Flowers In The House: Tips For Beginners

2024 Author: Gavin MacAdam | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 13:38

Few people in the house do not have a single indoor plant. But if, nevertheless, someone else doubts its necessity or is thinking about choosing a home flower, we offer a little overview information and some useful tips

Houseplants by their existence bring joy and immerse you in the world of nature and beauty. Therefore, people have always sought to decorate their homes with these gifts of nature, and not only in the event of a grand event or celebration, but also on ordinary days, in order to please themselves with something.

Most people associate flowers with positive emotions: sunlight, spring, warmth, beauty, pleasure. And it doesn't matter what the weather is outside, because indoor plants can delight their owners and give mood all year round. Scientists estimate that there are approximately 500,000 plant species in the world and 260,000 of them are flowering. Each species is beautiful and unusual in its own way.

A practical and traditional approach

It is not at all necessary to purchase chic bouquets to decorate your home. In summer, you can pre-dry beautiful compositions of dried flowers, which will also delight the eye and create a cozy atmosphere. Even one well-chosen flower or twig in a beautiful vase can be enveloped in a mystical aura, creating a magical atmosphere and mood.

Each culture has its own traditions associated with the "green decor" in the home. The Japanese, for example, recommend placing indoor flowers not on the floor, but on windowsills. This will help to avoid depression in autumn and winter, generate solar energy coming with rays through window panes.

But don't buy flowering plants that give off pollen and harsh aromas. It is better for novice growers to choose not those varieties and species that they like more, but those that will be easier to care for, for example, geraniums. She is able to clean the air well and disinfect the room. Its flowers come in bright, cheerful colors, which will certainly revive the interior.

Hidden dangers

In addition to the "giver" flowers, there are also such vampire plants that can take energy from people and absorb oxygen in the room. Such flowers include, for example, indoor liana, white lily with its enchanting, but poisonous smell, as well as waxy plants with fleshy leaves (wax ivy). Some plants are poisonous: for example, Dieffenbachia, Monstera, Poinsettia, Croton, etc.

Their leaves and stems contain poisonous sap, which, if ingested, can cause serious poisoning. They should be placed out of the reach of children and pets. And the self-pollinating plant aglonema has attractive red, but poisonous fruits, which, through carelessness and curiosity, can be eaten by small children. Therefore, in a house with babies, this plant should also not be started. It is undesirable to place prickly cacti in the nursery or in the accessibility zone of the kids. Even the juice of some begonias can irritate the skin. And you need to work with them with gloves.

Feng Shui Tips

According to the recently popular feng shui direction, it is desirable to have a lot of plants in the apartment. There is a taboo only for the bedroom: there can be only one or two indoor flowers that consume a little oxygen, always with round leaves. Plants with sharp leaves, according to Feng Shui teachings, can ruin family relationships and worsen well-being.

Money trees can be healthy, their leaves have medicinal properties. In the workroom, a large number of plants purify the air, which contributes to better productivity, intellectual work and protection from stress. Begonia absorbs radiation, avocado, lemon, myrtle stimulate brain activity. Thorny cacti are able to absorb both harmful radiation from devices and negative energy.

Houseplants are especially relevant now, when people are more and more surrounded by artificial materials that are unsafe for our health. Plants generate oxygen and cleanse the house from dust and harmful substances. Chlorophytum, areca palm, sansevieria, aloe vera, pelargonium, as well as citrus and conifers do the best with this.

However, when creating green corners in your home, it is very important to feel the measure and not turn your home into a tropical jungle. And also it is worth refraining from carnivorous and poisonous plants.