A modern interior is unthinkable without beautiful indoor plants. But before you start turning your home into a green garden, it is useful to familiarize yourself with the basic rules of phytodesign. The correct arrangement of indoor flowers and plants will create a truly fresh mood and comfort inside your rooms.
Arrangement secrets
1. A large plant needs spacious roomsand. Moreover, it is better to set it apart from others - the “forest” of indoor “trees” looks ridiculous, a solitaire plant (from the French solitaire, which means “lonely.” This is the name for a large diamond set in a ring, and ... a very beautiful plant, standing apart from others) can decorate an empty corner and even divide the space into zones.
2. Small plants are best placed in groups... Firstly, they look much more impressive that way than one by one. Secondly, they hide each other's flaws (damaged leaves, bare branches and trunk). And finally, it is more convenient to care for a group of plants, especially if you pick flowers with the same watering regime.
3. Grouping plants into a composition, remember: low and wide are good next to tall and slender ones, dark greens are good with light ones, and small leaves look impressive against large ones. Place a small flowering plant in the foreground, and a tall one in the background (you can place it on a stand). A hanging curly lash will add grace and completeness to the composition.
4. Plants look especially beautiful on a light background.... Large-leaved plants with a bright and catchy pattern - ferns with filigree leaves are suitable for wallpaper with a small pattern.
5. Make your room look stylish, pick flowers, the shade of which will repeat the tone of curtains, furniture upholstery, wallpaper. Playing with light and space. It turns out that flowers in the house are not only “the charm of the eyes”. Knowing some tricks, you can visually change the space:
to "enlarge" a small room, place in it voluminous spreading plants with openwork leaves (for example, palms);
narrow tall plants standing on the floor will "raise" the ceiling, while spreading low ones, like hanging baskets with hanging plants, will, on the contrary, "lower" it;
the "green wall" will divide the room into zones. To do this, it is better to take plants of different height and shape of leaves (the same will look depressingly monotonous). Just do not place them strictly in a row;
using lighting, you can enhance the attractiveness of indoor flowers. So, a plant standing against a wall and illuminated from above looks flat. But it is worth lowering the light source - and it will transform, becoming three-dimensional;
even the most dull and modest interior is able to ennoble a plant with colorful, bizarre leaves and crown. To do this, place it in a corner and illuminate it with several different lamps.
We make a decor from indoor flowers ourselves
Now let's look into each of the rooms and decorate them according to all the phytodesign rules. Let's start with the flowers in the hallway. Agree, well-groomed indoor flowers that meet guests in a spacious and bright hall do honor to the owners. Well, what if the corridor is dark and cramped? Get a shade-tolerant plant and place it in a hanging basket, lining the bottom with plastic. If the size of the hallway allows, put it on the floor. But in any case, you cannot do without artificial lighting. You can use ordinary fluorescent lamps, but it is better to purchase a phytolamp, which is enough to turn on for 6-8 hours a day. Luminaires with a chained bowl are also available. You can plant an ampelous (falling) plant in it.
The most beautiful plants are placed in the living room. However, keep in mind: you should not overload a small room with flowers. But if the area allows, you can arrange the flowers in islands, say, on one side of the room - three tapeworms, in the corner - five plants of different height and type (each in a separate pot), and on a stand, closer to the light, - a florarium. It's easy to do it yourself. Plant moisture-loving plants in glass containers of various shapes (you can buy them in flower shops). Then put there pebbles, moss, bizarre driftwood, imitating a tropical landscape. Recently, bonsai are especially popular - miniature trees of bizarre shapes. They are placed in a large flat dish filled with pebbles and tiny oriental figures. The older (from 6-8 to 120 years old) and fancier trees, the more they are valued. Therefore, the trunks and crowns are deformed according to the designer's intention. Bonsai are the most whimsical indoor plants, they require careful maintenance. Therefore, before acquiring them; study special literature.
