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 In a world where wellness takes centre stage, the pursuit of a balanced and fulfilling life extends beyond fitness and nutrition. Enter an unexpected yet invaluable element in the journey to holistic well-being – houseplants!

Far more than mere decorative features within your living and working spaces, discover how these awesome green companions play an essential role in your wellness project. Let’s dive in!

Improves Air Quality

Did you know that houseplants work their magic to clean up the air in your space? They're like little natural air filters, soaking up carbon dioxide and giving off fresh oxygen through photosynthesis, which makes your environment healthier. Some of these plants efficiently filter out toxins like formaldehyde and benzene, enhancing respiratory well-being and fostering a refreshing ambiance.

The snake plant, pothos, and spider plant are just a few examples of indoor plants that excel in improving air quality!

Increases Productivity

Boosting attention and focus, houseplants have been found to elevate your overall productivity. The presence of plants in your living or workspace doesn't just look good, it actually makes the whole place feel more lively and exciting, giving you a super engaging and energising vibe!

Alleviates Anxiety and Stress

Need a little extra zen in your life? Houseplants are your natural allies for relieving anxiety and stress. Studies have shown that the sight of greenery and the act of nurturing them can trigger a relaxation response in the human brain, leading to reduced stress levels and a greater sense of calm.

Peace lily, Orchid, and English ivy are some of the indoor plants that are well known for combatting stress and effectively uplifting your mood with their remarkable qualities.

Makes Indoor Living More Enjoyable

Significantly enhancing the overall enjoyment of indoor spaces, houseplants bring a touch of nature's beauty with their vibrant foliage, creating a visually appealing and inviting ambiance. With their charm, spending time at home becomes a delightful experience, making you want to simply stay in and relish the beauty of your surroundings!

The act of caring for your plants goes beyond just maintenance – it offers a profound and mindful experience. They remind you to slow down, appreciate the beauty around you, and embrace the small yet meaningful moments that contribute to your well-being.

Get quality indoor plants from The Grow Centre

Transform your living spaces and business environments into a green haven with our premium indoor plants here at The Grow Centre! Our mission is to supply the highest quality plants to indoor plant lovers, homeowners and businesses across Australia. Browse our extensive collection of indoor plants online or visit our stunning locations in Brisbane, Sydney, and Melbourne.

Contact us today and our knowledgeable team will assist you in selecting the perfect indoor plants that will breathe life into your surroundings.

As spring settles in, it’s time to give your houseplants the TLC they need after months of reduced sunlight and a period of rest in the winter. In this guide, we’ll help you explore some ideas on how to revive your garden and ensure that your plants will thrive in this revitalising season.

Preparing Your Plants

Wiping and Cleaning

To boost your plant’s health and visual appeal, clear away dust and debris from your plant’s leaves. This will also encourage optimal photosynthesis which will ultimately lead to improved growth and vitality. Furthermore, maintaining clean leaves also minimises the risk of pests and diseases.

Trimming and Pruning

Trimming old leaves and growth is a good way to revitalise your plants as it promotes new shoots and foliage. Keep in mind that thoughtful trimming and pruning, combined with proper cleaning and maintenance, contribute to a flourishing and thriving collection of indoor greenery.

Nourishing Your Plants

Fertilisation Techniques

When it comes to fertilisation, you can nourish your plants using two key methods. The first method involves top dressing, which means adding a layer of nutrient-rich material to the soil's surface. The second technique is foliar feeding, which entails spraying a nutrient solution directly onto the leaves. By understanding and utilising these two methods, you can ensure that your plants receive the proper care and nutrients for robust growth.

Ensuring Optimal Growth

Repotting and Soil Care

When it comes to repotting and soil care, consider transferring your plants to larger pots if they've outgrown their current containers, and simultaneously enhance their well-being by adding fresh soil to existing containers, offering a nutrient boost and improved drainage for their continued growth and vitality.

Watering Strategies

Coming up with effective ways to water your plants involves adjusting how often you water them as the weather warms up. This ensures they get the right amount of water to help them grow. We also recommend that you keep an eye on how damp the soil is. This helps you avoid giving them too much or too little water, so your plants stay happy and healthy with just the right level of moisture.

When you incorporate all these techniques into your plant care routine, you're giving your indoor plants a well-rounded way to get the nutrients they need. This will ultimately make your greenery healthier and more vibrant this spring!

Get quality indoor plants from The Grow Centre

Transform your living spaces and business environments into a green haven with our premium indoor plants here at The Grow Centre! Our mission is to supply the highest quality plants to indoor plant lovers, homeowners and businesses across Australia. Browse our extensive collection of indoor plants online or visit our stunning locations in Brisbane, Sydney, and Melbourne.

