How Not to Kill Your Houseplant: Survival Tips for the Horticulturally Challenged

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Inspect and clean your plants regularly and quarantine new plants for at least two weeks to ensure any hitchhikers don’t spread to your other plants.

Some plants are notoriously difficult to care for, and the only thing you’re guilty of is being a botanical over-achiever. In particular, the Kaplan theory of ART (attention restoration theory) from the 1980s-90s, which says that being in contact with nature can renew our attention, reduce fatigue, and improve our mental health. Monstera deliciosa, which is also known as the Swiss cheese plant due to the large holes in its glossy dark green leaves, has a real retro feel to it. Pilea are good plants to use in a terrarium or to place on a high shelf, where you can enjoy their cascading nature.Trisha Bora grew up in the tea gardens of Assam, surrounded by greenery and imbibing the love of plants from her mother, an avid gardener. The book is also for an avid gardener who’d like tips on new plant varieties they are bringing into their collection. You have to hand it to the Scottish government: the deletion of WhatsApp messages is good preemptive news management, whether accidental, by default or deliberate.

This way, you will only have to invest in a bit of soil and a clay pot while you try to beat the learning curve. By growing them in containers rather than directly in the ground, the plants can then be moved outdoors in late spring once the risk of frost has passed, quickly freeing up the space for other plants. It’s important to take lighting and humidity into consideration when finding a home for your houseplant, as different plants have different needs. Or we place them on a window ledge right next to a radiator that’s broiling hot by day, ice-cold at night.

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She has worked in publishing for many years, and feels there is a gap in the market when it comes to a handy book on gardening that takes into account Indian conditions and preferences.Notice or treat the problem too late and everything might be lost if the infestation has taken hold or spread to surrounding plants. so that their fleshy leaves struggle to perform the two basic processes essential to all plants, which are photosynthesis and respiration. The bold print features fans of colonial green palm leaves splayed across a soothing off-white background, and I fantasised about plastering it over all four walls of my London living room, thinking it was the closest I was going to get to living in a tropical paradise any time soon.