Straightforward House Plants To Keep Alive
As requested, we are back with some pictures of the plants in our house and a few ideas when it comes to the where and the what-to-put-them-in. We are partial to clean white ceramic Ikea planters (which typically cost around $2-10). We enjoy sticking the little ones in windowsills and on top of stacks of books and placing the big ones on the floor for some major air purifying action. They are universal sufficient to work in any space and they sport pleasant clean lines to avoid that dated grandma-vibe.
Here is a glad little burro tail in the guest bedroom. They are especially straightforward succulents (simply a drop of water a week and they are glad).
Oh and our paperwhite bulbs grew simply in time for the holidays, and we even remembered to snag a picture for ya. The strong thing about an abundance of house plants in white planters is that we can switch them around without ever worrying if the newly shifted plants “match” the new location- although in the case of the paperwhites we simply moved our glad little burro tail over a few inches.
We also have a big Nasa recommended corn plant in the bedroom…
…along with a little English Ivy in the window:
Here is another one of our burro tails (we cannot get sufficient of them) on our TV stand in the den. We used it to create an arrangement that feels balanced without looking overly symmetric (the ceramic horse head is a lively counterpart to the organic succulent).
We also have a few plants that are even lower maintenance, some dried grasses in our floating vases from CB2 and two big purple hydrangeas that dried out but kept their moody plummy color.
In the third bedroom we have an orchid (one of two that we lately snatched up when we realized how straightforward they are to care for- a bit of water once a week and some light and they are simply hunky dorey). The other lives on our fireplace mantel in the den.
And nothing beats a few (free!) leafy branches plucked from an evergreen bush outside and dropped into a short clear vase (they last forever in water and eventually sprout roots).
In the corner of the guest bedroom we also have a croton that gets fiery red variagated leaves throughout the year. Simply $12 at Home Depot.
And here is yet another burro tail on the sill in the kitchen, soaking up the sun (or lack thereof).
What about you folks. Any go-to planters? Specific plant varieties that you adore? Dish the house plant dirt.
More Plant Guides
If you are looking for more information on some of our go-to plants (real and faux!) check out some of these posts below:
- Snake Plant Care Guide
- Fiddle Leaf Fig Care Guide
- Tree Philodendron Care Guide
- How to Build An Straightforward Plant Shelf
- Protecting Outdoor Plants In A Deep Freeze
- Getting Began With Houseplants, An Expert Interview
- My Go-to Faux Plants
- 10 Houseplants For Better Indoor Air Quality
For more info about plants you simply cant kill, check out this article on about.com.
