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 a spacious room a. Moreover, it is better to put it separately from others - the “forest” of indoor “trees” looks ridiculous, a solitaire plant (from the French solitaire, which means “lonely” in translation. This is the name of 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 spectacular than one by one. Secondly, they hide each other's shortcomings (damaged leaves, bare branches and trunk). And finally, it is more convenient to take care of a group of plants, especially if you pick flowers with the same watering regimen.
3. Grouping plants into a composition, remember: low and wide are good next to tall and slender, dark green - with light, and small leaves look spectacular against the background of large ones. Put a small flowering plant in the foreground, a tall one in the back (you can put it on a stand). A hanging curly lash will add grace and completeness to the composition.
4. Plants look especially beautiful against 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 up flowers, the shade of which will repeat the tone of the curtains, furniture upholstery, wallpaper. Playing with light and space It turns out that flowers in the house are not only “charm to the eyes”. Knowing some tricks, you can visually change the space:
to "enlarge" a small room, place voluminous spreading plants with openwork leaves (for example, palm trees) in it;
narrow tall plants standing on the floor will "raise" the ceiling, and sprawling low ones, as well as hanging baskets with hanging plants, on the contrary, will "lower";
"green wall" will divide the room into zones. To do this, it is better to take plants that are different in height and shape of leaves (the same ones will look depressingly monotonous). Just do not place them strictly in a row;
With the help of lighting, you can enhance the attractiveness of indoor flowers. So, a plant standing against a wall and lit from above looks flat. But it is worth lowering the light source - and it will be transformed, becoming voluminous;
even the most dull and modest interior can ennoble a plant with colorful, bizarre leaves and a crown. To do this, put it in a corner and light it with several different lamps.
We make decor from indoor flowers on our own
Now let's look into each of the rooms and decorate them according to all the rules of phytodesign. 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 crowded? Purchase a shade-tolerant plant and place it in a hanging basket lined with polyethylene. If the size of the hallway allows, put it on the floor. But in any case, you can not 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. There are also lamps with a bowl attached by chains. 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 place the flowers in islands, say, on one side of the room - three tapeworms, in the corner - five plants of different heights and types (each in a separate pot), and on a stand, closer to the light - florarium. It's easy to make it yourself. Plant moisture-loving plants in glass containers of various shapes (you can buy them at flower shops). Then put there pebbles, moss, bizarrely shaped snags, imitating a tropical landscape. Recently, bonsai are especially popular - miniature trees of bizarre shapes. They are planted in a large flat dish filled with pebbles and tiny oriental-style figurines. The older (from 6-8 to 120 years) and more bizarre 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 care. Therefore, before you get them; study specialized literature.
The opinion that flowers have no place in the bedroom is wrong. True, you should not make a greenhouse out of this room. One or two plants with light green foliage, which has a beneficial effect on the nervous system, are enough. Bright, lush greenery is best left for other rooms. Table compositions look great on the bedside table. They will live longer than bouquets if wilted flowers are immediately replaced with new ones. The simplest version of the composition is a flower pot wrapped in paper or fabric to match the bedspread and curtains. In the bedroom, unsightly bored flowers (for example, tradescantia) can find a second life. To do this, place them in glass containers of various sizes and shapes. Lay the bottom with pebbles, sand, shells, marble chips (all this can be purchased at the store). Such an impromptu “layer 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 often have to be washed. You can put a flower arrangement on the dining table, attach a hanging basket to the ceiling, plant greenery on the window. By the way, it is not at all necessary to decorate it with ornamental plants. Cooks will certainly prefer fragrant spices (cardamom, parsley, basil, thyme), which can be immediately plucked for the dish being prepared. A country-style kitchen and dining room will be decorated with a flower placed in a flat glass vase. The pot is masked with millet grains, ropes woven from straw. If in your cramped kitchenette there is nowhere for an apple to fall, 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 want to green up your bathroom, if it's windowless, the only greenery that will last a few 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). Planters will look stylish, the color of which repeats the color of the tiles and sinks. And a flower placed on a shelf near a 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 not put them in the nursery. You should not overload this room with flowers either. The ideal option is a large tree in the corner and a small table arrangement or flowers on the windowsill. Near the computer, a composition of cacti that absorb harmful radiation is appropriate. Choose 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. 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, high aspidistra, dracaena, grevillea, monstera dainty, skolopendrovy phyllitis, crested chlorophytum, epipremnum.