Contact us today and our knowledgeable team will assist you in selecting the perfect indoor plants that will breathe life into your surroundings.

As spring bursts into action, it's like the perfect moment to bring those awesome flower vibes right into your crib or office! So check it out – in this guide, we're going to talk about a bunch of stunning blooms that are all set to splash your spaces with lively colours and that super-refreshing springy feel. Let's dive in!

Peace Lily

Peace Lilies (Spathiphyllum) are loved for their white "spathes" bringing beauty and calmness in your living or work spaces. These plants also purify indoor air, making your home or office healthier. They're easy to care for and low-light tolerant.

When spring rolls around, the peace lily decides to flaunt its gorgeous flowers that dangle oh-so-gracefully over its leaves. A healthy peace lily might even bloom twice a year, which means you're in for months filled with those lovely flowers. How cool is that?

Anthuriums

Anthuriums are famous for their heart-shaped flowers and shiny, tough leaves, making a bold statement in any room. As spring comes, Anthuriums bloom, adding vibrant colours like red, white or pink to your home or office. Their lively presence makes them a perfect addition during the warmer months, welcoming the spirit of growth and renewal into your space.

Orchids

Orchids are stunning and diverse flowers that come in a wide range of colours and shapes. They add a touch of natural beauty to your living or work spaces with their elegant appearance. Whether you place them on a window, a tabletop, or even hang them in a plant basket, orchids effortlessly bring visual appeal and sophistication to any environment.

Get quality indoor plants from The Grow Centre

Transform your living spaces and business environments into a green haven with our premium indoor plants here at The Grow Centre! Our mission is to supply the highest quality plants to indoor plant lovers, homeowners and businesses across Australia. Browse our extensive collection of indoor plants online or visit our stunning locations in Brisbane, Sydney, and Melbourne.

Contact us today and our knowledgeable team will assist you in selecting the perfect indoor plants that will breathe life into your surroundings.

Are you looking for indoor plants that can thrive in colder temperatures and freshen your living or working spaces effortlessly?

Discover three remarkable varieties that infuse vibrant colours and delightful qualities into your environment, be it an air-conditioned room or a naturally cooler area in your home or office. These special picks will undoubtedly add life to your space!

Sansevieria Trifasciata (Snake Plant)

The Snake Plant, also called Sansevieria Trifasciata, is a tough plant that cleans the air, making it perfect for indoor spaces with less ventilation. Its long, sword-like leaves have attractive yellow or white stripes, adding elegance to any room.

To take care of your Snake Plant, put it in a spot with bright, indirect light, and keep it away from drafts. Allow the soil to dry out between waterings to avoid root rot. With simple maintenance and occasional misting, this plant will thrive and bring a breath of fresh air to your home or office.

Zanzibar Gem (ZZ Plant)

If you’re new to gardening, the Zanzibar Gem or "ZZ Plant" is the perfect choice for you because it needs very little attention. Its glossy, dark green leaves have a lovely texture that adds elegance to any space.

Taking care of your ZZ Plant is easy. Just put it in a spot with low light and let the soil dry out between waterings to avoid overwatering and keep it resilient. Even in cooler environments, this plant will bring a fresh burst of life and charm to your surroundings!

Chlorophytum Comosum (Spider Plant)

The Spider Plant, scientifically known as Chlorophytum Comosum, is one of the most adaptable and easiest houseplants to grow. Its eye-catching arching leaves with white stripes add visual appeal. The Spider Plant thrives in a cosy indoor environment, bringing brightness and air purification even in cold spaces. Caring for your Spider Plant is simple. It enjoys bright, indirect light, so moderate light conditions are perfect. To avoid overwatering and root rot, allow the soil to dry slightly between waterings. Embrace the joy of indoor gardening all year round! These plants will create a warm and inviting atmosphere in your home or office space.

Get quality indoor plants from The Grow Centre

Transform your living spaces and business environments into a green haven with our premium indoor plants here at The Grow Centre! Our mission is to supply the highest quality plants to indoor plant lovers, homeowners and businesses across Australia. Browse our extensive collection of indoor plants online or visit our stunning locations in Brisbane, Sydney, and Melbourne.

Contact us today and our knowledgeable team will assist you in selecting the perfect indoor plants that will breathe life into your surroundings.

How to Grow Full, Healthy Golden Pothos Plants

If you are looking to transform your thin, stringy Devils Ivy into the lush, green beauty that it is meant to be, we have good news for you: this makeover is easy! Also, if you are looking to buy more Pothos and want a Golden Pothos glow from the start, just keep in mind a few simple tips.

