Comments on: Bring in houseplants!

By: julie

julie — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 02:30:24 +0000

House plants are indeed awesome. Keep in mind that oxygen release is a product of photosynthesis. At night time plants do not release oxygen, they release carbon dioxide. Therefore you don’t want to crowd bedrooms with plants.

By: Community

Community — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 17:40:48 +0000

House plants can make a dreary home more cheerful and pleasant to live in.
You can take the most drabby houses and add plants, and it’s an instant change. It also teaches children responsibilites and shows them how to care for things as well.

By: Natalie N.

Natalie N. — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 14:14:22 +0000

My family loves the Pothos. It is really hard to kill. I go weeks without watering mine and it does fine. The great thing about this plant is that it is really easy to get starts from it. This allows you to take clippings of the plant and start a new plant. I have my plant in a hanging basket so that my little one doesn’t get into it. This plant is also very cheap. My mom has had one for over 15 years and she is horrible with plants.

By: Jen

Jen — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 15:21:45 +0000

I kill everything. However, I stuck some bamboo sticks in our fish bowl and voila! Instant houseplant. The beta is happy and so are we. Also, I don’t have much sunshine in our apartment but it still thrives. I take out and rinse off the stalks every time I change the water in the bowl and they’re still living. Amazing : )

By: Rachel

Rachel — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:29:31 +0000

WoW! I had no idea that houseplants could make that much of a difference! Do flowers count? I actually tend to be happier and less stressed when there is a fresh bouquet of flowers on my table… Definitely going to remember this post!

By: kileah

kileah — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:35:43 +0000

hey wendy? just popped on here again to read more suggestions! if you’re not a particular green thumb-the yucca palm is really hard to kill;) so is a small rubber plant! those come in several varieties. the yucca is nice because you don’t have to constantly water it, and doesn’t need constant sunlight all the time (though it IS good for it;)). also if i forget to water it for a day or 2 or whatever, it doesn’t keel over and die on me:P. bamboo is really hard to kill too!

By: Wendy

Wendy — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:53:46 +0000

Very interesting post. I love the idea of a natural air purifyer instead of one to buy! My 2 hesitations are these: 1. I can’t stand the little black flies…are there some plants that don’t get those? 2. What is not easy to kill, I’m not naturally a green thumb!

By: Natalie

Natalie — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:26:53 +0000

Lindsay- Please be careful about which houseplants you bring in. Some are toxic or fatal to children or pets even if all they ingest is a little taste. This includes English Ivy, Philodendron (and its cousin, Rhododendron), and various lilies, which you listed above. Poinsettas are toxic to pets, but not so much children so pet owners should be careful about holiday decorating.

Here is a link to a list of poisonous plants; on the navigation bar to the left, there is also a tab for non-poisonous plants.

http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/svc/alpha/d/dpic/plants/poisonous.htm

By: Carol

Carol — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:12:48 +0000

And they just make a room look so nice!

By: Stephanie @ Keeper of the Home

Stephanie @ Keeper of the Home — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 04:20:15 +0000

Oh, this is something I’ve been thinking about for a while. Thanks for reminding me of this! Maybe this winter is a good time to scout around for some good deals on plants, especially seeing as we’re indoors so much with all the rain.