Besides the use of house plants to augment the color and style of furnishings, they also can carry an important role as complements to the lines of modern architecture. Against a simple background for living, plants can introduce contrasting decorative forms that add visual excitement. Living plants, as well as paintings and sculpture, can subtly [...]
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Comments OffWindows Are Showcases For House Plants
Take a tip from jewelers who know how to display their gems effectively _in brightly lighted windows. Plants, too, sparkle when they’re set in the showcase of your windows. Light makes the colors of bloom and foliage all the more glowing, and it is good for a plant’s growth (provided you choose in accordance with [...]
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Almost any green or flowering plant is a welcome, fresh accent in almost any room _in the kitchen, dining or living room, or bedroom. But a good choice of plants together with the right size and color container can do more, decoratively speaking. For example, flowering plants whose blooms pick up the hues used in [...]
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Assess The Amount Of Light Available Having selected a location offering adequate space and a good background, the next step is to consider the amount of natural light available. Should the ideal location for a big plant in your home be one deficient in daylight, your next consideration should be the possibility of supplementing natural [...]
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The hanging basket for plant display. Plants especially suited to growing in this manner include big, tropical-looking ferns, many vines such as English and kangaroo ivy, old-faithful philodendron, and ivy geraniums, as well as feathery-looking asparagus fern. All of these will thrive in bright light, and they welcome cooler temperatures round near a large window [...]
Posted in Decorative Uses of House Plants Tags: asparagus fern, distinct periods, fern, hanging baskets, Home, homey comfort, House Plants, nighttime lows, Plant, victorian interiors Comments OffMass plants for Better Homes And Gardens
For a coffee table or for a narrow shelf,choose a small gem that asks and deserves to be looked at closely. Just as an attractive ashtray or a colorful pillow can be a tasteful,decorative accent, so can small plants. They can pick up room colors, provide interesting contrast of form, and add attention-getting detail. But [...]
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When you mass plants, you improve greatly the conditions of humidity. Plants placed close together don’t dry out as rapidly as those that are displayed singly or are sparsely grouped. But you also introduce the problem of watering grouped plants without causing damage to room furnishings by water stains. You’ll save watering time and potential [...]
Posted in Decorative Uses of House Plants Tags: Damage, excess water, growing plants, House Plants, Humidity, Mass, potted plants, room furnishings, water damage, water stains Comments OffShop Wisely For House Plants
This is a happy compromise if you shop wisely for flowering plants. Azaleas, cyclamen, or poinsettias purchased from your florist or greenhouse will stay in bloom for weeks, even months, if properly cared for. Choose plants with lots of buds, those not yet at their peak of color. Once in full bloom, position the plants [...]
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Plants are ornaments for the rooms in which you live. Of course, you enjoy them just for themselves, but you can increase your plea sure by selecting plants and placing them where they will be handsome room accents_the finishing touches to a decorating plan. Perhaps you seek boldness of form or leaf pattern as a [...]
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