Growing Green

Getting your own greens can help you enliven both your space and your mood on a daily basis. While daunting at first, growing greens can be a joyous activity on its own. Therefore TIHG is pleased and elated to present 6 plant lovers and experts, who are sharing their invaluable tips to help you along your personal green journey.

- Arushi Chaturvedi

My Indoor Greens Tips: Jon (@daydreambeleafers )

Light: Your plants need lots of light to photosynthesize effectively. Remember that even the brightest parts of our homes are usually darker than a place outdoors. If a plant isn’t receiving enough light, it won’t take in water and it becomes more likely that overwatering will become an issue.

Drainage: Keep all of your houseplants in plastic nursery pots with excellent drainage. Place those inside decorative planters. It makes it easier to move your plants to larger pots when you need to and helps keep your plants safe from root rot.

Repotting: Be sure to move your plants into a larger pot if they start to lose a lot of their older leaves. It’s likely not getting the nutrients it requires to thrive in that small pot.

Document your plant’s progress: Even if you don’t have an Instagram account dedicated to you plants, make sure you take regular images of your plants. Seeing their progress over time will remind you that you’re doing a great job as a plant parent.

My Indoor Greens Tips: Bushra Naaz (@naaz_plants)

Sunlight: Plants need light to grow, always make sure to place indoor plants near a spot where they can get sunlight. If you don’t have a light source for plants rotate your plants by moving them outside for a day or two and then bringing them back in.