The notion that flowers don't belong in the bedroom is wrong. True, you should not make a greenhouse out of this room. One or two plants with light green foliage are enough, which has a beneficial effect on the nervous system. Bright, lush greenery is best left for other rooms. Table compositions look great on the bedside table. They will live longer than bouquets if the withered flowers are immediately replaced with new ones. The simplest version of the composition is a pot of flowers, wrapped in paper or cloth to match the bedspread, curtains. In the bedroom, ugly bored flowers (for example, tradescantia) can find a second life. To do this, place them in glass containers of all sizes and shapes. Lay out the bottom with pebbles, sand, shells, marble chips (all this can be purchased in the store). Such an impromptu “layered cake” will successfully replace decorative vases. It looks especially impressive if the shade of the layers repeats the colors of the interior elements.
For the kitchen, you need to choose moisture-loving plants with glossy leaves - because of the kitchen fumes, they will have to be washed often. You can put a flower arrangement on the dining table, attach a hanging basket to the ceiling, and green the window. By the way, it is not at all necessary to decorate it with ornamental plants. Culinary experts will certainly prefer fragrant spices (cardamom, parsley, basil, thyme), which can be nibbled on the spot for the prepared dish. The kitchen, dining room in country style will be decorated with a flower placed in a flat glass vase. At the same time, the pot is masked with millet grains, ropes woven from straw. If there is nowhere for an apple to fall in your cramped kitchenette, equip the window with a plastic or wooden ladder, fixed or suspended on ropes of different colors. Place small plants, beautiful shells, vases on the steps.
As much as you would like to green the bathroom, but if it is without windows, the only greenery that will stand there for several days is a bouquet. Spacious bathrooms with large windows, like warm humid tropics, are ideal for ferns (they can be placed directly on the floor). The pots will look stylish, the color of which matches the color of the tiles and the sink. And a flower placed on a shelf near the mirror will become doubly beautiful - in the literal sense. Strongly smelling and poisonous plants (these include gardenia, dieffenbachia, poinsettia, ficuses) should not be placed in the bathroom.
You can't put them in the nursery either. You should not overload this room with flowers either. The ideal option is a large tree in the corner and a small tabletop arrangement or flowers on the windowsill. A composition of cacti that absorb harmful radiation is appropriate near the computer. Pick up flowerpots for plants with cheerful patterns that will be combined with wallpaper and curtains - and the nursery will become more fun.
Happy owners of spacious insulated loggias can arrange a mini-greenhouse for themselves. The abundance of light and a favorable microclimate will create a real paradise for ferns, ficuses and many small flowering plants - gardenias, azaleas, violets. Fill the entire space of the loggia from floor to ceiling with pots, hanging baskets and all kinds of bowls on stands.
Shade-tolerant plants: Asparagus, tall aspidistra, dracaena, grevillea, monstera delicious, scolopendra phyllitis, crested chlorophytum, epipremnum.
Plants used to divide the room into zones: Abutilon hybrid, aspidistra tall, dracaena, dieffenbachia, Californian cypress, monstera delicious, rape, philodendron, rubber ficus, shefflera, elegant chamedorea.
Plants for the bathroom: adiantum wedge-shaped, anthuriums, asplenium, derbyanka, two-color caladium, columnea, arrowroot, monstera delicious, pteris (fern), spathiphyllum, philodendron.
Plants for the kitchen: Anthuriums, begonia, zygocactus, zebrina, hypoextess, bells, touch-me-not, bulbous pelargoniums, scindapsus, uzambara violets.
A distinctive feature of the residential interior can be considered the active inclusion of greenery in it, the use of its hygienic and aesthetic qualities. Moreover, in comparison with other design details, indoor plants in the interior of an apartment often occupy a neutral position.
Positive aspects of landscaping
Greenery in the interior can solve several problems, for example:
- both artificial and natural flowers can contribute to the ecological balance of the human environment;
- the abundance of green helps to facilitate the visual work of the eyes;
- indoor plants in the interior can increase air humidity.
