The Roanoker - September / October 2019 - 66

written by CHRISTY RIPPEL

From Brown
Thumb to
Green Thumb
A few tips and the ideal houseplants for tricky spaces
and those with brown thumbs.

H

OUSEPLANTS,
which had largely
disappeared from
home design in the 1990s
and early 2000s, are having
a moment. "There's been a
resurgence in interest among
young people coming into our
garden center, which has been
a really fun thing," says Barb
Nelson, manager of Townside
Gardens in South Roanoke.

Millennials have embraced the
idea of going green indoors, which
can add personality and affordable,
organic texture to a room. A plant
can be the perfect finishing touch
in a bathroom, on a bookshelf or in
a bare corner.
However, it's important to find
the right plant for your space in
order for it to thrive. Does your
home have very low light? Are you
a frequent traveler, and therefore
infrequent waterer? There's a plant
for every need and experience level.
Read on for expert advice on
how to choose and care for plants
in your home with confidence.

Ideal plants
for low light
North-facing rooms or rooms
with very small or no windows
are considered low light rooms.
If your room is windowless, try to
leave lights on as much as possible
for the plants, or rotate plants into
the room for a few weeks at a time
before moving them back to a room
with natural light.
Some good bets for low light
conditions that you can ask for by
name:

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