Plants used to divide the room into zones: Abutilon hybrid, high aspidistra, dracaena, dieffenbachia, California cypress, monstera dainty, rapis, philodendron, rubber ficus, shefflera, elegant hamedorea.
Plants for the bathroom: Adiantum wedge-shaped, anthuriums, asplenium, derbyanka, two-color caladium, columna, arrowroot, monstera tasty, pteris (fern), spathiphyllum, philodendron.
Plants for the kitchen: Anthuriums, begonias, zygocactus, zebrina, hypoextessus, bluebells, impatiens, bulbous pelargoniums, scindapsus, uzambar 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, compared 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 habitat;
- an abundance of green helps to facilitate the visual work of the eyes;
- indoor plants in the interior can increase the humidity of the air.
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 owners of small rooms! the position of the green composition, in which larger plants are located in the foreground, and smaller ones in the depth, visually lengthens the space.
The green group can have both an independent artistic value and, used as a background, can emphasize the merits of works of art, such as:
- collections of sea shells;
- plastic;
- butterflies.
How a houseplant colors a place
A comfortable existence within the walls of an apartment depends on how correctly the plants are selected, depending on the activities taking place here. For example, in rooms for sleeping and mental work, a neutral working environment is welcome, and greenery should match it.
Bedroom
When planning, try to avoid the accumulation of living indoor plants in the interior, which “steal” the 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 bedroom because they release oxygen at night. Aloe is also worth starting because extracts are prepared from its medicinal leaves that increase the protective functions of the body. And the juice of this "green friend" heals the skin and prolongs its youth.
Children's
Flowers should be selected for the nursery in such a way that they have a beneficial effect on the child, especially on the psycho-emotional and physical levels.
Fern (nephrolepsis) and maidenhair (Venus hair) - have a calming effect, affect mainly the nervous system. Cyclamen and fat woman develop a person's creative abilities and diligence. And saline and uzambara violet bring a good mood and a positive attitude, help relieve depression.
Important! you need to know the measure 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 tolerate temperature changes. Aloe, ficus, asparagus, and 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 windowsill, but also in a dim place, and will even withstand a shadow in the hallway. In the hallway, which usually lacks daylight, however, both living plants and artificial flowers that can bring coziness to it can quite safely exist.
Aspidistra- modest in its beauty, but at the same time it is difficult not to notice. This houseplant has hardiness and the ability to exist in any conditions - a real gift for the hallway and kitchen.
ferns with their bright greenery and elegant form of plants, they fit perfectly into any interior. There are many varieties of them, and for some - the need for light is not very great.
Monstera- 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 its 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 landscaping option. It will decorate any interior of the living room, giving it a kind of "European", despite its "African" origin.
When outdoor placement of natural or artificial flowers in the living room, they are usually installed in the recreation area - near the chairs, deck chairs.
vriesia called "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 also help to "add fire" in the living room with its red hues, regardless of whether they are artificial flowers or live ones. Outwardly, this "handsome man" with its bright red coloring resembles a graceful flamingo bird, 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 floor of the living room.
A properly 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 acquiring the plant itself. So, a modest sansevieria (pike tail) will “sparkle” with other colors if you place a flower in a gold-colored pot.
On a note! you can achieve sophistication of style in the interior in a simple way: choose the right color and shape of a 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, for plants with mono-colored leaves, choose bright, but not flashy colors, products, but for variegated ones, plain containers are better suited. A flowering plant that loses its decorative effect during the off-season also needs to be supported 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 flower pots for the kitchen;
- in light monochrome classics, bright pots with home flowers, quite suitable for the kitchen, will fit perfectly;
- for a laconic interior in the photo, dishes for indoor plants need to be selected shiny - black or white;
- the interior of the room in a rustic or romantic style, originality will be given by painted containers for sweets or tea, in this case acting as 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 you can see it in almost every home. Yes, this is understandable - "green pets" give the home additional comfort. They can become a real decoration of the interior, its highlight.