In addition, green compositions, both artificial and living, can visually change the proportions of the room and significantly increase the color expressiveness of the design of the living space.
Interesting information for the owners of small rooms! the position of the green composition, in which larger plants are located in the foreground, and those that are smaller in the depth, visually lengthens the space.
The green group can have both an independent artistic value and, when used as a background, it can highlight the merits of works of art, such as:
- collections of sea shells;
- plastic;
- butterflies.
How a houseplant paints a place
A comfortable existence within the walls of an apartment depends on how correctly the plants are selected, depending on the activity taking place here. For example, in rooms for sleeping and mental work, a neutral work environment is encouraged and greenery must match it.
Bedroom
When planning, try to avoid the accumulation of living indoor plants in the interior, which "steal" oxygen in the room (flowers consume oxygen at night, and release it during the day). You can replace them with similar artificial flowers.
Aloe and Kalanchoe - plants that suitable for placement in the bedroombecause they release oxygen at night. Aloe is also worth starting because extracts are prepared from its healing leaves that increase the protective functions of the body. And the juice of this "green friend" heals the skin and prolongs its youth.
Children
Flowers in the nursery should be selected so that they have a beneficial effect on the child, especially on the psycho-emotional and physical level.
Fern (nephrolepsis) and maidenhair (Venus hair) - have a calming effect, affect mainly the nervous system. Cyclamen and the fat woman develop a person's creativity and hard work. And salt and uzambara violet bring a good mood and a positive attitude, help relieve a depressive state.
Important! you need to know when to stop and it is better to limit yourself to two or three small plants in the room.
Kitchen
For example, for the kitchen, you should purchase plants that can withstand temperature extremes. Aloe, ficus, asparagus, as well as any artificial flowers can tolerate kitchen aromas and heat.
Hallway
"Pike tail" or sansevieria - looks very interesting in any room. This flower is extremely unpretentious and hardy - it will easily take root not only on a well-lit sunny kitchen window sill, but also in a semi-dark place, and will even withstand a shadow in the hallway. In the hallway, which is usually deficient in daylight, however, both living plants and artificial flowers that can bring comfort to it can exist quite safely.
Aspidistra - modest in its beauty, but at the same time it is difficult not to notice it. This houseplant has endurance and the ability to exist in any conditions - a real gift for the hallway and kitchen.
Ferns with its bright greenery and graceful form of plants, they fit perfectly into any interior. There are many varieties of them, and some of them - the need for light is not very great.
Monstera Is a completely shade-tolerant plant, and if you plant a saxifrage with green leaves or small-leaved philodendrons in a pot, then such a spectacular composition can decorate the interior of the hallway and kitchen.
Living room
The center of active landscaping in the apartment is the living room and their compositions are chosen for it. For a common room, bright or large types of flowers should be selected. Zamioculcas, or "dollar tree", is an ideal accent version of landscaping. It will decorate any interior of the living room, giving it a kind of "European", despite its "African" origin.
When placing natural or artificial flowers on the floor in the living room, they are usually installed in a recreation area - near armchairs, sun loungers.
Vriezia received the name "flaming sword" because of its spectacular striated leaves and bright spike-shaped inflorescences - orange or red. It is amazingly suitable for creating bright accents in the interior of the living room, especially if it is placed in a well-lit place.
Anthurium It will also help "add fire" to the living room with its reds, regardless of whether they are artificial flowers or natural ones. Outwardly, this "handsome" with its bright red coloring resembles a graceful bird flamingo, it is shade-tolerant, but it will bloom well only in a bright living room. Most often, decorative vases with branches, artificial flowers or large living plants are installed on the living room floor.
A correctly selected pot will be able to emphasize the beauty of an indoor flower in the interior of an apartment, so choosing it is an action no less responsible than purchasing the plant itself. So, a modest sansevieria (pike tail) will "sparkle" with other colors if you place a flower in a pot of gold color.
