Indoor Air Quality

We struggle with our houseplants. Neither Tara nor I have terribly green thumbs, we just let the plant do what it does. Outdoors we've been far more successful with this technique than indoors but we keep trying. I've mentioned over on Blog Blog Woof Woof that we used Feng Shui as a guideline for interior color choices. Another common "cure" for household ills is the use of houseplants. In Feng Shui it relates to life generating chi and living opjects moving chi. And come on, who doesn't smile a little when you see healthy plants. Ecologically houseplants help purify the inside air as well as raise humidity levels which helps reduce dust and dirt. They can literally "cure" ills.

I inherited a spider plant from one of my previous jobs, it grew and grew at my office but when I took it home it stagnated. It's still alive but it has grown much over the past few years. Last year we bought a plant for almost every room in the house and struggle to keep them alive. We tried again and so far, so good; they all are healthy. There is one room where we have a larger plant or two and these are a constant struggle. We try to make sure they have light and water but they are always dropping leaves. If you have suggestions I would love to hear them.