Often, in order to decorate the house with living plants, a woman spends a lot of money on their purchase and care for representatives of the flora.
But how can you 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-conceived?
It turns out that all these tasks can be solved without a designer - you just need to know the basic rules and methods for decorating your own home with the help of plants.
1. Choice of location
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 should not 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 starts with the lobby. 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 will do 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 conditions for keeping indoor plants: it is light enough and relatively humid.
Therefore, there can be many flowers and their choice is quite diverse.
The only possible disadvantage of the climate in the kitchen is temperature changes, 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 outdoor plants with broad leaves are perfect here.
It is best to place them near the window, but if the plant grows well in the shade, then this is not at all necessary.
Hanging baskets on the walls will enliven and decorate the interior of the living room.
Bedroom
Do not keep a lot of flowers in the bedroom. A floor 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 window sills Danke - Premium class, then they can accommodate a fairly large and tall plant or a beautiful long box. On the narrow one there are small pots with tender 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 release oxygen at night, so they will create a good microclimate in the bedroom.
Children's room
In the children's room, a couple of small, but beautiful or original plants are enough.
Flowering plants are best suited for a girl's room, plants with unusual leaves or an original trunk are best for a boy's room.
The main thing is that the "greens" be safe: non-poisonous and without sharp thorns.
Better yet, arrange the flowers higher, on shelves or hanging planters - especially if the children are small.
It can be advised to put chlorophytum or lemon in the children's room, as they reduce the number of harmful microorganisms, which is especially necessary when children have weakened immunity.
Bathroom 
It is extremely rare to place plants 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
Composing a composition of indoor plants, you should consider the location of the light source.
With a directional light source, all its individual details are emphasized. Light coming from below creates an additional effect with a shadow on the wall behind the plants.
To achieve a particularly beautiful view of the composition and even give a sense of fabulousness to the interior, you can use one or more lamps installed behind the plant at floor level.
3. Dimensions and proportions
In order for the plant to look good in the interior, you need to carefully consider the design option.
Keep 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 species 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.
Copies that are close in 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 on the background of a wall or a curtain with a catchy and large ornament, then it is worth choosing plants with small, neat leaves.
And vice versa: large-leaved plants are suitable for a small background pattern.
As for the flower pot, it is better if it is plain next to the colorful wallpaper.
6. Flower Arrangements
Usually we put individual pots of flowers on the windows and think that this is enough to bring comfort to our home, but often no one notices them.
In order for the green corner to attract the eye and create a feeling of comfort, we advise you to make compositions from potted plants.
Several plants in small pots, placed in one larger one, can look more interesting than dispersed in different corners.
To do this, place the pots in one container on a layer of peat, sand or gravel, and fill the gaps between the pots with earth so that the edges are not visible.
You can also 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 planters, designers prefer to use aquariums of various shapes, one-third filled with earth.
If you want to take advantage of this original idea, you better pay attention to ferns, fittonia, calathea, uzambar violet and even small orchids.
To create compositions, you can use various multi-tiered coasters, for which cascading flowers, such as bluebell or asparagus, are perfect.
7. Frame matters
Imagine a beautiful, pleasing plant in a faded, cracked pot. And yet this happens quite often.
If you don’t have the opportunity, desire to transplant it into another container, or you are afraid of harming the plant, just put it together with the pot in another, slightly larger and attractive in appearance.
In general, a nondescript flower pot is a great opportunity to get creative.
It is not a pity 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 decorative leafy plants for luxurious greenery, it is very important to consider that some of them are light-loving crops, which include most flowering plants, while others feel great in the shade, out of reach of sunlight.
Plants should be selected depending on which side your window faces.
Suitable for the northern window: narrow-leaved dracaena, calathea, cypress, monstera, arrowroot, homedorrhea, kalanchoe, ferns, passionflower, ivy.
