Too Much Green?
Is there such a thing? I mean money is green, and you cannot have too much of that. Emeralds are green, and I would take as many as you want to give me. Later this month we will be celebrating St. Patty’s Day with some green beer… OK, that is the one that does it for me, but Douglas would argue that you could never have too much. Then, he would run a marathon in the morning. That actually happened if you want to hear that story one day.
However, the green that I am referring too comes from plants. Can there ever be too many of those?
Perhaps it is because it is so cold and snowy outside that I have been craving a jungle inside. Although I am far from creating a rain forest in my living room, I did buy a couple more plants.
One is residing in the bedroom for now. I put it on a small night table that came from Douglas’ apartment, but I am hoping to find a small wooden stool to put it on.
I like the prehistoric look of this plant. It was at the grocery store for only $12.50. Do you understand why I had to have it?
I also bought a pineapple plant for Douglas. Who would have guessed that we would be able to grow our very own pineapple.
It might take several months. I will keep you updated. Hopefully, we can keep it alive. sfds (Not sure what “sfds” means. That was Crème’s contribution to this post, but I think she appreciates the plants as well.)
You might worry that she could get sick from all of the plants in this house, but she does not bother them much. We have bamboo and cat grass strategically located for her to chew on. Her only request is that we keep a spot on the sofa table free of plants. Whenever I put one in the middle, she knocks it off.
A couple of the specimens on the wall of plants were not thriving and had to be replaced. This wall is looking a little sparse, but I am hoping that the plants will take off now that they are in different pots.
I love the look of terracotta pots, and for years that was all that I would buy. However, I have found that they rob the plants of moisture and cause the soil to dry out, particularly in the winter. Glazed pots are better, but I need to buy a few more. These are a few more that are struggling. Hopefully, they will do better on this side of the room.
One of my onion plants went into the birdhouse. I think that it will look really cool when it grows up and takes over the cage. Those tendrils are super sticky and will take over anything.
NASA recommend one plant for every one hundred square feet for clean air per the tag on my new acquisition. We have thirty two in just over seven hundred square feet. Perhaps we are closer to the rain forest than I thought.
Thirty two might be enough for pure air, but it has not satisfied my craving for green. Any suggestions for other plants to add to my collection?
Any guesses what Crème might have meant by “sfds”?
Happy Homemaking!
I am a teacher, traveler, artist, writer, homemaker and a whole lot more. In January 2009, I bought the Cape of Dreams. It was the second house that I had ever owned, but it was the first that I bought by myself. I now live in the house with my husband Douglas, our dog Kahlua, and Crème de Menthe, the cat. Because, what life is complete without a little Kahlua and Cream? I love arts and crafts of all kinds, and I refinish furniture as well. We are slowly redoing our entire house. You can read about my projects on my blog www.CapeofDreams.com
Well, you could always add a chlorophytum if you really need one more! They are easy and are supposed to “eat” some of the polluants on the air. My cats let mine alone.
I have four of them. One is really big and in the dining room window. I did not include a picture of that one in this post. The other three are offshoots that I just re-potted in small pots on the wall of plants. They are not the variegated kind.
Creme says, so fun destroying stuff! I heard pineapples take 2 years. I will visit when the pineapple is ready, maybe. 🙂
I will take you up on your word. According to this article it would take 24 months to grow from a pineapple top, but ours has already flowered so it will only take six months. Haha. See you in September! 🙂
i need to find me a pineapple plant! love your new plants – love the prehistoric one from the grocery store, too!
The prehistoric one is an elephant ear. I forgot to mention the name in the post. The pineapple plant came from the grocery store as well. I was so excited to see it!
Soft, furry, doesn’t shed. I was just admiring one of those elephant ear philodendrons in Home Depot the other day. Beautiful plants. Do you have any zygocactus (Christmas cactus)? I have several and they bloom their hearts out several times a year. No, you can’t have too much green … but my cats mess with plants, so I have to be careful.
I do not have a Christmas cactus, but my mother has a beautiful one. I just did some investigation that leads me to believe that it should be easy to propagate. Yay! Next time I visit her I am going to take a clipping.
You must be very diligent to keep all those plants alive. My only plants in the house: a gift orchid and 3 olive trees that will go outside if it ever stops snowing here. Love your plant wall. Jo @ Let’s Face the Music
Unfortunately, I am less than diligent with my greenery. The only plants that thrive in my house are the ones that can stand some neglect and bounce back from near death. I am trying to get better about caring for them. Olive trees sound wonderful. I am surprised you can plant them outside in Maryland.
Some people have suggested that you can plant them outside but I bring them into the conservatory for the winter. This spring I’m going to try to topiary the. Hope I don’t ruin them. Jo
Never too much! Think of all that clean air. We have managed to keep our Xmas poinsettia alive -just- but we kill everything else. I want some plants in my bathroom, but haven’t taken the plunge as yet! You have mad skills keeping all those alive, I’m positively GREEN with envy! Did you see what I did there!! Hehehe
You are so punny. 😉 I can keep undemanding plants alive, but the finicky ones keep dying on me. I just buy new ones!