On a note! you can achieve sophistication of style in the interior in a simple way: choose the right color and shape of the pot for indoor plants.
When choosing a container, follow the rules:
- Focus on the style of your apartment:
- To make the pot match the flower, choose bright, but not flashy colors for plants with monochromatic leaves, but for variegated ones - plain containers are better suited. A flowering plant that loses its decorative effect in the off-season should also be maintained with an original pot, for example, a glass or metal container. Transparent dishes are usually chosen for orchids, and chrome products are most often used as planters for the kitchen;
- bright monochromatic classics, bright pots with home flowers, which are quite suitable for the kitchen, will perfectly fit;
- for a laconic interior in the photo, dishes for indoor plants need to be shiny - black or white;
- the interior of the room in a rustic or romantic style, the originality will be given by painted containers for sweets or tea, in this case, playing the role of pots for indoor plants.
The effect of even the simplest compositions of indoor plants can be enhanced by lighting to emphasize the originality of the interior.
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Today it can be seen in almost every home. And this is understandable - "green pets" give the home additional comfort. They can become a real interior decoration, its highlight.
Often, in order to decorate the house with living plants, a woman spends a lot of money on their purchase and caring for the flora.
But how to make sure that the plants are always green and beautiful, so that they emphasize all the advantages of your home and do not cause a feeling of chaos just because they are placed ill-considered?
It turns out that all these tasks can be solved without a designer - you just need to know the basic rules and methods of decorating your own home with plants.
1. Choosing a place
You should not force the whole room with evergreen flowering plants - it is better to buy a couple of beautiful specimens than to turn your house into a garden of nondescript plants.
But you shouldn't buy exotic flora if you are not sure that you can provide it with proper care.
What plants are appropriate to place in each of the rooms of your own home?
Hall
The first impression of your home begins in the hallway. If it is well lit, this is a great success, but most often in modern typical apartments it is gloomy and dark, so only shade-tolerant and unpretentious plants are suitable here.
It is better if they are lush, and not thin bushes. Plants look very beautiful under the light of fluorescent lamps.
Kitchen
In the kitchen, as a rule, there are all the conditions for keeping indoor plants: light enough and relatively humid.
Therefore, there can be many colors and their choice is quite diverse.
The only possible drawback of the climate in the kitchen is temperature drops, but ficus, ivy, chlorophytum, aloe, asparagus, tradescantia can withstand them well.
Living room
The living room is usually the largest room in the house, so large floor plants with wide leaves are perfect.
It is best to place them near a window, but if the plant grows well in the shade, then this is not at all necessary.
Hanging baskets on the walls will liven up and decorate the living room interior.
Bedroom
Don't keep a lot of flowers in your bedroom. An outdoor plant or flower pot placed on a nightstand or small table will look good.
Better yet, decorate the window with flowers, thereby enlivening the landscape behind it.
If your house has wide Danke sills - Premium class, then you can place a fairly large and tall plant or a beautiful long box on them. On the narrow one there are small pots with delicate leaves.
The main thing is that there are no plants with a strong aroma in the bedroom, otherwise you risk waking up with a headache.
Lilies and ferns are also undesirable in the bedroom - they absorb oxygen and emit carbon dioxide.
But plants such as Kalanchoe and aloe emit oxygen at night, so they will create a good microclimate in the bedroom.
Children's room
A pair of small but beautiful or original plants is enough in the nursery.
For a girl's room, flowering plants are best suited, for a boys room - plants with unusual leaves or an original trunk.
The main thing is that the “greenery” is safe: non-toxic and without sharp thorns.
Better yet, arrange the flowers higher, on shelves or hanging pots - especially if the children are small.
It is advisable to put chlorophytum or lemon in the nursery, as they reduce the number of harmful microorganisms, which is especially necessary when children have weakened immunity.
