by Platt Hill Nursery | Oct 12, 2020 | Houseplants
Taking care of indoor succulents in the fall and winter depends on the specific plant at hand. On the whole, they’re an easy to grow as a group. Give them sandy soil, a little water and sunlight, and they’ll return the favor with exquisite shapes, purer air, and...
by Platt Hill Nursery | Oct 9, 2020 | Healthy Living, Houseplants
Boost Your Indoor Decor With A Halloween Garden Plants can offer some great fear factor with spines, needles, and carnivorous tendencies. Instead of plastic Halloween decorations, go natural with an indoor Halloween garden! Nature has plenty of beautiful and bizarre...
by Platt Hill Nursery | Sep 21, 2020 | Healthy Living, Houseplants
Air purifying houseplants are like an extra set of lungs. They inhale the carbon dioxide we breathe out and exhale fresh oxygen into the room. But many go beyond this simple exchange and actually filter invisible toxins from the air. They absorb airborne compounds...
by Platt Hill Nursery | Aug 28, 2020 | Houseplants, DIY/How to, Healthy Living
It’s the go-to greenery on interior designers’ “it” lists and graces the page of every home magazine or Instagram photo. It has design staying power and simply refuses to leaf (get it?). You may sometimes see its name shortened in modern...
by Platt Hill Nursery | Aug 3, 2020 | Healthy Living, Houseplants
Whether we’re students or not, we’ve all had the experience of sitting at a desk and trying to push through some heavy material. The clock ticks on, but we don’t seem to make any progress. In these moments, we usually turn to a cup of coffee, an...
by Platt Hill Nursery | Apr 6, 2020 | DIY/How to, Houseplants
In the spring, you’re bound to see an Easter lily (or several!) in homes in the Chicagoland suburbs. These elegant white flowers are deeply meaningful in the Christian faith, commonly found in churches and places of worship, to celebrate their namesake holiday. If...
