Many gardeners go through some sort of outdoor withdrawal when the temperatures start to drop, and gardener’s depression is very common. What can you do with your hands and your love for plants when it’s no longer official ‘gardening season’. Well, the first thing you need to do is get it out of your head that gardening season begins and ends. It doesn’t. Yes, you CAN garden all year round, and one way you can do that when it starts to get cold is to begin an indoor garden.
A unique way to develop an indoor garden is through the use of exotic plants. Exotics are bright, energetic, and give your indoor living space a unique edge. What you need to do is consider the conditions under which you will be creating your indoor garden. Exotic gardens are ideal for indoors as these plants will thrive in relatively regulated temperatures such as those indoors. The biggest key to your success will be in your soil and its nutrients.
Bonsai trees, philodendrons, ivy, freesia, and orchids are beautiful plants to maintain indoors and will all thrive under excellent indoor conditions. You can get plant food to add to the soil you use to maximize the soils nutritive value, and you must maintain a constant water flow. If you maintain your indoor garden with plenty of soil food and plenty of water, that is really all you need for a successful garden, as these plants otherwise take care of themselves.
Ways to enhance the creativity of your indoor garden are with decorative pots, garden beds, and table beds. Table beds are a new and creative way to display your exotic plants in a unique setting.
Indoor gardens with exotic plants require very little work other than standard food and water maintenance. They offer the advantage of brightening up your living space while you wait for the long winter months to unfold into spring.