At this time of the year things often turn towards nature, and for some this means re-potting house plants and giving them some room to grow, and a new lease of life.
It does mean having to re-think your pots though as some plants will need to move up a size.
Choosing plant pots for house plants need not be a tricky business, in fact as long as the pot is big enough to give the plant room to grow, then there’s plenty of tips and tricks to make a plant fit the pot you fancy.
Here are my top five tips:
1) If the pot is too big put pieces of polystyrene in the base to fill it, and then stand your potted plant in and fill the top with moss. The plant can be watered without removing it, as the polystyrene allows the water to drain away from the plant.
2) If you are lucky, your plants will fit perfectly into a plant pot in their original plastic pots. Sometimes a little polystyrene is needed to fill out the bottom and can be just taken out to water and allowed to drain before putting back in their decorative pots.
3) Vases can look fabulous with potted plants in them. Fill the base with polystyrene or stones if you want to add some weight. Arrange small potted plants, and fill around the edges with moss. This arrangement will last a few months depending on how quickly the plants grow.
4) Baby spider plants or succulents are perfect for smaller vases but as they will not have drainage holes, and are too small to accommodate plastic plant pots. They will need to be potted straight into soil in the pot. It does mean you will have to be very careful not to over-water though, and they will need to be re-potted to something bigger as they grow.
5) If you like the shape of a plant pot but are not happy with the colour then paint it. Spray paint comes in an amazing range of colours, and you can even buy textured paint that looks like stone. it is so quick and easy to do.
This piece was written by Jacqui Brooks, the co-founder of online home and garden boutique, MiaFleur. She is also an interiors and lifestyle blogger. It was edited by Andrew Batt, International Group Editor of PropertyGuru Group, wrote this story. To contact him about this or other stories email andrew@propertyguru.com.sg
