Care

House plants tend to fall into eight main groups. Although there are some differences within each group, they generally have very distinct requirements reflective of where they come from in the wild.

FERNS. beautiful foliage plants have many different leaf, or frond, shapes and texture.

PALMS. Elegant and architectural with arching stems and decorative shaped fronds.

SUCCULENTS. Drought-loving plants, grown mainly for their stunning shapes and texture.

CACTI. from the dramatic, sculptural and spiky to the fluffy weird and wonderful.

BROMELIADS & AIR PLANTS. plants that grow on trees and shards without doing any harm.

FOLIAGE PLANTS. Leafy plants 

grown for there stunning foliage 

CARNIVOROUS PLANTS. These amazing plants have adapted to the life in the nutrient-poor peat bogs of the wild by cunningly turning their leaves into traps that catch insects. 

The house plants we grow come from a huge range of habitats and ecologists around the world. They are at home on the rainforest floor or high on a mountaintop; they can survive in the bleakest deserts and the wettest swamps, and it is these conditions we need emulate at home if the plants are to thrive. Knowing where your plants come from is the first steps in getting it right. Start by understanding the life your plant enjoys in its natural habitat; picture its native environment and you will know exactly what you need to give it to keep it happy and thriving.There are plants to suit every spot and every room, from the slowest-growing , most undemanding cacti to the most needy, tropical plants.

There are many different types and requirements  of house plants which help you identify those that will grow best in your home. It gives you the inspiration and Support to get you started  and continue to keep your house plants happy and in the very best health. 

WATERING. Watering is your most crucial job when its comes to caring for your house plants, and the ultimate aim is to get to know your plants well enough that you recognise the signs when they require a drink. Most house plant like moist through spring and a summer and drier during the cooler, darker months of weather. 

Check your plants regularly by feeling the compost with your finger-tips to see if it is wet or dry and then act accordingly to the plant type.

RAISING HUMIDITY. House plants from the warm, moist tropics like damp, humid atmosphere. By spritzing plants with a mister spray will increase the humidity around them.

TEMPERATURE. Most house plants tolerate a broad temperature range so for their optimum growth, what plants really dislike are wild fluctuations in temperature extremes.

FEEDING. Unlike plants grown outside in the ground, house plants are cultivated and dependent on us Their food & water.