1. Choose Wisely!

Purchase your Devils Ivy as you would your produce when food shopping. Look for healthy, full plants with many cuttings -- the more cuttings in the pot the better! You want plants with glossy, green leaves that feel crisp to the touch and rigid, firm green stems (or brown and stiff -- this means the plant is older). It is also very important that you find plants that have dryish soil; these little devils hate soggy soil, so if they have been living in too much moisture for you-don’t-know-how-long, you are purchasing a potential problem.

2. Give Your Pothos the Light It Needs

If your Pothos is bathing in the afternoon sun, move it! Pothos hate direct light, so you will find a dramatic improvement if you place your plant in a spot that provides medium to bright indirect light. Pothos will do well in low-light areas, but if you want the fastest and fullest growth, make sure your Pothos is in a spot that exposes the entire plant to at least four hours of indirect sun each day. You will find that long vines sometimes find their way under furniture and into dark corners - that’s fine, but keep in mind that darkness produces smaller leaves.

3. It’s the Climb!

If you want your Pothos’s leaves to get particularly big, invest in a trellis, support, or stake to encourage climbing. In their native environments, Devils Ivy begin as below-canopy plants with smaller leaves, and as they climb their way up trees and gain access to more indirect light, the plant starts developing larger leaves to capture more of the sun’s nutrients. Fun fact: with the right amount of indirect light, the Pothos might develop Monstera-like lobes as they mature!

4. Prune your Plant!

It might seem counter-intuitive, but pruning encourages new growth and, ultimately, a fuller plant because, from each cut, the plant will sprout new growth. Indoor Pothos plants seem to grow throughout the year, so any time is a good time to groom. Just like your regularly scheduled haircut appointments, start a Pothos pruning regimen so you don’t forget!

5. Limit the Water

I mentioned before, your Pothos hates soggy soil, so let the soil dry out between watering. When it is, in fact, time to water, saturate the entire surface of the soil (not just one spot) and do not stop watering until you start seeing drainage coming through the bottom.

6. Taking Care of Those Bald Spots

If the top of your plant is bald, then use the bobby pin method: use pins to secure long vines to the bare patches. Over time, the vines will root and fill in the head of the plant. You can use floral pins, as well.

Golden Pothos Glow

Maintain a Pothos is simple. In fact, those of us who have neglected our Pothos over a long vacation will go so far as to say that these plants are actually hard to kill. However, if your goal is to have your plant thrive, and not just survive, it doesn’t require much - just some awareness and a bit of planning. Follow the simple tips above, and you will undoubtedly see big gains with little extra effort!

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We're often asked 'What's the best way to clean my indoor plant?' 

Over a period of time indoor plants will accumulate fuzzy leaves. Keeping the leaves of your plants free of dust makes them look more attractive.

It also helps them stay healthier. Clean leaves help air-purifying plants and air-filtering plans absorb more light and can perform photosynthesis more efficiently. 

When cleaning plants, it's important to use gentle, effective methods that remove contaminants without harming the plants.

You can use a commercial leaf cleaning product and follow the instructions on the packaging, or the occasional use of light dish soap water to clean, followed by plain clear lukewarm water rinse should be fine to keep your plants clean and pest-free.

Avoid using homemade leaf shine products as they may tend to clog pores and inhibit transpiration.

To impart a beautiful shine to smooth leaves, add a little Neem oil to your spray solutions. This will also help deter pests.

To clean the leaves of smooth leafed plants, you will need:

- A spray bottle of cleaning product

- A soft, clean cloth or paper towel

Spray the leaves of your plant with your cleaning solution and then gently wipe clean with your soft cloth or paper towel.

Be careful to apply just the right amount of pressure and resistance to remove dust and contaminants without damaging or accidentally removing the leaves.

NO SCRUBBING!

Always work from the base of the stem toward the tip of the leaf. With a "wiper" in both hands you can do both sides of the leaf at once with a soft cloth or paper towel.

Perform this kid of leaf-by-leaf cleaning once or twice a month. For smaller plants, you can use a soft feather duster to displace dust and keep your plants refreshed.

If you have plants in the kitchen area, watch out for grease that can accumulate on the leaves. These plants will need to be cleaned more often.

A well-groomed plant is a happy, healthy plant 😊🌱

5 of the best TALL indoor plants

Tall Indoor Plants have a place in every home; whether they are used to fill empty corners or tall walls, or simply to make a bold statement in a room. These plants can either be indoor trees or large scale plants at a certain level of maturity.

We've listed our top 5 tall indoor plants that we feel have a place in every home.

Strelizia - Giant Bird of Paradise 🦜🏝

Are one of our favourites among all the indoor tall plants. This is the definition of a tropical style plant. It's very easy to grow and maintain. It grows fast and produces beautiful unfolding leaves.

It’s a gorgeous plant to display individually or to pair up with other plants in a green corner of your home.

