Go Green at Home!

If you want to decorate your home with lots of greenery around and beautiful plants, read on.

We all are on Instagram today and we must have noticed how growing plants in the garden have shifted to placing plants inside four walls, making the house greener. This trend is quite popular nowadays and people are indulging in bringing plants indoors. This helps in breathing better air and also keep your mind and thoughts work therapeutically. Research also shows that plants help in getting rid of common toxins and indoor pollutants that we aren’t aware of.

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Ornamental peppers and micro tomatoes for your kitchen

Want to grow an edible plant in your kitchen? It’s like organic farming right at the place you cook. Micro tomato plants are now easy to grow indoors, it’s just that you choose the right variety to grow.

Cherry tomatoes are the right choice you can make as a beginner. Moving ahead you can also grow ornamental peppers which are edible but mostly it’s show biz! It has a very attractive colour which allures people to keep it in their homes.

Lavender for your bedroom

Lavender is not considered an indoor plant but can survive when given right conditions, it only requires few hours of direct sunlight and water only if the soil is dry. Lavender does not require a lot of water, so for the plant keepers who forget watering them, it’s a win-win situation to keep a lavender!

Moss for your bathroom

Moss can be grown anywhere and are plants found in forest wetlands. They can survive in a humid atmosphere and need a less or little amount of water. A lot of people have started making moss plant a part of their bathrooms even green bath mats have been created to keep a natural and sustainable approach to our lives in which door mat is created with the use of forest moss which can use the excess water wasted in the bathrooms while you dry yourself up.

Begonia Rex in the living room

The Rex Begonia are a vast variety of rhizomatous begonias. They need sunlight but they do not need direct and harsh sunlight and can grow indoors. The main appeal of this plant is the colour of its leaves the texture and foliage make it worth keeping in your living room.

Strings of pearl for your balcony

Strings of pearl are like your money plant you can hang this beautiful pot plant in your balcony where it can receive enough indirect sunlight. It also requires enough water to keep the soil steadily moist. These plants have long strands of pearls and can grow increasingly when given the right atmosphere.

From the January 2021 issue of L’Officiel India.