Bring the outdoors in with these long-lasting pots.
you might enjoy the outdoors even when you’re stuck inside.
We’re showing you our favorite indoor planter ideas, from playfularrangements of succulentsto pots of overflowing vibrant primrose.
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No matter the season, there are plenty of ways to bring your garden inside.
Indoor planters are easy to create and work in any home area, from thedining roomto the den.
Adjust the punch in of container according to your space.
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Dark foliage gives a container impact and gravity.
The red florals give an extra third dimension to the wall decor.
Cacti have thorns, but this variety is soft and inviting, giving them presence and appealeven without flowers.
Although they almost appear to be fake, succulents grow satisfyingly fast.
Experiment with Air Plants
Trying air plants (Tillandsia sp.)
is an excellent way to bring a breath of fresh air to your home’s decor.
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These tropicals love the warm air and regular moisture.
Foliage can be delicately textured or thick and comes in greens, silvers, pinks, and reds.
Leaves often blush before tiny flowers appear in purples, pinks, or reds.
In the wild, air plants grow on trees and rocks, absorbing moisture through their leaves.
you could also mount air plants on cork bark or driftwood.
Or create a modern look by hanging plants in clear glass globes.
Search local garden centers for inexpensive forced bulbs.
Select small pots of individually forced bulbs, or look for large containers with multiple blooms for dividing.
see to it to buy healthy, firm bulbs with tightly closed buds.
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Pack bulbs closely to intensify their fragrance and beauty.
Top off your living arrangement with lush, green moss.
Frame Your Work
Container gardeningdoesn’t rely on using a single pot or buying new plants.
Choose plants with similar light and watering needs, so they’ll live in perfect harmony.
Add wispy and boldfernsif doily lace-cap hydrangea blooms are not enough.
The vine tumbling over the edge adds instant character to this container.
One is for display, while you have an opportunity to pamper the other.
Collect What You Love
Go ahead and overindulge.Succulentsare the perfect plant for that.
Grouping plants that enjoy the same growing conditions can turn a collection into a showpiece.
The varied shapes and colors give these plants season-long interest.
A well-chosen container helps this garden appear structurely sound at a distance and beautiful when observed up close.
Create with Whimsy
A playful basket is the launching point for this fun arrangement.
Both have large leaves, so a finely divided fern and a delicately veined fittonia lend contrast.
Revisit a Classic
Now is the time to stroll down the primrose path.
Add button fern and narcissus for extra fullness, and then finish with a spray of ivy.
Bold shapes in both dark green and creamy white provide textural contrast to the other finely cut foliage.
Soft accents of pink (in the orchid and begonia foliage) complement the tones of the metal urn.
A long-bloomingbegonia, as well as fine-textured and variegated foliage, makes this combination work.
Note how the small, variegated vine lends definition amid the green foliage.
Morning sun or the gentle afternoon shade of tall trees will keep them all happy.
Let the soil get moderately dry before watering.
If it is dry, then it is time to water.
(Check soil about half an inch deep).
Revive a Wall
This simple planting system transforms any bare vertical spot into a lush living wall.
Many outside walls are blank canvases, so decorate them with colorful flowers and foliage.
Add more soil and plants to the row above to fill out the display.
Don’t plant the adjacent edges when combining two or more unitsyou’ll squash the leaves in between.
Rely On Leaves
Sometimes, simplicity is best.
Note how the white flowers echo the surface of the glossy white container.
Plant a Little Glass House
Terrariumsare back, and they are as endearing as ever.
There is no better way to minimize care while celebrating plant details.
Evoke a Foresty Feeling
A green, mossy basket imitates a moist, fertile forest floor.
Out of it grows a verdant grouping of flowers and foliage.
Subtle but essential, the lime-green fern foliage and the light green oregano blooms give the arrangement energy.
To display, line the bottom of a decorative container with plastic.
Then slip in the nursery potno replanting needed.
Top with sheet moss to hide the soil and to create a more finished look.
Same Shade Used Three Ways
Combining plants of similar colors forms a cohesive look.
A bold orange bromeliad echos a cloudlike cluster of kalanchoe and even the tawny new fronds of autumn fern.
Because the low urn is visually heavy, the up-facing trumpet of the bromeliad lifts the eye.
All others help bring the two together.
The handle on this basket adds country charm.
Give Rise to Color
Complementary leaves pair with vibrant flowering plants in this container.
This planting called for dark, glossy leaves with the same appearance as the blue wall behind them.
It is asymmetrical yet balanced, which is more typical of an arrangement of cut flowers.
It pulls it all together.
Choose a glass container with an opening wide enough for your hand to make a terrarium.
Gently add an inch or two of washed, fine gravel.
Top gravel with a thin layer of activated aquarium carbon.
(You’ll find both at your local pet store.)
