There is nothing like a
splash of greenery to beautify your interior and exterior space. Your
home or office environment will be better off with some green plants to reduce
the effects of pollution and to give healthy air, rich in oxygen for your
lungs. This will not only be conducive to overall health but will help to
improve your complexion by giving a glow on your face. Psychology has
proved that looking at greenery improves the mood and reduces chances of depression.
You don’t have to worry if you don’t possess a vast, spacious garden. You
can even work wonders with greenery in a small space and a small home provided
you exercise your imagination a little.
If there is a small ground
in front of your home, fill it with fertile soil and plant some varieties which
will not grow too large or occupy much space. You can do this with the
help and advice of a gardener or a nursery. The terrace or balcony is
also a suitable place to start a small garden. An affordable piece
of sculpture interspersed with some potted plants would be ideal. Keeping
a floor lamp there will add to the effect. A paper lantern could be hung
above the plants from the ceiling. On the other hand if your house has a
small backyard, you could make a row of cuttings with plants in them.
You may be thinking that
you just don’t have the time or the space to look after any plants. In
that case you could just make a corner decorated by a small sculpture in a
niche with an elegant overhead lamp or painting on the wall. If you find it
impossible to obtain green plants or if you are not at home for long periods
then dried ferns and flowers can be used in a tiny corner. There are also
some plants that can subsist for long periods without water and these could
come in use to you.
It could be that you can’t
find even an inch of space in your house or balcony for keeping plants.
The window sill is the best place then to have some slow growing small
plants. In such homes hanging plants can enhance the space in the
entrance or balcony. These may be overhead or hanging from the railings by
a firm support. Small desktop plants can be ordered from a
nursery to place on a study table or kitchen counter in homes cramped for
space.
A terrarium is a garden
which requires a zero level maintenance after installation. It is very
decorative and is usually found in large homes. However if it is
only a small area, it can be used in small homes too and is like a small
self-contained garden These are bottle gardens but are not the same
as money plants or other plants growing out of a bottle. It consists of a
plant or several plants along with the supporting soil growing in a small moist
place enclosed in a glass container. You could make use of an old
aquarium or a glass pitcher with a large opening for it. Plants of small
foliage which are slow growing and thrive in such a space like ferns, small
palms, ivies, crotons, begonias etc could be
tried. Avoid flowering plants
Go ahead and experiment
with greenery in your home and soon every small or large space will come alive
with beauty and new life.
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