House Plant Tips

Welcome, to house plant tips an informative article with some great ideas to implement in your home garden, indoors and out.

Creating a garden with container planting

A very attractive display can be made by planting a group of plants in a single pot.  This style of planting looks fabulous at a doorway or entrance as it forms a focal point and a sense of welcome to visitor’s friends and family.  Use large plants and containers where you would like to make a statement or an impact.  Both the pot and the contents are the feature and should enhance each other in shape and colour.  Your final choice for the planting comes down to personal choice, so the effect suits your dwelling and its surrounds.

You may want to ask for advice from your local nurseryman about containers and which plants look visually appealing in a mass planting, or group planting.  Usually in this form of planting foliage plants are grown with flowers to really make a bold statement, so do your research.

Beginners should start out with pre purchased plantings and move them around to different positions to see how they perform.  It is also wise to follow the label on the container to grow the best possible indoor and outdoor plants.

If you have decided to get creative and make your own planting, select from the containers to which plants will suit.  Also consider the space for the roots to grow.  You don’t want to have to transplant a massive container six months later.

House plant tips a single pot

A single pot can contain a number of plants from miniature garden form, with upright growers, trailers and assorted leaf or flower colour combinations.  Alternatively, a selection of single varieties can be used, resulting in a mass of leaf and flower colour.

The pot must be large enough to contain the large amount of roots, and high enough to suit the scale of the arrangement, but will often be obscured by plant growth, so the selection is not quite so critical.  The possibilities are endless.

House Plant Tips: 

1. When planting flowers amongst the arrangement remember to deadhead, remove spent flowers to induce more flowering and keep the planting looking attractive.
2. Strappy leafed flax and paddle- leafed ajuga look great in a combined planting.
3. Always consider aspect, climate, water, pot size and how many plants will fit in each planting. Example:  4-6 begonias in a medium sized container.
4. Fertilize every fortnight with a quality liquid fertilizer.
5. Every six months give your container plants a deep flush to remove a build up of fertilizers salts.
6. Cut down watering to once a week in the cooler months or when the plants are dormant.
7. Keep you container plants moist not wet.
8. Use your finger to check how damp the potting mix is.  Go down at least to the second knuckle.  If it sis dry apply more water.
9. Mix compost in your container plants with the potting mix for optimum flowers and fruits.
10. Clean your container plants leaves with a wet cloth once a week.
11. Spray humidity loving plants with a mister.
12. Turn your pot plants around so they grow evenly as they search for the light.
13. Use Epsom salts in your water to induce flower set.
14. Consider wildlife and how they may visit your container garden.
15. Avoid using snail baits as this kills the lizards, who like to eat your snails.
16. On the odd occasion take your indoor plants outside and give them a spot of fresh air.
17. Always refer back here to your house plant tips page for reference. Save it in your favourites!

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