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Plants have become extra popular on the homeware front lately, thanks to bloggers using them in flatlays and interior designers using them to create a minimalist but 'living' space. 

Plants are a simple way to add texture to a living space, but it's important to look after your little plant friends carefully. 

Know your plants

Every plant is individual, depending on their species. 

Make sure you do your research before just buying a load of plants to jazz up your Instagram backgrounds, or else you'll end up with some rather unphotogenic brown, dead tendrils. 

 

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Don't water them too much

One of the most common ways that plants die is through over-watering. 

Each plant is different but very few would need to be watered more than once a week. 

A handy way to check is to test the soil using a stick, if the soil is dry and crumbly all the way to the bottom of the pot, your little plant could probably do with some hydration. 

 

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Let there be light!

All your plant friends need is light and water to survive, so make sure they're getting enough natural day light for them to sustain themselves.

Place plants where natural light is most prolific, and if you sense that your plants seem to be bowing towards a window, them move them a little closer.

 

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Grow baby, grow

If you want to see growth in your plants, then they will need to fertilised.

According to Gardeners.com, 'as a general rule, most houseplants should be fertilised from January through September, and should then be allowed to "rest" for a few months.'

 

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Succulent life

Cacti and succulents do require TLC

Often times, people choose succulents or cacti as they see them as a low maintenance plant. 

While they definitely don't need as much attention as other plants, succulents need to have a soil soakage about once a week while still in the growth stages. 

Cacti can be watered two-three times per month. 

 

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We’d all like a few indoor plants to brighten up our home and purify the air a bit. But if you aren’t particularly green-fingered, you might feel like you can’t offer them a good enough home.

Well think again – we’ve found five of the hardiest indoor plants around, so you don’t have to worry about coming home to a sad, old, withered up plant.

Dracaena marginata (also known as dragon tree)
This plant survives in bright locations, so keep it on your windowsill or somewhere the sun shines. It also doesn’t like to be too wet, so get one of those pots with holes in the bottom and keep it elevated so the excess water can drain out.

Dracaena marginat

Philodendron
This plant is tolerant to draughts, and while you shouldn’t let it go too long without a drink, it will recover quickly. Sounds good to us!

Philodendron

Snake plant
Apparently these plants need such little light, they could even survive in a closet. Not that we’d recommend keeping it there.

snake plant

 

Pothos
This leafy vine survives with low light and irregular watering, so what could go wrong?

Pothos

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