For the south window: variegated dieffenbachia, coleus, croton, coffee tree, aloe, cacti and citrus.
For the western window: anthurium, begonia, cordilina, tradescantia, hoya, fuchsia, eucalyptus.
For the east window: asparagus, myrtle, ficus, Japanese fatsia, uzambar 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 are the features of caring for a particular green pet.
With improper and irregular care, the result will please you only for a short time, as the plants will lose their original appearance or even begin to die.
Before you buy yourself a "green friend", learn all about caring for this flower and see 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 believe that our green pets are insensitive - this is not so.
Most of them are designed to cleanse our house of negative energy, and often we ourselves create all the bad things that have accumulated in it when we are overcome by irritation, anger, and pessimism.
If you notice that with good care, the flowers do not grow well, lowered the leaves, began to hurt, then you need to establish a favorable and kind atmosphere in your home.
But according to Feng Shui, each flower in 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 upwards, thereby activating positive forces.
Also, various types of citrus fruits, jade, ficus, cyclamen, begonias, alpine violet, geranium, camellia carry positive energy.
Such representatives of the green world 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 decreases if these flowers are nearby.
If the house is tense and there are frequent quarrels, then begonia, azalea and geranium will help reduce aggressiveness. They also help develop a sense of humor.
But ivy removes the feeling 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 uzambara violets have a similar effect, as cyclamen gives independence in decision-making, and violets help to unleash creativity.
Chrysanthemums, balsam and codeum help in love. Especially the chrysanthemum - it shares with the spouses a sense of tenderness, dispels doubts and fills with peace.
Balsam also helps to develop creative abilities.
Next to children, aloe and lemon are simply necessary. Aloe soothes, creates an atmosphere of warmth, while lemon develops a craving for knowledge and increases curiosity.
By the way, the essential oils of lemon and orange really have a positive effect on the mental process and invigorate.
But if you are choosing 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 entrusted with a responsible task, put an azalea in your office and boldly get to work - it will give you a sense of confidence.
And finally, I would like to say that choosing “your” plant is easy - 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 a “green enemy”.
Decorating your home with houseplants is a ubiquitous practice and a great way to infuse a space not only with a variety of vibrant hues, but also with the often pleasant scent of blooming species. Indoor plants purify the air, smooth corners, they can be used to 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 interior elements to which landscaping is added. At the same time, you can experiment with combining them with other furnishings (furniture, lamps, wallpaper, carpets).
Among the diverse floral products that are offered on the market, you can find suitable specimens that can decorate the most hopeless part of the room.
In decoration, three aspects of plants are mainly used - live, cut and artificial.
Make the right choice
Having decided to apply the method of decorating with the help of living plants in the interior, you must first familiarize yourself with the species that are used for this purpose and recommendations for their cultivation. Some specimens need intensive lighting, ventilation, watering and constant pruning, others feel great anywhere in the house and do not require excessive care.
First of all, you should take into account for which interior the plant is selected, how it will be combined with its color scheme. The most common species that are used for indoor decoration are cacti, succulents, ferns and some types of palm trees.
Plant containers are an important design and cultivation element. It is necessary not only to choose flower vases (for bouquets) or pots (for living plants) in the same style with the environment, but those that will be in harmony with the flower itself, emphasizing its beauty and creating comfortable conditions for it to exist.
Indoor chrysanthemum is a flower with a huge number of types of inflorescences and shades, which makes it possible to choose the one that suits the overall 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 of paints, varnishes, plastics).
Instances of live 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 is the one you like the most.
Trees on 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 floral design is the grouping of plants in the form of small gardens in different places of the dwelling on the windowsill, on the floor, on the wall and ceiling. The recommendation is to combine plantings that require similar growing and care conditions into a single composition. To achieve a greater decorative effect, the impression of "naturalness", plants of different heights can be placed nearby.
Bathroom
The sanitary zone is often not considered as suitable for phytodesign. And this is a big omission. A piece of nature is especially appropriate here. Moisture-loving plants (ferns) will feel great in the bathroom, with the exception of those that cannot tolerate temperature changes. Plants can be cultivated in small pots or hanging planters, and if the area allows, then a small tree will create a mood of relaxation in the bosom of nature.
