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Benefits of Owning Houseplants

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Here are 5 benefits of growing plants indoors!- 1. Beauty : Let’s start with the most obvious – pure aesthetics. It doesn’t matter how pretty your green wind chimes or your green beaded curtains are, or how detailed and life-like the nature painting on your wall is. The fact is, nothing can replace the natural living beauty that indoor plants provide. There are no shortcuts to this. People can tell immediately when they walk into a home or work environment that effort has been put into considering its botanical ambience. Studies have shown that an office with plants is preferred to one without, every time. And it is no different in the home. There is no end to the aesthetic possibilities when you give thought to adding the right plants in the right locations of your home. So start beautifying your home with more plants today, and just watch it come to life (literally)! 2. Improves Parenting Skills: When you grow plants indoors you are literally a “plant parent”, and they are your babi...
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Houseplants That Can Live Together

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Companion plants are those that have similar light, nutrition, and water requirements. For example, it would not be good to plant a cactus and a fern together. The cactus likes a long, dry, cool winter dormancy while the fern wants low light and consistently moist soil. Not a marriage made in heaven. Most of the common houseplants, such as philodendrons, scheffleras, peace lilies, tolerate or even like average light, humidity and water, so could all be combined in a pot. Throw in a dracaena for height and some coleus for color, and you’ve got an eye-catching arrangement. If you can’t seem to find plants with the exact same requirements, you can grow your grouping in individual pots that are nestled in a basket. As time goes on and the plants grow, they may need to be repotted and moved to another place, but in the meantime, you have an interesting combination with the benefit of being able to individually water and fertilize. Just remember that the plants need to share the same light r...
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Where Your Plants Can Live

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When choosing houseplants for different parts of your house, keep in mind your home’s aesthetic and the required care for your plants. Plants have varying needs when it comes to sun exposure, humidity, and temperature. Not every plant can survive a room without windows. Likewise, some plants prefer indirect sunlight. Kitchen – The kitchen is a great spot to plant ferns, air plants, and other species that like moisture. Herbs are an ideal option for the kitchen; a combo of sage and cilantro can work well in a sunny cook space. Bedroom – Your bedroom is your resting place and is supposed to create a peaceful atmosphere that helps you to relax. Add a spider or snake plant to reduce anxiety and boost your mood. Living room – Your living room is perfect for big, bold plants that can make a statement and add to the overall atmosphere. It’s an excellent place to display succulents, begonias, or rubber trees. Bathroom – The bathroom is the most humid place in the house, and the plants you get ...
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How to Know When Your Plant Needs a Bigger Home

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" How to know when to repot a plant?” Well, knowing when a plant needs repotting is a task in itself, and almost all gardening beginners struggle to determine the right time to move their plant into a bigger pot.   Repotting literally means replanting plants from one container to another. Container-grown plants occasionally require repotting as they tend to outgrow and become root-bound (also called pot-bound) their pots leading to a lack of soil and nutrients.  Plants are generally repotted for two main reasons either to encourage healthy growth by sizing up the pot or for planting them into a nicer container. Outside of these reasons, repotting your plant unnecessarily can cause way more damage than good.  Usually, small, rapidly growing plants require repotting into larger containers every four to five months. You can repot mature houseplants on an annual basis or allow them to remain in containers until they have outgrown them or become pot-bound. If a plant is ...
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How to Give Your Plant a Nutritious Good Home

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In today’s post, I will be conversing with two novices in houseplant care! Jadan (Blogger)- “Julie and Trenton, do you know what types of soil are best for different types of houseplants?” Julie- “Not in the slightest!”  Trenton- “I would never even think about different plants needing different types of soil!” Jadan- “Well this is actually really important!” Julie- “Tell me all you know!” Jadan- “Some different types of soil are sandy, loamy, light and fluffy soil, and fast-draining soil.” Trenton- “Now what types of plants like each of these types of soils?” Jadan- “Sandy soil is best for succulents and cacti because it dries faster, which is good because these plants don’t require much water, and sitting in wet soil can cause rotting. Loamy soil is best for a majority of houseplants. Especially small trees and snake plants. Light and fluffy soil is great for orchids. This type of soil is usually soil-less, which sounds absurd, but is true! This soil can sometimes look like small...
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Book Review: “The Houseplant Whisperer: Practical Guide to Caring for & Maintaining Thriving Houseplants Year-Round"

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Are you sick and tired of thinking you're not much of a plant person? Do you no longer think you'll ever have a successful indoor garden? If you have the correct resources and information, you can raise plants successfully. In this book, “The Houseplant Whisperer: Practical Guide to Caring for & Maintaining Thriving Houseplants Year-Round”, A whole chapter is devoted to the diagnosis of diseases and issues in plants, including step-by-step instructions for assessing your plant's surroundings and determining the source of its problems. Even if you've never kept a houseplant alive before, this is the definitive guide on potting, caring for, and cherishing your plants to beautify your home. Bid farewell to the anxiety of accidentally killing your plants or forgetting to water them. Everything you need to create a peaceful, green place that will improve your physical and emotional well-being is included in this book. Research indicates that green areas offer numerous ad...
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What Your Plants Are Telling You

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Even though you may think that your plants can not communicate with you, they actually can! Brown or yellow spots, drooping leaves, and falling blooms are all ways of communicating with your plant.  If your plant has brown and/or yellow spots on its leaves, this is most likely a fungal or bacterial infection, which may have arisen due to high humidity and still air— often occurring in combination with overwatering and/or poor drainage. Fungal spots can vary in size, shape, and color just like bacterial spots. If this is the case, isolate your plant from others, strip the affected areas, and treat it with a copper-based fungicide. Healthy regrowth should emerge, and you may need to reapply the fungicide every couple of weeks.  There are several reasons why your plant's leaves might start to droop. The most common cause is a watering imbalance - either overwatering or underwatering, but it could also be due to exposure to cold drafts, too much light, or intense heat. Your plant'...
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