Bathroom 
Plants are rarely placed in the bathroom.
Rather, they can be seen in photographs in interior magazines or in private homes with large bathrooms than in typical city apartments.
But if your bathroom does have windows, then there is no better place for moisture-loving plants.
2. Chiaroscuro
When composing a composition of indoor plants, you should take into account the location of the light source.
With a directional light source, all its individual details are emphasized. The light coming from below creates an additional effect with a shadow on the wall behind the plants.
You can achieve a particularly beautiful look of the composition and even give a feeling of fabulousness to the interior using one or more lamps installed behind the plant at floor level.
3. Dimensions and proportions
For the plant to look good in the interior, you need to carefully consider the design option.
Observe the proportions and do not forget that plants can visually change the room.
For example, high ceilings will appear lower if you hang a basket with hanging leaves from them, and a low room can be visually made higher if you put a pot with a tall plant on the floor.
4. Color solution
When choosing flowering types of indoor plants, try to match their color with the tones of furniture upholstery, curtains, bedspreads and other home textiles.
You should not make a riot of colors by mixing flowers of different colors in one room.
Instances of similar color look beautiful in the composition - for example, orange and yellow, blue and light blue, burgundy and red.
A good option would be the contrast of yellow and blue, white and red, blue and white.
5. Combination with ornament
If you are going to put a flower against the background of a wall or curtains with a catchy and large ornament, then it is worth picking up plants with small neat leaves.
And vice versa: large-leaved plants are suitable for the small background pattern.
As for the flower pot, it is better if it is solid color next to variegated wallpaper.
6. Flower arrangements
Usually we put separate pots of flowers on the windows and think that this is enough to bring comfort to our home, but often no one notices them.
To make the green corner attract the eye and create a feeling of coziness, we advise you to make compositions from potted plants.
Several plants in small pots, placed in one larger one, can look more interesting than scattered in different corners.
To do this, place the pots in one container on a layer of peat, sand or gravel, and fill the spaces between the pots with earth so that the edges are not visible.
You can combine plants in a hanging basket, after placing polyethylene or cellophane on its bottom.
Thus, you can combine plants of different heights or the same, but beautifully matching in color.
By the way, instead of traditional pots and pots, designers prefer to use aquariums of various shapes, one-third filled with earth.
If you want to take advantage of this original idea, you'd better pay attention to ferns, fittonia, calathea, uzambara violet and even small orchids.
To create compositions, you can use various multi-tiered stands, for which flowers that fall in cascades, such as a bell or asparagus, are perfect.
7. Frame matters
Imagine a beautiful, eye-pleasing plant in a faded, cracked pot. But this happens quite often.
If you do not have the ability, desire, or are afraid to harm the plant to transplant it into another container, just put it together with the pot in another, slightly larger and attractive in appearance.
In general, a nondescript flower pot is a great occasion to get creative.
It's not a shame to spend a couple of evenings and turn it into a work of art to bring a little creativity into your home.
8. Cardinal points
In order for flowering plants to delight you with buds, and ornamental deciduous plants - with luxurious greenery, it is very important to consider that some of them are light-loving crops, to which most flowering plants belong, others feel great in the shade, out of reach of the sun's rays.
Plants should be selected depending on which side your window faces.
Suitable for the northern window: narrow-leaved dracaena, calathea, cypress, monstera, arrowroot, khomedorea, Kalanchoe, ferns, passionflower, ivy.
For the south window: variegated dieffenbachia, coleus, croton, coffee tree, aloe, cacti and citrus fruits.
For the western window: anthurium, begonia, cordilina, tradescantia, hoya, fuchsia, eucalyptus.
For the eastern window: asparagus, myrtle, ficus, Japanese fatsia, uzambara violet.
Plants that grow well in the shade (for example, such as begonias, ivy, ferns, tradescantia, dieffenbachia, fittonia, rubber ficus, anthurium) can be placed on cabinets, bedside tables, tables in the back of the room.