Hallway or hallway
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 should be resistant varieties that can tolerate changes in air temperature when the door is opened. House flowers with bright and decorative foliage will give both sculpture and liveliness to the room. A tall plant in a floor pot 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 With 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 crowded in flower pots need periodic transplantation for further proper growth into larger flower beds.
For those who don't…
If you need to "revive" some corner, but it is impossible to use natural plants, you can try replacing them with artificial ones. Many designers, among whom, perhaps, your mother or grandmother, will say that this method is not a sign of very good taste and is not at all suitable for classic-style interiors, 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 fashion novelty, in which "unnatural" is practically the same as "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 time of year and region of residence, as well as update the composition at any time. These can be palm trees and broad-leaved dense plants, rosemary or lavender in pots, climbing ivy or liana. Silk peonies, chrysanthemums, dahlias, sunflowers and hydrangeas are very popular today. Not to mention the fact that such a "flower bed" or "garden" is very easy to care for. This type of "phytodesign" is suitable for those who do not really like to mess with the ground or are often away.
Decorating your home with plants is not difficult. By following the basic rules, you will become the owner of a refined, clean space that brings joy due to the presence of a few plants chosen to your liking.
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 a place for its further "residence" taking into account the preferences of a green friend, and not under the influence of fashion trends or "feng shui" trends.
A flower located in an unfavorable place will cause 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 the absence of drafts, the flower can feel good in the bedroom.
However, as a result of uncontrolled movements in a dream, searching for an alarm clock or glasses on the bedside table by touch, there is a risk of inadvertently 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 tropical heat, high humidity and will be undemanding to lighting.
They don't need to be tested like that.
In the bathroom, artificial flowers will be much more appropriate.
3 Cabinet or high shelf
The arrangement of flowers under the ceiling is unsuccessful 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 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. Equipment in operation dries out the surrounding air, creates noise that is unfavorable for colors, and its radiation affects colors as negatively as it does people.
5 Kitchen
The kitchen cannot be called a completely unsuitable room for growing greens.
You just need meet a number of conditions:
- place pots with plantings so that they do not interfere and cannot be accidentally broken;
- provide good natural lighting and ventilation without drafts;
- 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. Young children should be supervised at all times, as an overturned flower pot is the least they can do.
In this case, there is a danger of injuring yourself with thorny leaves or cutting yourself with fragments of the pot.
It is better for older children to ban 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 your child better than you. And, if the parents are sure that a few flowerpots with fresh flowers can be put in the room of their beloved child - so be it. Just blame yourself later.
7 Battery
In winter, central heating is turned on in the houses. Heated batteries dry out the air, and plants do not like this much.
In some apartments, even window sills heat up well. At this time, it is better to rearrange the flowers away from the radiators or take measures to protect against too hot air.
An automatic humidifier or a wet rag on the battery will help solve the problem of dry air.
8 Within reach of pets
Animals, like children, require an individual approach. One pet will never pay attention to a flower pot, and the other 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. With a cat it is more difficult, but if you surround the pot with objects or smells that she does not like, perhaps the interest in greens will pass.
9 Window sill
The ideal lighting for most plants is diffused light. Under direct sunlight, they wither and die.
Therefore, the open window sill of a south-facing window is only suitable for cacti accustomed to hot desert conditions.
Plants that are not too fond of light will take root on the northern windowsill.
Flowers should be placed on the western and eastern window sills, 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 tubs of flowers in any available corners, you 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.
An unsuccessful plant will cause injury if you stumble upon it in the dark.
In addition, flowers located in the corridors and on the aisles are attacked by invisible enemies such as drafts.
Successfully located and under optimal conditions, plants will serve as a joy to the owner and enliven the atmosphere of the apartment.
At the same time, plantings in unsuitable areas suffer, constantly get sick, grow poorly and hardly bloom, bringing only disappointment in return for pleasure.
It is advisable to notice and immediately respond to such alarming symptoms in a timely manner, changing the conditions for keeping plants for the better.
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