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When purchasing indoor plants, all florists are ready to pay attention to them in different ways. Someone will become a professional and devote all their free time to flowers, someone from time to time will look at the windowsill, where prickly aloe (or centenarian) is located and remember that it needs to be watered. Some love the wild curly greens of plants, others, despite the "bald" stem, will admire the beautiful flowers. If you want to get real pleasure from your pets, then you should understand not only their decorative qualities, but also know different groups of plants. This will help you properly place them, successfully grow and breed them...

An experienced florist has accurate knowledge of the various requirements of his plants. And before choosing a plant, you need to decide which plant you would like to see at home and whether you can create appropriate conditions for it for growth and development, as well as for flowering (some plants need a special climate and care for flowering)...

Many lovers of indoor flowers have different plants, both decorative-flowering and decorative-deciduous: they choose flowers so that there are many greenery and flowers on the windowsill or table by the window. An experienced florist has knowledge of the different requirements of their pets that help place plants, with common features in keeping together to create a beautiful composition or group, and at the same time facilitate their care...

Practical and life advice: which flowers in a pot can be presented on March 8, which should not be bought. Why not buy any beautiful flower in a pot. What to look for when buying.

Fifteen of the best plants as a gift, forget hyacinths if you don't want platitudes. What else besides flowers can be bought for lovers of indoor flowers as a gift.

Probably not everyone knows that store-bought plants are under double stress. The plant receives its first stress when it is delivered to the store. Indoor plants are grown for sale, usually in greenhouses, where high humidity, temperature and appropriate illumination are maintained. Now most shops offer flowers brought from Holland, as well as from Thailand and other countries. Even if the company tried to carry out the delivery as correctly and carefully as possible, the plant will still be under stress, while it will look good. So, the plant got into the store, where certain conditions are created for it. The plant did not have time to get used to how it is bought...

It is easy enough to find advice on buying a plant, there are articles on this topic in all books and sites about houseplants. However, the question is what to do with the plant at home when it has already been bought or donated... Another question that arises with the acquisition of a new plant is whether it needs to be transplanted, especially if it is bought in the fall or winter...

Sometimes they write that drainage is not needed in a clay pot, to which I would like to object - you can pour the plant in any pot, both in plastic and clay, so a beginner flower grower can be advised to put a layer of drainage in any pot, it will not hurt. Although if watered too often and a lot, then the drainage may not help either and the plant will be flooded...

All of us are starting to do anything for the first time ever. Someone, before starting to grow flowers, asks how difficult it is, where to start, where to get it, how to root, etc. But most lovers "get sick" of houseplants suddenly, seeing a beautiful flower or fruiting tree, or having received it as a gift. And when the plant is already at home, a lot of questions arise, most of which relate to general growing issues. Let's try again to understand them and systematize...

Indoor plants in our lives very often decorate not only residential, but also working premises, in which, in fact, we spend most of our time. When choosing plants for the office, you should first of all pay attention to how suitable your office is for growing plants in general - if they smoke constantly or indoors it is too dark even for people, then it is better to start the most hardy plants or artificial flowers. The specifics of growing or keeping plants in the office are somewhat different than at home. The pros and cons of growing plants in the office, as well as two different views on the same factor, can be reduced to the following...

Landscaping a living space is not only aesthetics, but also a way to improve the microclimate, increase mood and create a feeling of comfort. However, not everyone wants to wait years for a small sprout to develop into a full-fledged plant. Fortunately, nature has provided many species that are distinguished by rapid growth, active development and the ability to decorate a windowsill, shelf or corner interior planter in the shortest possible time. In this article, we look at the best fast-growing houseplants, talk about their features, growing conditions and share care tips....