So.... I went to Home Depot and got myself new plant for beside my front door. This time, I decided to go with one from the "House Plant" section since the spot beside my front door never gets direct sunlight, and I can't remember to drag the pot into the sunshine for "x" amount of hours per day.
I got an "anthurium" for beside the front door.
I chose it because, according to my research, it thrives in tropical climates with temperatures that range from 70-90 degrees. It also doesn't need direct sunlight, and it doesn't need water every single day (perfect for people like me who lack a green thumb). Let's hope this one will do well.
Immediately after I got home with my new Anthurium, I regretted not getting one of the Aloe plants that I saw. Growing up, my Mimi always had Aloe, and it was fantastic for burns, sunburns, and even bug bites. I thought I could use one around my house.
So I turned around and went back for an Aloe plant.
And I couldn't stop with just that one. I got two other little house plants to experiment with on my lanai.
Here they are...
They aren't very big, and like the Anthurium out front, they supposedly don't require a lot of water. (And just in case you're wondering, from left to right they are Euphorbia, Echeveria, and Aloe.)
Let's hope I can keep these pretty little guys alive for a good long while.
What do you guys think? Anyone besides me want desperately to be surrounded by pretty flowers and plants but you just don't have a green thumb?
Green thumb AND live in the desert! Actually, it makes for a pretty good combination, because the only things you can plant (that don't require tons of $$$ to sustain) are things like cacti and palms, which are extremely low maintenance.
ReplyDeleteno green thumb here at all! every year I spend money to buy the stuff and plant my flower beds and my garden... and every year, without fail - it all dies! I'm horrible at it!
ReplyDeleteMe!! NO green thumb. In fact, before Joe deployed last year we got a pink Euphorbia and I killed it within a few months. I always forget to water plants. Always. I LOVE flowers, but I wish they didn't need such upkeep!
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