Ficus Lyrata - Fiddle leaf fig 🎻🌿

Fiddle Leaf Figs are sold as small plants or as tall indoor plants.

Fiddle Leaf Figs are easy to grow and care for once you find the perfect spot for it and refine the watering schedule. These plants definitely need a lot of bright light. Once mastered, they make a great statement.

Rhapis Palm 🏝

Thrive in bright indirect light areas and don’t do well in low light rooms! However, these plants may turn their leaves yellow if exposed to too much direct sun. Rhaphis Palms are great for adding a tropical flare and wow! effect to your home!

Draceana Fragrantissima - Happy Plant 🤗🌱

Dragon Trees or Dracaenas are very easy to grow tall indoor plants. They are very suitable for plants newbies and very busy people.

These plants enjoy moderate to low light conditions. Full sun will burn its leaves. Dracaenas are drought tolerant, so you don’t have to water them very often. This plant is an excellent air purifier helping remove formaldehyde, xylene and trichloroethylene from the air.

 Ficus Elastica Burgandy - Rubber plant

Rubber trees, can be enjoyed as either medium-sized house plants or grown to become focal point, beautiful indoor trees. They can grow to impressive heights within a few years.

Which large plant will you be getting this weekend? 🤔💚🌱

What are the best indoor plants for air purification, asthma, and allergy sufferers??? 🌬🌿

Well, according to NASA's "Clean air study" that was researching ways to keep air clean while on missions at the international space station. The below list of indoor plants where deemed to be the best,  along with being easy care (which we love)

PEACE LILY ✌🏽🌱

Even if you’re not familiar with houseplants we bet you’ll recognise the Peace Lily. It might be the most common houseplant here in Oz – and for good reason. According to NASA’s research, this plant can help improve air quality by 60%. It neutralises benzene, formaldehyde, and carbon monoxide.

In addition, it can help reduce mould in the home. How does it reduce mould? The plant absorbs mould spores and converts them into food (amazing right?).

They look great on a dining table, on a bedroom dresser, or on the sink in a bathroom.

SPIDER PLANT 🕷🌱

Spider plants are another common indoor plant and great for people with asthma and allergies. They do more than just brighten up a room, they also clean the air.

They have the ability to remove a significant amount toxins in the household air within a few days – especially formaldehyde. The NASA study showed Spider plant performed the best of indoor plants with a 95 percent removal rate.

SNAKE PLANT 🐍🌱

This mod and sleek plant, is great at filtering out formaldehyde, which can be found in cleaning products, hair dyes and treatments, and even toilet paper (yikes). It gives off oxygen at night, making it a nice one near the bedroom, but prefers humidity, so the bathroom is a safe place to keep it happiest.

The Environmental Protection Agency states “indoor air can be 2-5 times worse than outdoor air”, so it makes sense to employ these useful plants in our homes. Why not pick one up this weekend and breathe easy 😊

Do you own a rubber plant?! Keep it alive and well for years to come with these awesome rubber tree care tips!

Pro Tips:

💧 Rubber plants have two different seasons. Growing season and dormant season. Growing season occurs during the summer and this is when it needs the most water. During the dormant season, your plant needs much less water (sometimes needing water as little as once a month!) Just make sure that your plant is not sitting in water.

🌞 Rubber plants like bright, but indirect light. That means a nice sunny room, without being right in front of the window. If it has to be in some direct sunlight, it would prefer morning light, when the sun still isn't too harsh.

🌱 Clean the foliage often so that the leaves stay shiny an will be healthy as possible.

That's about it for the Rubber Plant! If you have any more tips or fun stories about your own rubber plants, feel free to leave a comment! And if you don't have one yet, head on into The Grow Centre and let us help you out choosing your new plant family member.

Are you the proud plant parent of a fiddle leaf fig? Or perhaps it's next on the wish list... either way, follow these fabulous fiddle leaf fig care tips, and you'll be growing a full, lush, healthy plant, that you can enjoy for years to come.

Pro Tips:

💧The fiddle leaf fig likes its soil to be kept consistently evenly moist, with a brief drying out period between waterings, as it comes from an area of the world that gets very dry between rain. Water it throughly whenever the top 3cm of soil have dried. Allowing the soil to dry more than a few inches will lead to leaf loss, so be sure to check in with the soil regularly until you develop a routine with your plant. In contrast, too much moisture in the soil can lead to root rot and cause leaves to drop.

🌞Choose a location away from air vents and drafts where the tree will receieve plenty of bright ambient light. If you're unsure about your lighting conditions, placing the tree directly next to the window is the safest bet.

🌱Rotate your tree once a month to keep it standing straight and tall. Fiddle leaf figs in particular like t reach towards the light, so if you don't rotate you'll notice them bending over in time.