9. Features of care
A very important point in landscaping the interior is the peculiarities of caring for one or another green pet.
With improper and irregular care, the result will delight you only for a short time, since the plants will lose their original appearance or even begin to die.
Before you buy yourself a "green friend", learn all about the care of this flower and think if you can keep its beauty.
We would advise beginners to start with the most unpretentious plants.
The appearance and attractiveness of plants, in addition to proper care, also depend on the general atmosphere in the house.
In vain, some skeptics think that our green pets are insensitive - this is not so.
Most of them are designed to cleanse our home of negative energy, and often we ourselves create all the bad that has accumulated in it when we are overcome by irritation, anger, pessimism.
If you notice that with good care the flowers do not grow well, that the leaves have dropped, and that they begin to hurt, then you need to establish a favorable and kind atmosphere in your home.
But according to Feng Shui, each flower by itself carries a certain energy, which in one way or another affects a person.
For example, it is believed that it is better to keep plants at home that stretch upward, thereby activating positive forces.
Also, various types of citrus fruits, jerky, ficus, cyclamen, begonias, alpine violet, geranium, camellia carry positive energy.
Representatives of the green world, such as ivy, liana and tradescantia, absorb negative energy, and if there is an excess of it in the house, the plants signal withered, yellowed and falling leaves.
By the way, scientists have proven that electromagnetic radiation is reduced if these flowers are nearby.
If there is a tense atmosphere and frequent quarrels in the house, then begonia, azalea and geranium will help reduce aggressiveness. They also contribute to the development of a sense of humor.
But ivy relieves feelings of envy and resentment. Oddly enough, but in some sources, cacti are also considered neutralizers of rage and anger.
Material wealth, as you already know, improves if you put a fat woman (money tree) in the house.
But cyclamen and uzambar violets have a similar effect, since cyclamen gives independence in decision-making, and violets help to reveal creativity.
Chrysanthemums, balsam and codeum help in love. Especially the chrysanthemum - it shares with the spouses a feeling of tenderness, dispels doubts and fills with peace.
Balsam also helps develop creativity.
Aloe and lemon are a must for children. Aloe soothes, creates an atmosphere of warmth, and lemon develops a craving for knowledge and increases curiosity.
By the way, lemon and orange essential oils really have a positive effect on the mental process and give vigor.
But if you are picking a plant for your office, opt for ficus, which helps to focus, develops enthusiasm, as well as yucca, which gives self-confidence.
If you have been assigned a responsible business, put an azalea in your office and feel free to get to work - it will give you a sense of confidence.
And finally, I would like to say that it is easy to choose “your” plant - you just need to listen to yourself and carefully observe which of them you feel good next to, and which ones take away your strength. And then you will define for yourself a "green friend" or "green enemy".
Decorating your home with indoor plants is a ubiquitous practice and a great way to infuse a space not only with vibrant hues, but also the often pleasing scent of flowering species. Indoor plants purify the air, smooth corners, and with their help you can change and update the familiar and a little boring interior.
The successful implementation of phytodesign is a matter of maintaining a balance between the vegetative needs of the plant itself and the elements of the interior, to which landscaping is added. In this case, you can experiment with a combination of them with other furnishings (furniture, lamps, wallpaper, carpets).
Among the variety of flower products that are offered on the market, you can find suitable specimens that can decorate the most hopeless part of the room.
In the decoration, three hypostases of plants are mainly used - live, cut and artificial.
Make the right choice
Having decided to apply the decorating method in the interior with the help of living plants, you must first get acquainted with the species that are used for this purpose and the recommendations for their cultivation. Some specimens need intense lighting, ventilation, watering and constant pruning, while others feel great anywhere in the house and do not require excessive care.
First of all, one should take into account for which interior the plant is selected, how it will be combined with its color scheme. The most common types that are used to decorate indoor spaces are cacti, succulents, ferns and some types of palms.
