Indoor gardening is an excellent way to make your Chicago apartment really feel like home. Even in the smallest of spaces, it is possible to bring the outdoors in and create a warm, comfortable atmosphere when plants are added into the mix.
Orchids will add harmony in your apartment
Getting started with indoor gardening is not as difficult as many would think.In Chicago, the potential to really show off a green thumb – even in a high-rise building – is most certainly there. Before getting started with indoor gardening, it is smart to survey the space and the available light and map out what kinds of plants best suit personal needs. Some plants simply take more work than others or are more finicky about lighting and other factors.
Tomatoes: Nice to look at. Great to eat.
Beyond how much work one is willing to put in, it’s also a good idea to consider just how much space can be dedicated to the venture. Indoor gardening can involve nothing more than a few pots, if that’s all that is desired. Some people, however, might choose to take indoor gardening to new heights and dedicate a fair amount of space to indoor trees, hanging plants and even herb and vegetable plants.
Once decisions have been made about space and lighting, the next step involves plant selection. Here is a very basic breakdown of the kinds of plants that are often seen in indoor gardening and how difficult they are to grow:
- Easy to grow: These plants for indoor gardening are among those considered very low maintenance – ficus, croton, aloe, spider plants, philodendrons and snake plants.
- Moderate difficulty level: Plants such as poinsettias, some succulents, many indoor flowering plants and even asparagus ferns fall in the moderate difficulty category.
- Challenging: Indoor gardening can present quite the challenge when plants like orchids and bromeliads are brought into the mix.
Indoor gardening is a great way to give a Chicago rental apartment a welcoming feel. Not only can they add to the atmosphere, they can also help clean the air and bring a little nature indoors – even if a Chicago apartment is in the middle of downtown!
Here is a list of good resources to learn more about growing greens in your apartment
- The Great Plant Escape
- About.com – Easy to manage plants
- Inside Plants Live
- Elle about indoor plants
- Home I Village, 10 Most popular indoor plants
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