{"id":1648,"date":"2018-01-09T13:04:22","date_gmt":"2018-01-09T18:04:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sg2.bluekeylabs.com\/wordpress\/greatbiggreenhouse.com\/?p=1648"},"modified":"2018-01-09T13:04:22","modified_gmt":"2018-01-09T18:04:22","slug":"houseplant-appreciation-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.meadowsfarms.com\/great-big-greenhouse-gardening-blog\/houseplant-appreciation-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Houseplant Appreciation Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tomorrow, January 10<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0is National Houseplant Appreciation Day.\u00a0 Why do we need a houseplant appreciation day?\u00a0 Well, the Christmas tree has come down; we\u2019ve swept up the last of the wrapping paper, and the poinsettia is sitting in a corner dropping leaves (because it really wants to be in front of that sunny window over there).\u00a0 The house is looking distinctly less festive than it did a couple of weeks ago.\u00a0 But we can fix that!<\/p>\n<p>How about putting a beautiful dracaena in that corner where the tree was?\u00a0 Dracaenas are low-light tolerant and fairly easy houseplants with beautiful glossy strap-like leaves.\u00a0 If there\u2019s a sunny window there, well, a ficus tree or Schefflera or areca palm would thrive in a sunny spot.<\/p>\n<p>That east window where the wreath hung a few days ago could have a pretty little African violet or Phalaenopsis orchid thriving in that morning sun and that sunny south-facing kitchen window could be home to a family of succulents\u2014from a fat little round cactus to a jade plant or even an aloe vera\u2014its plump leaves just waiting for you to get a burn or cut it can help to heal.<\/p>\n<p>But it\u2019s more than just brightening up a post-holiday house.\u00a0 Plants are good for us.\u00a0 During the process of photosynthesis, plants actually clean the air in our homes, removing such harmful substances as formaldehyde, carbon dioxide, and benzene. 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