It’s January 10th and that means it’s Houseplant Appreciation Day!
Since I started obsessively buying houseplants a few years ago, I’ve brought my total up to around 50. In that time, yes, some have died from neglect, but most have survived, been re-potted, and placed in various locations about our cottage. They receive frequent compliments from guests and they give me a lot of joy. Sometimes when the telly is boring I find myself gazing at the greenery. It’s fun to try to spot the Calathea move.
I’ve written about house plants and their benefits before so I won’t recap. This post is really intended as a photo gallery of the house plants I currently have and to introduce my latest additions:
So how to celebrate houseplant day? It seems appropriate to give them a water and a little feed. I use Baby Bio House Plant Fertilizer. Or you could be a great friend and give a gift of a house plant?
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Is there a plant you’d recommend to keep specifically in your bedroom? I really love lavender and things like that to help aid sleep but I’m not sure they’d get the best light in my room…
Aloe vera is a good bedside table plant as it’s supposed to help aid sleep. It also requires very little maintenance which is always handy. Peace lily is a great purifier (who doesn’t want clean air in the bedroom) but is toxic to cats & dogs. Spider plants are great anywhere indoors but particular good in the bedroom as they are great air purifiers as well, and they take barely any maintenance.
Beautiful. I wish I could grow more plants in my humpy, but the light is just not good enough.
Some plants can survive with little light but yeah, mostly you need light. :)
Fantastic! I’m not great with houseplants even though I run a plant nursery (outdoor plants…shrubs, perennials, etc). These are really beautiful!
Thank you so much!
Beautiful pictures! My string of pearls has been quite neglected so i’m hoping it comes back to life.. Finger crossed! I love how green your house is 🙂
Loved this plant post…i actually just uploaded a post today about houseplants that help to fight toxins if your interested XO Here’s the link https://beyoutifulinsideout.co.uk/2018/03/25/houseplants-that-help-fight-toxins/