House Plant Care

House Plants add more than beauty and personality to a room - they can actually make your home healthier!! Many, if not most of the materials used to build our homes and offices are loaded with chemicals that are known to cause a variety of health problems in people, including cancer...and house plants are known to offset these toxic effects.. Luckily one need not have a degree in horticulture to keep healthy, thriving plants in one's home. Some of the houseplants that have been proved most effective at filtering toxins are among the easiest to grow..With a little care in selecting the right variety of plant one can easily have an attractive collection in ...

I love plants, any plants. I must have about a hundred house plants indoors and in my conservatory in various stages of happiness. Some I have had for years, some temporary guests having a holiday from their owners. When caring for your house plants remember they are in a pot, if you overwater them there is nowhere for it to go but in the saucer and most plants, with a few exceptions don't like standing in water for any length of time. Let the plant be your guide as they will soon tell you if you are going wrong, unfortunately sometimes by dropping dead on you. With a Cheese Plant I usually water about once a month in winter and once a fortnight in ...