Suitable containers of adequate size are one of the most important aids to plant display, be it a piece of ornamental pottery for a single pot, or an elaborate container for a group of house plants. When purchasing an outer decorative pot for a plant already in your possession take the simple precaution of either measuring the plant’s pot before setting out on your errand, or, better still, take an empty pot with you of similar size to the one in which your plant is growing. Where possible, containers should be slightly larger than the pot in order that a layer of moist pebbles can be placed in the bottom of the decorative pot for your plant to stand on.
Indoor Plant Display Ideas
When selecting or making display containers, keep in mind the thought that the height of indoor plants is almost invariably governed by the dimensions of the pot in which the plant is growing, The following approximate guide to relative size may be helpful: a 3.5 inch diameter pot for a plant about 15 inch to 18 inch tall ; a 5 inch pot for a plant about 20 inch to 26 inch tall; a 7 inch pot for a plant about 3.5 feet to 4.5 feet tall and a 9 inch pot for a plant abot 5 feet to 7 feet tall. Indoor plants in larger pots should always be seen before finalizing purchase; otherwise, you may, for example, purchase a 4 feet tall most era plant only to find that the spread of the plant is much too large for the position earmarked for it.
The use of larger containers accommodating a number of plants poses the question of whether one should employ the free-planting method, or simply plunge plant pots to their rims in moist peat. If the first method is adopted the container should be almost filled with compost and the plants placed on the compost in suitable positions, so simplifying the actual planting operation which follows, one would suggest leaving one or two spaces for flowering plants; do this by inserting an empty pot or two which can be easily removed and replaced with a flowering plant at almost any time. When the plants are freely planted, growth will be much more vigorous, but there will be less opportunity for rearranging the plants.
If house plants are left in their pots, probably the best plunging medium is moist peat, as plants are easily arranged in this and can be tilted at just the right angle for the finished effect. If the dark peat is found to be objectionable, a scattering of gravel on the surface of the peat will improve appearances. Where plants with differing water requirements are free-planted in the same container it will be wise to stike a happy medium when watering, and , if anything, one should err on the side of dryness rather than making the soil over-moist.
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Working with plants one should not be afraid of getting ones hands dirty occasionally, even if it is only to prod a finger into the soil to test its water requirements. Nevertheless, it would be regrettable if the would-be house plant owner were to be put off by one’s references to soil, peat and the like. Take heart, there are many other ways of displaying plants, and inspection of the wide variety of plant stands and containers available in almost any good department store or florist shop will provide ample opportunity for experiment. If space is limited, the standard type of plants into the minimum amount of space. The well arranged plant table always appeals to everyone as providing a clean and effective display that is easily maintained.
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