Tips for plant lovers (and killers)

Outdoor space can be hard to come by, so bring some greenery indoors with my edit of pots and planters, alongside expert advice from Granny Dent, (this lady has green fingers), to help you on your way. Dirty fingernails at the ready…

I personally love monochrome minimalism and neutral colours best, so house plants are a great way to add a pop of colour, contrasting textures and interesting shapes to instantly transform a space.

Above you can see a black and white marbled Ox Pot filled with Aloe Vera. Native to South Africa, these plants are super easy to care for. They're happiest in a bright sunny area, like a windowsill, and you should water them sparingly. 

Chlorophytum comosum Vittatum is the classic retro Spider Plant. Leaves are slender and bright green, with a broad, creamy-white stripe down the centre. Small white starry flowers form in loose sprays attached by short stems that also bear small plantlets (baby spiders). Spider plants are one of my faves because they're so easy to entertain, they're pet safe and they're air purifying.

This massive plant pot is one I custom made for the conservatory. This size is not available on my site, but I can send you a quote, so drop me an email if you would like a concrete beast making that's as big as this guy.

This is my Archie Planter filled with Sansevieria cylindrica 'Boncel'. I love these plants because they look like somebody giving you a high five. Keep one by the front door so that you're always waved hello and goodbye to. Again, these plants require very little water or attention, so if you kill it you must be really worryingly bad at plant parenting! 

The plant above was introduced to me by a customer who bought one of my square planters and I've been obsessed with 'Sedum Burrito' ever since. Some call these plants 'Baby Donkey Tail' due to their many long, hanging stems which drape up to 3.3 feet.

When re homing a Sedum you can keep in mind that these plants need very little attention or care. They will thrive in conditions that many other plants thrive in, but will do just as well in less hospitable areas. They are ideal for that part of your house that gets too much or too little sun to grow anything else. Another nickname for Sedum is 'Stonescop' due to the fact that many gardeners joke that only stones need less care and live longer!

The trend for bringing the outside in doesn’t seem to be going anywhere. In fact, if anything it’s growing. There is such a trend on Instagram at the moment of people taking snaps of groups of plants, so not just one or two plants on your window sill, but even 10-15 plants all stacked together. In fact, research has shown that this not only looks Instragram-worthy but has its benefits too, as plants grouped together have a better growth rate! Not only that, there is a lot of research done by NASA that proves that having a house filled with plants is beneficial for our health, as certain plants purify the air.

I'm no expert, (hence why I pick all of the easy plants to care for), but take my advice and you really can't go wrong. If you need any more plant tips then get in touch, I may not have the answers but Granny Dent definitely has ALL of the answers, and I have her phone number.

Thanks for reading, plant lovers. 

HH x