PLANTS
Plants
for every living space
Greenery creates a sense of calm and tranquillity, while many plants also remove toxins from the atmosphere. It’s easier to look after large potted plants as they have more established roots and can be a little more forgiving than small pots. The simple addition of herbs in the kitchen window adds flavour to your food and fragrance to the room. Always choose the right plant for the position, matching light conditions, air conditioning or fresh air environments and your watering regime to ensure the success of your inner urban jungle.
LIVING ROOM This generally is the largest and brightest room where you can have fun and make a statement. Plants like palms, fiddle leaf figs, rubber trees, happy plants and dracaenas are good choices. If you have display shelving, break it up with some trailing plants – heart leaf philodendron or Devil’s ivy are great for foliage, form and their air cleaning properties. For a bespoke touch, add a kokedama ball either hanging or in a tray on your coffee table.
BATHROOM
OFFICE
Humidity and bathrooms often go together, but so too do low light situations. Go for a large-leafed plant that makes the most of its chlorophyll and can capture light well. Something like a philodendron is ideal. They come in climbing and non-climbing forms, variegated leaf types and all have a drip point at the end of each leaf, so they can quickly shed any excess water should things really steam up in there. Peace lilies are also wonderful, and even ribbon plant grows well.
Working from home has become the norm, so SOHO styling should always include plants. Not only do they look great, but they are also good for concentration. Try something hardy, like Sansevieria or Monstera to start with, and when your confidence builds then go for something like a Flamingo Flower to add colour.
BEDROOM All of us want sweet dreams, so try growing a perfumed plant like Stephanotis, a white perfumed creeper, or hoya, which have intoxicating pale pink flowers and look great trailing down a bedroom shelf. Alternatively, use a flowering plant, like an orchid, so that the first thing you see in the morning brings you joy.
BALCONY Screening is essential for creating private spots on your balcony. Clustering trios of different sized pots in groupings can be effective, and so can mass planting in a trough or row of pots the same. Plant choice will vary depending on the amount of sun you get, but if your balcony is windy, make sure you water regularly as this can be very drying. The giant Bird of Paradise is a good choice for most positions, as are Draceanas. •
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There are a number of ways that plants can help to lift the interior of a room. They can be used as decoration, adding texture, colour and height to a room by way of flowers or ceramic containers.
Add a sense of calm to your indoor living iving lifestyle with a wide variety of indoor plants and houseplants. With everything from om cacti,, succulents and air plants, to ferns and d large leaf plants, Gro Urban Oasis at Warringah ngah Mall have something for every lifestyle le and decor style in the perfect size and shape ape for your home or office.
