HOW TO CREATE A LOW-MAINTENANCE INDOOR GARDEN WITH ARTIFICIAL PLANTS
, by Alicia Woods, 4 min reading time
As we know, the benefits of greenery within a home can include creating a sense of calm, reduced stress and lower levels of anxiety and depression. Green plants within a home can create a more soothing environment as it gives you the feeling of being surrounded by nature.
Creating a low-maintenance indoor garden with artificial plants can enhance your home's style, while creating a serene place to call home and it is an easy indoor garden project to do.
Easy care fake plants can add to your sense of calm as you can thoroughly enjoy the visual benefits without the need to care for real plants.
Creating a low-maintenance indoor garden with artificial plants can give you a great sense of accomplishment when finished. Your garden of easy-care fake plants will be able to be enjoyed for many years with minimal maintenance required.
Artificial garden ideas are not limited by seasons or climate and can be created to suit your personal taste. As your plants are evergreen, your investment in decorating with artificial plants can give you endless benefits as you style and restyle your garden quickly and easily whenever the mood strikes, with no mess and no fuss.
How to get started creating a low-maintenance indoor garden with fake plants.
Here is the fun part!...
First things first, choose an area that is suitable for your indoor artificial garden. As you are decorating using artificial plants, the sunlight position and the amount of heating or cooling is not a factor for the longevity of your plants.
Your artificial garden space should be placed away from direct heat sources such as your heater and placed in a spot that is not a tripping hazard for you and your visitors. Safety first!
Once your placement is decided, it is time to choose some plants you love! Remember climate does not affect your fake plants so you can choose varieties that would not normally thrive in your area but look great. Your artificial plants will last for years, therefore your choice of variety should be based on at least a few key plants that make you feel special.
After you have chosen a few key artificial plant varieties, the ones you truly love, it is time to coordinate.
Our tip is to choose plants of varying heights and ensure you have at least three in your indoor artificial plant garden. Groupings of odd numbers work best, groups of 3,5,7 work well together.
Pair your chosen feature plants with some flowering varieties or leafy green plants in tones that coordinate. White and creams, pinks and reds, purples and blues….and of course green!
Styling an indoor garden with artificial plants.
When it comes to styling your artificial plants for an indoor garden, pairing your plants with some beautiful indoor pots can really help level up your styling.
For beautiful indoor pot ideas, as you will not be required to water your artificial plants, you can get inventive and use ceramic pots, concrete plant pots or material plant holders, raffia baskets and more. Your options are limited only by your plant-styling imagination.
Introducing elements such as rocks or natural loose coconut fibre to the top of your pot can also help enhance the natural look of your indoor artificial plant garden. It is simple to do, long-lasting as no water is required for your plant garden and can really make your arrangement pop.
Once you have your artificial plant varieties set up within their pots or vessels and decorated with rocks or coconut fibre, it is time to arrange them within your chosen area.
Our stylists recommend arranging your plants with the taller ones to the back middle then arranging in size order with medium-height artificial plants to the middle, and shorter plants to the front and sides.
The height arrangement can play a big part in ensuring all your chosen plants can be seen well and also appear to be in a more natural arrangement.
Our stylist's top favourite artificial plants for an indoor garden with colour.
The HGDCO team has some solid favourites when it comes to styling with indoor plants. We love large leafy green artificial plants paired with some spots of colour. Of course, these varieties can be mixed with your own choice of artificial plants and pots.
Remember, your garden is limited only by your imagination, styling plants your way is part of the appeal of indoor artificial plants. They can be styled, re-styled and re-arranged whenever you please, with no mess and no fuss.
To view the range and start planning your indoor garden, visit HGDCO indoor plant pages and start your Wishlist! Our chat window is always open so feel free to reach out and we will happily get back to you with answers to any questions.