What are the considerations for placing bonsai and flowering plants in the home?
How to green and arrange home flowers and bonsai is a subject worth studying, and here we introduce it in detail.
1. The entrance hall is a relatively spacious area. Generally speaking, the green decoration should be centered on slightly larger evergreen flowering shrub bonsai as the main body, making it appear luxurious and grand. If seasonal plants such as pine, red plum, osmanthus, firethorn, Chaenomeles speciosa (flowering quince), and pomegranate are placed according to the season, they bring a seasonal atmosphere to the entrance hall, giving visitors a relaxed and warm feeling.
2. The living room is a beautiful resting place that gives people an impression of comfort and coziness. Seasonal flowering potted woody plants are often placed here, such as peony, camellia, Medinilla, evergreen rhododendron, and bougainvillea, becoming the framework of the living room's green decoration. Their graceful forms make the space appear elegant and natural.
3. The dining room is the most intimate and lively living space in the home, but its area is not large. Placing 1-2 fashionable small potted flowering plants on a partition or sideboard is enough. Such as Belgian azalea, hydrangea, English plum, and red fringed iris, they fill the dining room with a warm and romantic atmosphere. With a good environment, there is sure to be a good appetite.
4. The bedroom is a place where fewer flowers and bonsai are placed. If 1-2 miniature potted flowering plants can be cleverly displayed, such as Buddhist pine, Serissa japonica (June snow), and Ardisia crenata, they can give people a soft and comfortable feeling.
5. The balcony is a green world full of joy. In spring, in a warm enclosed balcony, potted plum blossoms, ornamental peach, Belgian azalea, camellia, winter jasmine, and Chinese rose compete in blooming, creating a lively scene. In summer, as long as shading and ventilation are done well, Michelia alba (white magnolia), jasmine, hibiscus, Ixora, and pomegranate bloom continuously. In autumn, the balcony has suitable temperatures, and many flowers and trees bloom brilliantly once again, making it a place that stirs the heart and enchants people. In winter, the balcony is crowded with the year's best flowers, especially potted flowering plants such as wintersweet, plum, and golden camellia, whose flowers have already bloomed and are even more alluring.
6. Woody flowering plants in the courtyard hold a leading role and are also the backbone plants that highlight seasonal changes. For example, in spring there are ornamental peach, Malus halliana (hall crabapple), Malus micromalus, magnolia, Magnolia biondii, yellow wood anemone, Edgeworthia chrysantha, winter jasmine, Lonicera fragrantissima, redbud, and wisteria; in summer there are hibiscus, shrimp plant, Ixora, gardenia, crape myrtle, and pomegranate flowers. In autumn there are osmanthus, Callicarpa, Hibiscus mutabilis, and nandina; in winter there are plum blossoms, wintersweet, and camellia, filling the courtyard with vitality and vigor and presenting a unique landscape effect.
7. The study, why do we introduce it separately here? Because the study is a place used for study and even work. Regardless of size, it should be arranged to be quiet and elegant, so that people can study and work happily in a fresh environment.
Placing flowers and plants in the study for greenery can add interest to life, reduce the boredom of reading, please the eye, and cultivate character. After reading, viewing the indoor potted plants, bonsai, or flower arrangements can relax the mood, relieve fatigue, purify the mind, and inspire thought. Looking at that orchid may make one think of noble purity, gazing at that peony may make one think of abundance, and quietly observing those pines and cypresses may make one think of strength. Scientific research shows that people working in a space full of blooming flowers experience less stress and can also have their creativity stimulated.
In short, a few lush flowers and plants in the study will add a touch of elegance and freshness to your study, show your cultivation and depth, and enhance your cultural taste.
Expert commentary: The plant decoration of a study should mainly use foliage plants, and the types of materials selected should not be too many, as too many appear cluttered and bloated. It is best not to use red flowers, so as not to disrupt the mood for studying or writing. Moreover, the arrangement should follow the principle of fewer but finer and revealing the large through the small, organically integrating furniture display with the colors of flower decoration, so that classical and modern styles are both accommodated and coordinated into one, creating a study that is tranquil without losing elegance.
Expert suggestions: plant arrangements for large and small studies.
If the study is relatively narrow, it is not advisable to choose varieties that are too large, to avoid a feeling of crowding and oppression. When arranging, a "spot decoration method" can be adopted, that is, placing exquisite small vases in appropriate places, which can achieve a decorative effect of embellishment and reinforcement. If the study area is relatively wide, larger varieties can be chosen, for example, a floor-standing porcelain vase half a person's height, or several carefully arranged painted glass vases, all of which can add a touch of elegant and peaceful atmosphere to the study.
Growing some lush plants at home is not only pleasing to the eye but can also create a "natural oxygen bar" for the living space. But did you know? The placement of plants is also related to the location of the room. In addition to the aspects introduced above, we might as well divide the home into 7 locations and place the most suitable plants in each.
Entryway and windows: suitable for placing water-grown plants or tall-stemmed plants, such as water-grown lucky bamboo, evergreen, money tree, or tall sago palm and Ficus microcarpa. Because these places generally have wind and relatively strong air circulation, growing some tall plants or aquatic plants helps maintain the balance of humidity and temperature in the room.
Dressing table and desk: the leaves of the ornamental orchid change in a cycle with temperature, from green, white, pink, peach red, and finally back to green. Placed beside the owner's desk, it can nurture temperament. In addition, dawn redwood, orchid grass, and other highly ornamental plants are also suitable for placing here.
Passageways: it is best to hang some vine-type water-grown plants, such as pothos, green dracaena, and ivy. These plants are relatively easy to shape, and passageways are generally very ventilated, making them the best growing environment for them.
Bathroom: the leaves of snake plant can absorb water vapor from the air by themselves, making it an ideal choice for bathrooms and shower rooms. Ivy can purify the air and kill bacteria, and it is also a shade-tolerant plant, so it can also be placed in the washroom. Ferns and pepper grass plants like moisture, so they might as well be placed beside the bathtub.
Kitchen: spider plant and pothos have strong effects in purifying air and repelling mosquitoes, making them the best choice in the kitchen. They can also be placed on the refrigerator.
In addition, different floors are also suitable for growing different plants. For residents on lower floors, it is best to grow shade-tolerant plants such as orchids, rhododendrons, asparagus fern, spider plant, and camellia. For residents on higher floors, because sunlight is too abundant, it is more suitable to grow sun-loving plants, such as bougainvillea, osmanthus, Michelia figo, gardenia, jasmine, Aglaia odorata, cactus, ball cactus, Ixora, and variegated hibiscus. For these plants, when placing flower pots, it is best to choose a southeast orientation, because the time of direct sunlight here is the most suitable.