{"id":186,"date":"2017-10-04T09:24:03","date_gmt":"2017-10-04T09:24:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uscgnews.com\/go\/doc\/4007\/?p=186"},"modified":"2020-07-29T14:47:59","modified_gmt":"2020-07-29T14:47:59","slug":"2230230","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uscgnews.com\/go\/doc\/4007\/home\/2230230","title":{"rendered":"Adding Greenery In To Your Home."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It\u2019s pretty obvious that I love having houseplants, I find they open up a space and create a really serene area. I\u2019ve slowly worked in some beautiful blooms and potted plants to make my home the way I want it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When I first started introducing plants, I had no idea what to go for and where to buy them \u2013 and then there was looking after them! I started small, heading to Asda to pick up some Peace Lillies, which are lovely and super easy to look after. Most plants work best in good light, watered once a week, but you soon get to know your plants and when they\u2019re thirsty. I also just googled it to make sure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cacti are also so easy to look after, they require a bit of water once a week \u2013 a lot of people think they don\u2019t need to water cactus plants, and while they do well with being neglected, a bit of water here and there will help them grow and look their best.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have a watering can and a spray bottle, and I mist the leaves of my plants once or twice a week too. Succulents are similar; I love these just as much as cacti \u2013 they always look pretty dotted around the home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"781\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/uscgnews.com\/go\/doc\/4007\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Adding-Greenery-In-To-Your-Home.2-781x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uscgnews.com\/go\/doc\/4007\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Adding-Greenery-In-To-Your-Home.2-781x1024.jpg 781w, https:\/\/www.uscgnews.com\/go\/doc\/4007\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Adding-Greenery-In-To-Your-Home.2-229x300.jpg 229w, https:\/\/www.uscgnews.com\/go\/doc\/4007\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Adding-Greenery-In-To-Your-Home.2-768x1007.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uscgnews.com\/go\/doc\/4007\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Adding-Greenery-In-To-Your-Home.2-1171x1536.jpg 1171w, https:\/\/www.uscgnews.com\/go\/doc\/4007\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Adding-Greenery-In-To-Your-Home.2.jpg 1220w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 781px) 100vw, 781px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"781\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/uscgnews.com\/go\/doc\/4007\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Adding-Greenery-In-To-Your-Home.3-781x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uscgnews.com\/go\/doc\/4007\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Adding-Greenery-In-To-Your-Home.3-781x1024.jpg 781w, https:\/\/www.uscgnews.com\/go\/doc\/4007\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Adding-Greenery-In-To-Your-Home.3-229x300.jpg 229w, https:\/\/www.uscgnews.com\/go\/doc\/4007\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Adding-Greenery-In-To-Your-Home.3-768x1007.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uscgnews.com\/go\/doc\/4007\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Adding-Greenery-In-To-Your-Home.3-1171x1536.jpg 1171w, https:\/\/www.uscgnews.com\/go\/doc\/4007\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Adding-Greenery-In-To-Your-Home.3.jpg 1220w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 781px) 100vw, 781px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"612\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/uscgnews.com\/go\/doc\/4007\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Adding-Greenery-In-To-Your-Home.4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uscgnews.com\/go\/doc\/4007\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Adding-Greenery-In-To-Your-Home.4.jpg 612w, https:\/\/www.uscgnews.com\/go\/doc\/4007\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Adding-Greenery-In-To-Your-Home.4-230x300.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As for other plants, Mother In Law\u2019s Tongue (the big spiky dude on my mantlepiece) is a really beautiful plant to have. I got mine on eBay I think (weird, yup) but I know IKEA sometimes sell them. IKEA is a great place to pick up houseplants, there\u2019s so much there and I always collect at least one more every time I\u2019m there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A lot of house plants are really great for purifying the air; NASA carried out a \u2018clean air study\u2019 and amongst the list of purifying plants was Mother In Law\u2019s Tongue, Ivy and Peace Lily (all of which I have in abundance).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I love crisp green, leafy plants against my white walls \u2013 it makes the room seem so airy and bright. I usually position mine in corners of the room, on windowsills, sidetables, cabinets, shelving \u2013 wherever there\u2019s a space. If I find a blank space next to furniture or somewhere in my apartment that just needs to be brightened up, in goes a big plant! Look out for cute planters (I love hanging planters! DIY here) and pots where possible \u2013 I have found so many lovely big pots in charity shops, or online at my favourite home stores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I also recommend getting a couple of terrariums; I have a couple from Urban Outfitters and Anthropologie, and they\u2019re so fun to DIY. Just add in a bit of soil, some sand and repot your plants. I have to put mine where the cats can\u2019t get to them\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Are you a greenery fan?<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s pretty obvious that I love having houseplants, I find they open up a space&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":187,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uscgnews.com\/go\/doc\/4007\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/186"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uscgnews.com\/go\/doc\/4007\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uscgnews.com\/go\/doc\/4007\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uscgnews.com\/go\/doc\/4007\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uscgnews.com\/go\/doc\/4007\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=186"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.uscgnews.com\/go\/doc\/4007\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/186\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1317,"href":"https:\/\/www.uscgnews.com\/go\/doc\/4007\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/186\/revisions\/1317"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uscgnews.com\/go\/doc\/4007\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/187"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uscgnews.com\/go\/doc\/4007\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=186"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uscgnews.com\/go\/doc\/4007\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=186"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uscgnews.com\/go\/doc\/4007\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=186"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}