Plant containers are an important element in design and cultivation. It is necessary not only to choose flower vases (for bouquets) or pots (for living plants) in the same style as the environment, but those that will be in harmony with the flower itself, emphasizing its beauty and creating comfortable conditions for its existence.
Indoor chrysanthemum is a flower with a huge number of types of inflorescences and shades, which makes it possible to choose a suitable one for the general color scheme of the interior. On the eve of winter, it will delight you with violent flowering, all year round, thanks to its bactericidal properties, it will improve the microclimate of the home (the plant is able to remove benzene from the air, which gets into it from detergents, fumes from paints, varnishes, plastics).
Instances of living plants with a high vertical stem or a wide fluffy crown are interestingly combined with bouquets of cut flowers in crystal or ceramic vases. The best color scheme is the one you like the most.
Trees with high legs are also great for free areas of premises that are not cluttered with furniture. Or, conversely, they can serve as an excellent means of drawing attention to a piece of furniture. For this, flowers with large and bright leaves are used.
One of the trends in floristic design is the grouping of plants in the form of small gardens in different places of the home on the windowsill, on the floor, on the wall and on the ceiling. The recommendation is to combine plantations into a single composition that require similar growing and care conditions. To achieve a greater decorative effect, the impression of "naturalness", you can place nearby plants of different heights.
Bathroom
The sanitary area is often not considered suitable for phytodesign. And this is a big omission. A piece of nature is especially appropriate here. In the bathroom, moisture-loving plants (ferns) will feel great, with the exception of those that cannot tolerate temperature extremes. Plants can be cultivated in small pots or hanging planters, and if space permits, a small tree will create a mood of relaxation in the lap of nature.
Hallway or corridor
Plants at the entrance in a peculiar way facilitate the transition from the external environment to the internal space. Therefore, it is worth placing several copies right next to the door or where they will be sufficiently provided with natural or artificial light. These must be resistant varieties that can withstand changes in air temperature when the door is opened. House flowers with bright and decorative foliage will add sculpturality and liveliness to the room at the same time. A tall plant in a floor flowerpot or on a low table, located next to a hanger or shoe racks, will make the corner an object of attention and a source of positive emotions.
Under normal conditions, indoor plants need a temperature of 12 o C in winter and 24 o Happy summer. Plants originating from warm and humid regions need drip spraying to compensate for water loss through respiration and evaporation.Transfer
Those plants that become cramped in flower pots need periodic transplanting for further proper growth in larger flower pots.
For those who do not ...
If you need to "revive" a corner, but it is impossible to use natural plants, you can try to replace them with artificial ones. Many designers, perhaps your mother or grandmother, will say that this method is a sign of not very good taste and is not at all suitable for interiors in a classic style, and in general, it only serves to accumulate dust. However, new materials and production methods have completely changed this reputation of artificial plants, making them a fashionable novelty, in which "unnatural" practically does not differ from "natural" in color, texture and saturation, the smallest reproduction of details. Artificial flora allows you to choose the best option for decoration regardless of the season and region of residence, as well as update the composition at any time. These can be palms and bushy broadleaf plants, rosemary or lavender in pots, climbing ivy or liana. Silk peonies, chrysanthemums, dahlias, sunflowers and hydrangeas are very popular today. Let alone the fact that it is very easy to look after such a “flowerbed” or “garden”. This type of "phytodesign" is suitable for those who do not really like to tinker with the ground or are often away.
Decorating your home with plants is no big deal. By following the basic rules, you will become the owner of an exquisite, clean space that brings joy thanks to the presence of several plants, chosen according to your taste.
What kind of indoor flowers do you prefer?
When bringing a plant into the house, you should always remember that it is alive, and choose the place of its further "residence" taking into account the preferences of a green friend, and not under the influence of fashion trends or "feng shui" tendencies.
