Changes and a Hundred Houseplants

We are slowly renovating a second home. Carpets came up, some drywall came down and slowly furniture and houseplants arrived at the new place. Over the last few years I have given away hundreds of houseplants. Sometimes starts from cuttings and sometimes the mother plants that have gotten too big, occasionally a new plant that I decided was not what I liked in growth habits. I have regulars who check the Nextdoor app I use to notify neighbors of plants sitting on the street for free. They seldom are abandoned for more than an hour before someone takes them home.

Here are a few plants that have made the move. I will be thinning their numbers eventually and many are still at the other house but will wait until spring weather to share with new neighbors.

office space:

living room:


Kitchen nook and sink windows


Porch area:


I see that I still have some room but window space is limited. No need for curtains once every plant is situated.

‘My problem is all the cuttings. I managed to throw a good number away, but many got put into pots for starts instead of the garbage. Plant addiction is a hard illness to curb.

 

Plant addiction?! Ha, you keep on doin’, you, Jewell.

 

Oh Jewell, you've created such lovely spaces! I like your choice of wall colours and the rugs. And all those potted plants, it's like an unobtainable dream for me! I just kill houseplants and have stopped trying. Your neighbours must be so pleased with your addiction. There are worse addictions and I suggest you just keep the one you have!

How is your view from the windows? any nice scenery out there?

 

@eileen yes plants are a mainstay for me whether inside or out. Slowly my sweetie is adapting to this undeniably fact.

@Sjoerd no choice and no desire to curb the problem…if it is a problem.

@Droopy the view of the mountains is spectacular.
Finding the right houseplants for a space is like finding the right perennials for the garden. This move has challenged some plants because of the change in microclimate. Some adapt and some don’t.
I love moving with my very old often thread bare throw rugs. Never understood modern wall to wall carpeting, but everyone has a preference.

 

I would love to see some photos of that view when you have time. We are daylight challenged where I am. 24-hours daylight in mid-summer and maybe 5-6 hours mid-winter, so we need plant lights. The few house plants we have are old, but at least they like it here.

We have rugs on our floors too. If we have the right type of snow we chuck them outside, shovel snow on them, use a stiff broom to rub the snow in and then hang them and knock the snow out before bringing them into the laundry room to dry out. Good exercise.