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Let’s face it if you wanted to make your lovely mini garden to any space inside your home, climbing plants are the fastest way to achieve that. We love our rubber trees and fiddle leaf figs, but if you wanted a low-maintenance way to instantly add oomph to your kitchen, office, bed, or living room, the sprawling trailing house plants are the best way to go. There’s something about cascading, trailing plants on a shelf or an indoor climbing plant on a trellis that instantly adds texture to your indoor decor. They bring the beauty of the outdoors inside, they provide plenty of health benefits, they take up less floor space, and most of all, they are really easy to grow. The Best Indoor Climbing Plants 1. Bougainvillea You were probably not expecting to find this plant at the top of our list. When I started growing my own indoor vining and climbing plants, the Bougainvillea wasn’t on my list too. But after 2 years of simply neglecting a pot that was just sitting on the ledge under full su...

 Houseplants brighten and cheer the indoors, bringing the outside into the home environment. Growing climbing vines indoors can be easily accomplished and there are quite a few common indoor vine plants to choose from.  How to Grow Climbing Houseplants  Since vines tend to grow voraciously and often without regard to parameters, care of indoor vines requires regular pruning, training onto a trellis or the like, and monitoring water and food needs. Often indoor climbing plants are sold in hanging baskets so the vining arms dangle down from the pot. Light conditions vary according to the variety of plant chosen. Common Indoor Vine Plants  There are a number of indoor climbing plants on the market. Here are some of the more common indoor vine plants:  Philodendron:  One of the most common comes from the large Philodendron genus, amongst which there are 200 species with some climbing varieties and some non-climbing. Climbing varieties are usually grown in hangi...

Houseplants filter our air, raise the humidity in our environment, and add a touch of nature to our surroundings. However, not everyone has room to cultivate a fiddle leaf fig or an areca palm plant indoors. Grow one of these cute small indoor plants in a teacup, on a ledge, or anywhere you need a green boost. Baby Tears Everything about Soleirolia soleirolii is cute: the common name of baby tears elicits that "aww" reaction, and the myriad of tiny leaves gives character and charm to this easy houseplant. Grow baby tears in a small terrarium or under a glass cloche in bright filtered sunlight to give this small plant the humidity it craves to stay lush. String of Pearls The Senecio genus of succulents gives us so many interesting leaf forms, including the string of pearls S. rowleyanus, which so closely resemble every kid's least favorite veggie (but isn't at all edible). The plant's unusual leaf form helps it thrive in its native South Africa, where the spherical...

 Origin of the word cactus, cactus can store water, and able to live for 200 years! Here are 20 facts about cacti that will amaze you. When growing up, I never thought much about the cactus, other than it’s a hardy desert plant. I love home improvements, and one day, I came across this beautiful photo with a cactus plant as part of home decor. The breathtaking photo is what aroused my curiosity to research more on this plant: 1. Origin Of The Word Cactus Cactus originates from the Greek name Kaktos. Kaktos is a Spanish artichoke or the “prickly plant of Sicily” as many refer to it in Greece.  The Greeks used the word cactus to refer to the spiky plant, which they compared to artichoke. However, it later emerged that the plant that they referred to as cactus was actually an artichoke and not a cactus and that the two plants had different characteristics.  According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, the word originates from the Latin word Cardoon in a classical sense. In ...

 These houseplants are the best place to start your collection. They are all easy to grow and can generally withstand erratic watering, uneven or bad light, and fluctuating temperatures. They will thrive in dorm rooms, offices, and sometimes even dismal corners. Golden Pothos Vine There is a reason golden pothos (Epipremnum pinnatum "Aureum") is one of the most popular hanging plants around. In its native habitat, golden pothos grows into a tree-swallowing monster with huge yellow and green leaves. As a houseplant, the plant will grow aggressively from pots or trailing baskets with minimal care. They will easily root in a simple glass of water. With better care, large, mottled, mature leaves may develop.   Spider Plant A well-grown spider plant (Chlorophytum) is a magnificent thing. The plant grows easily in baskets or atop columns with arching leaves. The variegated variety is by far the most common. Over time, a mature plant will send out plantlets or offsets on long stems ...

 Make crowded shelves and tabletops a thing of the past by hanging your houseplants from your ceilings and walls. These varieties with trailing stems, dangling leaves, and gracefully arching shapes make the best use of your home's vertical spaces. English Ivy Also known as common ivy, English ivy (Hedera helix) is grown for its lush, glossy foliage both indoors and out in the garden.  It's one of the best indoor plants for low light but it will grow more full in brighter light. It comes in a number of varieties that offer different leaf shapes and colors.   Baby's Tears This small houseplant gets its name from the tiny round leaves that line its delicate, trailing stems. Baby’s tears (Pilea depressa) will grow quickly, draping over a hanging planter like a living curtain.   Burro's Tail Rows of small, plump leaves on cascading stems make burro’s tail (Sedum morganianum) one of the most unique succulents to grow indoors. This low-maintenance and drought-tolerant house...