Weather can get in the way of gardening like heavy rain or extreme heat or cold. Today was no different for us at Leafe Life, it was just too wet to work even for a team of diligent gardeners. One of the best ways to satisfy your green thumb in these conditions is to take a bit of the gardening inside. House plants can spruce up an otherwise drab room. They also can filter the air inside of a house and in the case of herbs a readily available ingredient to your favourite meals.
To begin this, we must consider location ie. in the bathroom, living room study etc, lighting; how much light does that area get and temperature and what is the room’s temperature regularly; most house plants are very tolerant of the same temperature as us, but there are more high maintenance plants which require specific conditions to thrive.
Following that, it is time to select your plants and consider the level of care needed or that you are willing to give your green roommate. This is why the selection and research process are so important and can affect the outcome; like how often you need to water them to start off because we all can over or under water a plant. We also need to consider fertilizer; when and how often does the plant need nutrients, drainage because plants can get waterlogged and die, the pot in which it is to live in/ how big is this plant going to get and is this plant going to poison my pets. Often we can be infatuated with the wrong plant just because it looks pretty. There is a huge selection of house plants that are toxic to cats and dogs.
After the selection and procurement of your green roommate/s, your need to consider the arrangement/set up of them, like am I going to have five monsteras and four ZZ plants in blue ceramic pots or white and blue in that corner of my living room. This is the fun part…creating a pleasing living display to liven up your room.
If you don’t know where to start or need assistance Leafe Life is here to help. Whether to help you get started and create a care plan of how to keep a plant alive which your kids gave you for your birthday.
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