A flower located in an unfavorable place will bring a lot of trouble instead of joy. Below is a list of the ten least attractive places for plants in the apartment.
1 bedside table
With sufficient lighting and no drafts, the flower can feel good in the bedroom.
However, as a result of uncontrolled movements in a dream, touching an alarm clock or glasses on a nightstand, there is a risk of accidentally pushing him to the floor.
Bottom line: the ruined life of a green friend and unplanned cleaning.
2 bathroom
Most of the bathrooms are located inside the apartments and do not have natural light.
Most likely, there are few plants that will love the tropical heat, high humidity and will be undemanding to lighting.
There is no need to subject them to such tests.
Artificial flowers will be much more appropriate in the bathroom.
3 Cabinet or high shelf
The arrangement of flowers under the ceiling is unfortunate for three reasons:
- it is difficult to reach the pot to water;
- during watering there is a chance of overturning the pot;
- watering occurs uncontrollably, the soil dries up or is moistened in excess, and water accidentally spilled on furniture is not visible.
Removing the plants every time before watering is also not very convenient.
4 Computer desk
No plants, including cacti, can neutralize the radiation of computer monitors.
But the harm from such a neighborhood is received on a par with a person. The operating equipment dries the ambient air, creates noises unfavorable for flowers, and its radiation has a negative effect on flowers as well as on humans.
5 Kitchen
The kitchen is not a completely unsuitable space for growing greenery.
You just need meet a number of conditions:
- place the pots with plantings so that they do not interfere and cannot be accidentally broken;
- provide good natural light and draft-free ventilation;
- protect greens from hot steam and splashing drops of boiling fat.
6 Children's room or other places for children's play
In this case, there is no universal recipe. Small children should be supervised at all times, as an inverted flower pot is the least they can do.
In this case, there is a risk of injury from thorny leaves or cut by fragments of the pot.
For older children, it is better to prohibit outdoor games in the apartment, especially with a ball, baseball bat or hockey stick.
In general, you should be guided by the situation - no one knows their child better than you. And, if the parents are sure that several flowerpots with fresh flowers can be put in the room for their beloved child - so be it. Just blame yourself later.
7 Battery
In winter, centralized heating is switched on in the houses. Heated batteries dry out the air, and plants really don't like it.
In some apartments, even window sills heat up well. At this time, it is better to rearrange the flowers away from radiators or take measures to protect against too hot air.
An automatic humidifier or a wet rag on a battery will help solve the dry air problem.
8 Within the reach of pets
Animals, like children, require an individual approach. One pet will never pay attention to a flower pot, and another will not pass by, so as not to gnaw off the stem or dig up the root.
You can protect the plant from the dog by raising it higher. The cat is more difficult, but if you surround the pot with objects or smells that she doesn't like, the interest in greenery may disappear.
9 Window sill
Diffused light is ideal for most plants. In direct sunlight, they wither and die.
Therefore, an open sill of a window directed to the south will only suit cacti that are accustomed to the conditions of a hot desert.
Plants that are not too fond of light will take root on the northern windowsill.
Flowers should be placed on the western and eastern windowsills, guided by the amount of light on them and the requirements of specific varieties of greenery.
10 On the aisle or in the hallway
In an effort to make the home as green as possible and placing pots and pots with flowers in any accessible corners, one should take into account the needs of plants and do not forget about your own convenience.
If a flower blocks the passage, interferes with free movement, sooner or later it will be broken or dropped.
A poorly placed plant will cause injury if stumbled upon in the dark.
In addition, invisible enemies such as drafts attack flowers in corridors and passages.
Plants that are well located and in optimal conditions will delight the owner and revive the atmosphere of the apartment.
At the same time, plantations in unsuitable zones suffer, constantly get sick, grow poorly and hardly bloom, bringing only disappointment in return for pleasure.
It is advisable to notice in a timely manner and immediately respond to such alarming symptoms, changing the conditions for keeping plants for the better.
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