Nest Fern,
Maiden Hair Fern and other forms. They are often placed inside a
terrarium in the living room, in the kitchen near the sink or in the
bathroom. Ferns need to be watered regularly or misted with
water every day to prevent drying of foliage.
3. Philodendrons These are trailing or creeping vine plants
with nicely shaped green or yellow-green leaves. There are many
cultivars with different shapes of foliage. They are often grown 3-5
plants in a pot with a 2 feet moss-coated pole for them to cling on
as they grow taller. Stems that exceed the length of the pole are
cut off. These are often placed in wall corners, in bedrooms and
living rooms.
4. Aglaonema and Dieffenbachia These are nicely colored
or spotted foliage plants, size ranging from 1 foot to 2.5 feet.
They have large, oval-shaped leaves and quite live well inside the
home. They are often used as a background or corner plants in
the living room, family room, library or bedroom.

5. Rubber Tree These are the Ficus or the Balete, which are
grown in a pot like a small woody shrub or small tree inside the
house. These plants can tolerate semi-shaded conditions, with its
shinny leathery leaves. The plant is ideal as a corner plant in the
living room, bedroom and library.
6. Bromeliads These are pineapple-like plants with rosette
foliage and with a flower pike in the middle. This group includes
the Guzmania, Crypthantus. They have attractive reddish or
pinkish centers in the leaf rosette and they have unique longlasting flowers. They are often used as an accent in living rooms
only, and are NOT placed inside the bedroom or in the bathroom
as their foliage has spines.
7. Palms Palms have graceful coconut-like shaped foliage, and
they are favorite house and office plants, like the Ficus. They can
tolerate Candle-top and fern plant shade and are easy to grow.
There are many available species and cultivars, like the Rattan,
Manila palm, Red palm, and Raphis. They are often used as a
corner plant in the living room.
8. Anthuriums These are herbaceous plants with heart shaped
leaves and red heart-shaped flowers with a yellow spathe. There
are also those that are large 2.5 tall ones and the miniatures (less
than a foot in size) with lots of flowers. They are often placed in
the living room.
9. Poinsettia This is the Christmas plant, which is often used
during the Christmas season up till Valentines Day. They have
bright red modified leaves as flowers, while there are also the
white and yellow ones. They are also used as an accent in the
living room.
10. Flowering Annuals these are short lived, colorful
flowering plants that are first grown outdoors from seeds, usually
group planted in a pot, and later on placed indoors when they

bloom. These include Chrysanthemums, Begonias, Coleus,

Cosmos, Dianthus, Impatiens, Lantana and Marigold, among
others. They are used as accent plants in the living room, either
on the table, in corners of other plants and in bookshelves.