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A word of caution before you bring you unroot your entire plant collection: most houseplants lap up warmth and light, but will shrivel in direct sun. Similarly, some plants are either too fussy or too delicate to risk moving from the spot they’ve adapted to. While an Areca Palm could get caught in a sudden summer rainstorm and be fine, a Calathea or Orchid might be gone for good.
Somehow, no matter how many plants we collect, we always manage to find space to put them. There is always a space on a shelf, a spot on the count...
Most plants can be propagated, but certain varieties might be trickier than others. Giving it a go poses little risk to your older plant (which might like a prune anyway) and it’s a nice, calming way to spend half an hour, so we recommend giving it a go!
Flowers are a time honoured classic - they're beautiful, rich with symbolism, and easy to find if you're having a last minute gift-buying crisis!
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The Sansevieria genus is wide-ranging, but each variety is known for its hardiness. Although most succulents are drought tolerant, not all of them adapt well to indoor environments.
Technically, most houseplants are toxic to cats and dogs. But so are many of the plants that grow in UK woodlands, including daffodils, foxgloves, tulips, yew trees and tomato plants. Knowing this doesn’t stop people from taking their dogs for walks or letting them loose in a well-planted garden, so why are people so concerned when it comes to choosing houseplants?
At its core, forest bathing entails immersing yourself in nature and consciously engaging with elements of the natural landscape. It can be as simple as spending time with nature and absorbing the atmosphere of the forest, and as complex as an expertly-led series of activities by a forest bathing practitioner.
When we’re stressed or tired, we're likely to reach for things that will bring us immediate relief – whether that’s chocolate, alcohol, social media scrolling etc. While this response is normal, immediate fixes also tend to be short lived and addictive: they don’t placate bad feelings but create desire for more of whatever it was that brought us relief.
On the subject of plants and consciousness, there’s a simple answer (which is ‘no’) and a more nuanced one which is still in development. Just this week, the multidisciplinary science journal PNAS published a study detailing a plant’s apparently active response to rain water.
Demand for succulents has grown exponentially in the last few years, particularly in China where possession of rare succulents is considered a marker of status. We’re here to clear up some common misconceptions about this broad group of plants, and answer some of your questions!
A rose is a rose is a rose - but can the same be said of Monsteras?
