Houseplants Deliver Happy,
Healthy Homes and Lifestyles
Indoor plants are a commonplace feature of modern living. The ubiquitous houseplant has become part of the furniture, a permanent or disposable decoration in our homes and everyday lives. For many, houseplants are an absorbing pastime and regular purchase. For others, they may be a spontaneous buy or a welcome, perhaps dreaded, gift. Whatever, houseplants need our care and attention and this can be a tiresome and easily neglected chore. Yet, indoor plants are amazingly complex organic engines that are working 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to improve our general well-being, happiness and environment. Yes, our humble houseplants are caring for us and the benefits are scientifically proven...Read More
Plants for Life?
PlantforLife is a UK based initiative led by the Horticultural Trades Association (HTA), with assistance from the European Community, aimed at raising the awareness of plants and the role that they can play in enhancing our quality of life.
Increasing numbers of people are living in towns and cities, often without gardens or easy access to parks or the countryside. It is fundamental to our general health and well-being that we can easily obtain regular exposure to plants and green spaces. Houseplants provide a convenient, economic, attractive and fun solution. ...Read More
The Osmogro® Houseplant Watering Solution
The current UK market for cut flowers and indoor plants is worth around £2.2 billion. This is roughly equivalent in value to the UK music industry market. The average person in the UK spends around £8 per year on houseplants compared to ~£30 per person per year across the rest of Europe. Houseplant sales are projected to continue to grow at a steady rate of about 6% per annum. Market research commissioned by the houseplant industry has identified consumers' fears of killing houseplants by incorrect watering practices as the main hindrance to increasing sales....Read More
Growing Plants in Containers
It is more than 50 years since the commercial growing of plants in containers was revolutionised by the introduction of new pre-formed, affordable plastic pots. Today the range and variety of pots and pot grown stock is seemingly endless. Most plants sold in containers are planted in gardens in the traditional way but more and more people, especially those with limited garden space, are choosing to grow plants "above ground" on patios, in wall planters and of course inside their homes....Read More