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A green house without green fingers

It is a trend to turn your home into an urban jungle. Do you want a green house without green fingers? Then read on quickly and discover how you can make your home greener without too much effort.

Urban jungle, the new trend

It has been a trend for some time now:house plants that give your home a green look. Not only garden centers have responded to this trend, nowadays you can also find the nicest plants at Lidl, Aldi and other supermarkets. There is plenty of choice and the more plants you have the better. Vary the height, play with colors and fill your windowsill and that one corner in the room with plants.

Plants need care

Of course, a house full of plants is great. I love plants myself and I even have them in the bathroom. However, there is one major drawback:like all living things, houseplants also need care. This care consists of watering, providing nutrients from time to time and repotting the plants once in a while. In addition, there are also plants that need something more:for example, they need a high humidity and must be sprayed with (lukewarm) water every so often. Other plants should be dipped in water (orchid) once a week. And in winter you have to reduce the care for some plants.

All in all, you need to have some understanding of plants to keep them alive and growing. Not to mention the fact that you cannot leave it unkempt during your holiday.

A green house without green fingers

Fortunately, you can also enjoy a green house if you have little or no knowledge of plants. Or if you just don't have the time to put real plants in your house. The solution? Artificial plants. You really don't have to worry about the plants looking artificial. The plants are now so well imitated that they can hardly be distinguished from real ones. You may have seen them yourself in an office, because artificial plants are used more often there. Even I, as a true plant lover and connoisseur, sometimes fall for it when I see a beautiful plant and only then find out when I touch it that it is an artificial plant.

The choice of artificial plants is now also very large. Choose a nice small plant for the table, cupboard or windowsill or place a large plant in the corner of the room as a real eye-catcher. If you prefer flowering plants, there is also plenty of choice. From a real Christmas star to a hibiscus, you determine the color and plant.

Many artificial plants are delivered in a beautiful pot, so you are ready immediately. All you have to do then is put the plant in a nice place. Occasionally wipe with a cloth because of the dust and you have a green house without green fingers.

Do you have real or artificial plants at home?