4 genius ways to use your houseplants outside in your garden and containers

Houseplants have a way of adding life, vitality, and serenity to our interior. But in the warmer seasons, there is no rule that our favorite houseplants cannot join us in large outdoors. I adore the lush tropical look that my indoor plants add to my Virginia patio and garden in the summer - they are so versatile and vibrant than others inspired me to write a book to help them use their favorite houseplants the same way. How to love them !. Here are four simple ways to use your indoor plants to decorate your garden and outdoor gardeners. In addition, find tips on how to successfully grow your houseplants outside and bring them back inside.

1. Anchor seat areas with large houseplants

Is the hard-working Schefflera or Ficus sitting in the corner of the room? These and large architectural indoor plants such as Strelitzia, Monstera, Dragona, and many palm species attract equally on sites, balconies, and patios. They fill your seat or dining area effortlessly, creating a sense of privacy and privacy. For even more atmosphere, I like to place copper wire LED string lights on the timer across the branches of indoor trees and large houseplants.

2. Add excitement to garden beds

Houseplants are an easy way to take garden beds to a new level of predictability. For example, in my fern-filled shade garden, I added an unexpected element with some strong, spiked indoor plants such as snake plants, bromeliad species, and dragonflies. For the season (once the soil temperature warms up) you can plant your houseplants directly in the ground. However, you can save a little work and avoid a little stress on your plant if you do not. Instead, give the houseplant an annual re-pot at the beginning of the season, and then immerse its entire pot in the garden you want to use.

If neighboring garden plants obscure the edges, the pot can be nested in a shallow hole instead of being completely buried. Do not forget to water your houseplant with your other container plants during the season. When it comes time for your houseplant to return to the house, throw the entire pot off the ground. Clean the outside of the container, trim the long roots, and then place the plant back in your home.

3. Spotlight colorful leaves on Creative Compos

It would be fun to mix and match houseplants together in a pot with beautiful shapes and colors on the leaves. I especially like to combine my small plants with an outdoor garden with similar growing needs so they do not dry out too fast. For example, this wide but shallow garden is a mixture of dieffenbachia, pothos, trailing philodendron, and hot-pink-ding aglaonema.

To create your own combo, select houseplants that have the same irrigation and light requirements. Also, follow the tried and true container garden mantra of 'thriller, filler, spiller' for an arrangement that is greater than the sum of its parts. This means a tall focal plant, with a short or two plants to fill around it, and then a few backward plants spreading sideways.

Ceramic glazed pots or self-watering artificial containers will work well for such collections to retain moisture and add a strong color accent to your favorite houseplants. Chances are, you’ll love the mix so much and bring your container garden home to brighten up the winter days.

4. Create a strong focal point in the containers

Container gardens can be very energetic when anchored around a tall, upright plant (your tiller). If you are not impressed by the regular fees of vertical accents available at your local nursery, why not try one of your favorite medium-sized houseplants? Bromeliads, snakeskin, and dragonflies are my favorite choices because they offer an incomparable structure that can go well with conventional container garden plants such as verbena, calibrachoa, impatience, and carrageenan. In addition, these plants handle re-planting well at the end of the season and tolerate full sun.

To help move indoor plants out tips

Most houseplants thrive in the bright light and increased wind movement available outside during the growing season. With balanced watering and occasional fertilizing, your plants will look refreshed and green in the fall. However, it is best to slowly adapt any indoor plant to outdoor conditions. If the night temperature is above 50 F with reliability, start moving your houseplants out. Use it as a place to keep your house plants shaded to allow more light. Adjust your feeding and watering habits as you would to any other container plants you keep outdoors.