Living in a high place with no direct sunlight becomes problematic when it comes to growing plants. Here, some high-dwellers and plant experts provide tips on how to go green in such place.
Relations manager with an Italian luxury brands and owner of an expensive four-bedroom condominium apartment in Kembangan, Fiona Manini, decorate her home with plants because she believes that "plants give character to the home." Since their family's apartment does not have a balcony, her plants are all indoors, showing that it is possible to grow plants at home even if it does not receive direct sunlight.
Brand Manager Calvin Ong wants to plant real plants to add life to his home, but his apartment does not have enough sunlight. To make his home look more alive, Mr. Ong displayed a plant called kusamaki (called lou han song in Chinese), which he puts in a vase fulfilled with water, in his three-room HDB unit in Toa Payoh.
A marketing communications and public relations manager Brenda Loke, however, placed plants in her dining area so that it will not look so plain. Ms. Loke moves her pots of money plants regularly from shelves in a place where they can have some light through a skylight.
For home-owners who worry that indoor plants may attract insects, Mr. Lee Meng Kwan, assistant general manager of sales and marketing at World Farm, explains that this situation is far from happening because insects want the nectar from the flowers, and most indoor plants do not bear flowers.
However, he advises that to avoid mosquito breeding, home owners who have indoor plants should eliminate sluggish water on a regular basis.
On the misconception that plants should not be placed in the bedroom because they take oxygen at night, Mr. Lee stated, "Plants do use a small amount of oxygen at night, but during the day they create more oxygen than they use at night."
Plant experts also recommend that while there are no difficult and quick rules as to where to place indoor plants, putting them in a well-ventilated location always give the best results.
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