Hanging Planters in Moist Bathrooms and Kitchens
Bathrooms, and sometimes kitchens, provide a high humidity and moderate light environment. By matching this environment to live plants that like humidity and moderate light, you can add the softening touch of plants to the hard, shiny look of most bathrooms.
Hanging planters can tuck plants into unused corners and add height to your decorating touches.
The only extra care is an occasional cleaning to remove powder and aerosol deposits that can block the pores on leaves that help regulate moisture usage.
The Tiered Garden planters made of Redwood are well suited for the bathroom because they weather well in moist conditions. And they add a very warm, welcoming touch, as well.
Here are some plants to consider for your bathroom hanging garden.
- For a cool bathroom, choose cyclamen. The color will add vibrant appeal!
- To add the fragrance of spring to your dressing time, try forced hyacinths or paperwhites in the winter.
- African violets and cape primroses both like warm, humid, well-lit bathrooms. You might want to leave a light on for plants like these.
- The piggyback plants (Tolmiea menziesii) thrives in a humid environment.
- Ivy of all kinds are staples of the bathroom. Grape ivy, California ivy are a couple favorites.
- Asparagus fern adds a delicate touch to the bathroom décor, but be careful to place it where the thorns won't prick delicate bodyparts!
- For a tropical look, try a cast-iron plant--but select a specimen that has a lot of low growing leaves.
- A spider plant hung from a high ceiling focuses attention on the grandeur of height and elegance in a room with a vaulted ceiling.
- Bromeliads come in all shapes and sizes -- and some are quite colorful. They might thrive on the light and humidity in your bathroom or kitchen.
Hanging planters of redwood are especially suited to the natural tones of terra cotta pots -- but designer pots and vases can also add elegant touches to your bathroom or kitchen decor.
|
