Interiorscaping - Gardening Indoors With Houseplants

Houseplants improve indoor air quality, design and mood. All you have to do in return is provide adequate care for houseplants -- easier said than done! This article offers ideas for combating pests that plague your attempts at interiorscaping, as well as ideas for giving your houseplants an optimal environment.

You can enhance your interiorscaping through the use of bonsai trees. Some types of bonsai trees grow best indoors, Norfolk Island pine tree and ornamental fig being examples. But once you have selected the right type, how do you care for your bonsai? Of course, everyone wants to know how to prune bonsai plants, which I also touch on here.

Aloe vera is an example of a tropical plant that Northern gardeners will have to over-winter indoors. Fortunately, it is an attractive plant that can beautify your home during the winter (which is why florists often include it in "dish gardens"). And during your aloe vera's stay as a house guest, you can take advantage of its legendary ability to soothe skin.

Interiorscaping is about more than just houseplant care and over-wintering plants unable to stand the cold. This article is geared to those who are tired of winter. If spring simply cannot come soon enough for you, force spring to make an early appearance! I am talking about "forcing" flowers, of course. Learn how to do it here.

Need to bring tender herbs indoors for the winter? Marie Iannotti, About.com's Guide to Gardening, tells you which herbs perform best in windowsill gardens. And perhaps the best news is: some of them require little in the way of houseplant care.

Are there any common houseplants that you almost can’t kill? You bet there are, and Marie Iannotti features 6 of them in this article. Because they’ll grow in indirect light, don’t mind normal household temperatures and humidity levels, and "are perfect for someone who always forgets to water their plants," these 6 common houseplants are a brown thumb’s delight!

"Nothing makes a home feel more welcoming, warm and alive than house plants. And if you're like me, your plants are part of the family; a member you can't part with very easily," scribes Diane Schmidt, About's Guide to Moving. Let's face it: when you're moving, houseplant care is largely about getting your houseplants safely from point A to point B!

Have you priced grow lights lately? Pretty expensive, aren't they? But don't let that destroy your commitment to providing adequate houseplant care. This tutorial starts with two considerations: "What type of hydroponic system you are going to use and where are you are planning to situate it"? After you've answered these 2 questions, your options begin to take clearer shape.

Perhaps no houseplant carries with it such an immediate visual impact as the palm tree. Transforming a nook of your interiorscape into a lush oasis with tall palm varieties makes a strong design statement. Read about the most appropriate palms for use as houseplants.

Gary Antosh of Plant-Care.com is the author of this eBook on houseplant care. If you turn green with envy when you view great interiorscaping but suffer from a brown thumb, this may be your answer for gardening indoors successfully.