Decorating with House Plants

When I moved into my first apartment, I didn’t have any furniture - nor budget for furniture. I went down to the local drug store and found some downtrodden plants on sale. They helped fill the empty spaces and soon grew faster than my budget for furniture.

House plants have always been my “indoor garden” when it is too hot or too cold to garden outside. I have about 40 house plants and that number is always growing! The fun thing about house plants is that you can just stick cuttings in water and grow more. My kids have filled our house with ficus plants this way. Here are some of my decorating tips:

1. I picked pots that match each room decor, but leave the plants in their own pots so that I can rotate them based on their size, lighting needs, and my desire for change.
2. The plants are grouped together to provide a variety of textures and to add to that “jungle look”.
3. I also like to use Pothos plants as “live garland” across my fireplace mantel.
4. Use plants to camouflage electronics

I’ve gathered some great sites on selecting, caring for, and decorating with house plants. Click on the binder below to see these sites:

House Plants