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Green homes RULE

Green homes RULE

Date: 2013-07-25
Adding some green inside your home is a very good thing because plants help clean the air and provide more oxygen. Of course, some plants are better at air purifying than others, so you can visit your local nursery to talk to a plant specialist to find out which is better or you can do some research online. Besides helping clean indoor air, plants can really help spruce up a space.

One fun way to decorate with plants is choosing what containers you put your plants in. Vintage sap buckets in a variety of colours that can hold plants or fresh cut flowers and branches. Vintage tin enamel pieces also hold more plants on walls. Air plants are great to put on a string and hang up, or can just set one on top of a stack of books.

Air plants are really nice and low maintenance. Despite its name, they don't just live off air, but also water. Make sure you know how to keep them before you invest in them.

Succulents are another type of plant that works well inside a home because you only need to water them about once a week. They are low maintenance and require watering only once every two weeks.

Regular house plants are great and the best at cleaning the air, but they do take slightly more care than air plants or succulents. You don't want to over water them though, because overwatering is worse than under watering. Just pay attention to them and once they get dry (use your finger to check if the soil is moist) give them a drink of water.

The plants that do especially well are spider plants, golden pothos, and warneck dracaena.

Most should be grouped together throughout the house. They look so striking in masses, and if you mix up the groups with various containers it gives that spot a bit of texture.

You can also find a few lone plants in certain areas because mixed in with other decorative items, they can be just as striking. Overall, plants are so beautiful and good for the home. They take a bit of learning, since you will have to get to know how often they need water and what types of area in your home might be best, based on light and air flow for that area, but once you get that, you will be addicted to indoor plants.