Amateur Gardening

House plants galore!

AFTER moving into our Edwardian home during autumn last year (first house), our house plants suffered. It was perhaps the initial lack of warmth in a draughty house and this resulted in a few casualties along the way.

But now they are pride of place and settled in the bay window which receives plenty of sun in the morning. As you can see, the Easter cactus has re-flowered with brilliant scarlet flowers.

After living in an apartment with no garden for six years, I took the opportunity of installing a water butt in our new garden, as I find rainwater is best for tropical plants.

The philodendron on top

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