How to keep indoor plants in your office alive?

It’s a common questions we get, and we understand it’s hard to know what to do with living plants to keep them alive! Indoor plants don’t just contribute to inviting indoor decor — they also help reduce the amount of airborne contaminants and bacteria, while often improving people’s moods. On average, Americans spend over $100 on domestic plants each year.

If you’ve decided to green up your home or office, the last thing you want to happen is for your beautiful, luscious plants to become wilted and brown. Here’s a few things you can keep in mind to keep the plants alive and thrivig.

• Pruning is Important

Snipping your plant doesn’t hurt it. Healthy pruning helps encourage plants to grow in thick rather than straggling. Cutting away damaged or unhealthy sections also helps the plant redirect its energy into the healthier sections.

• Research Your Plants

Every plant has evolved to fit a certain environment, low light plants, medium light plants, or high light plants. This means that exposing all your plants to the same amount of sunlight and water may work for some, but to others it could be potentially deadly. Too much water can cause plants to rot, while others shrivel. Many plants today come with easy sticker guides on proper conditions, but if not, the answer is just a quick Google search away.

• Save Your Packing Peanuts

Large planters for the home or office often have no holes in the bottom for proper drainage. Add a layer of packing peanuts to the bottom. Not only will this help make the planter lighter — and easier to move — but it allows excessive water to pool out of the soil, maintaining a healthy growing environment.

• Allow Room to Grow

If your plant’s roots are coiling around the inside of the pot, or poking through the bottom, chances are high that your your plant is in need of a re-potting. Look for a new planter that is at least two inches wider and deeper than your original pot.

• Fertilize — But Not Too Much

Fertilizer is important for encouraging plant growth, but it is possible to overdo it. Too much can slow down water absorption and contributed to dried out root systems. You can also use eggshells as a quick and easy way to fertilize your plants with crushed egg shells, bringing useful calcium and potassium to soil.

Indoor plants in your office can add a certain natural calmness to indoor space, and there’s a plant type for everyone — if you have trouble remembering to water, for example, stick to succulents. For more tips on keeping indoor plants alive, contact us at Evergreen Tropical Interiors. If you want the look of plants in your office, but don’t have time, energy, or knowledge to keep them alive and beautiful, take a look at our blooming programs where we do all the work and you enjoy the plants.