Greenery around you is very very important, especially now since we have lost most of the barren or vegetative land to apartments and high rise. Incorporating greenery in all forms are really cruicial. Greenery can range anywhere from potted indoor plants to having a small balcony or terrace garden. The typical system of having ones own herb garden in the kitchen window sill also contributes to the green eye of the home. Longing for a little indoor greenery caring for it when it comes to picking, potting, and caring for house plants makes the effort of using indoor garden fruitful. With the high rise culture taking over most cities now, the only viable way of using having a balcony garden would be through using a lot of potted plants, climber and crawlers that will wrap around your balcony railings and help purify the air coming into the house. Depending on the size of the garden you can also consider having a water feature or a special element that will attract nature. Bird feeders, water pots are ways of attracting birds that may come to add some natural feel.
Some important pointers to note while having a balcony garden will be providing direct morning light and protecting from bright afternoon sun. To water, lift the moss so you can soak the soil. Keep the soil moist all the time; try not to get the leaves wet. For all reasons growing plants in pots is certainly not the natural way of growing them. Plants are best grown in soil, considering that is not available to many people these days, we have to take enough precautions to grow the plants in pots. If your balcony or terrace garden in situated in such a area where the hot afternoon sun may scorch it, then consider giving it a green cover, so that the plants can save itself from the horrible UV rays of the scorching afternoon sun. Similarly, to keep the roots moist consider adding some moss and make sure the plants are watered regularly.
Many apartments do come with a window to the kitchen, adding some personalised herb patch to this window also helps give a fresh appeal to the kitchen. Adding some indoor plants that may not require too much sunlight and are less maintenance also helps a great deal in adding the green touch to the home. Cactus, succulents and non flowering plants, help serve as accent decor pieces while also doubling to create a green look to the decor. If you feel your apartment may not have enough humidity for the plants to survive in. Consider keeping the sensitive plants in a considerably dry corner of the bathroom for a couple of days a week. This can help moisten the plant and let the water penetrate to its roots. Most important of all, while decide on plants for your indoor garden, always keep in mind your geography based native plants will be the best bet. Native plants blend with the heat and weather while plants that are shifted from other places may find it hard to survive.
|