If you could start your plant collection over again, what would you do differently? Would you focus on fewer, bigger statement plants, or maybe choose varieties that need less maintenance? I’d love to hear your thoughts 🪴🌱
Nothing, I love the process of how my collection developed! 😅 If for whatever reason all of the plants got destroyed beyond saving... I have no idea. Try getting cuttings from people that have received my propagates in the past? I need my plants to have memories attached to them, buying new ones to replace the ones lost wouldn't feel the same.
4 วันที่ผ่านมา +1
I never thought of this and this is actually a good thought provoking question for me. I will have to hash this out with myself and do a video 💚🪴
You are so spot on! However… many of these things we only find out in time. First comes collecting/enthusiasm… (getting everything interesting) Then overwhelm Some stay there… or quit the plant hobby And some start curating (sometimes with relapses into enthusiasm 😂) I think the real appreciation/enjoyment starts after the curating.. the collecting part can be stressful and overwhelming. Less is can most definitely be more… but when it comes to houseplants we usually get told/indoctrinated “the more the better” “got to collect them all”. If I look back I would advise myself something similar to your video… curate from the start…. But would I have listened to it in my episode of enthusiasm? Probably not 😅 Advice I would have taken from myself: start with good quality and comfortable-to-look-at-light-colour grow lights straight away, use beneficial bugs from the start and buy almost all pots in the same colour. Pots in the same colour look very calm indeed! I think it looks nicest if a few have different patterns/textures… or maybe one or 2 in the same contrasting colour. The title also reminds me of a question that helps me declutter sometimes “if I didn’t have this (plant) now, would I get it?”. Because sometimes it is easy to keep things just because we already have them.
Cuz whats wrong with common plants? Why is a common plant worse than a unique one. The point is do you like it or not. It is not a good advice to go for plant shopping amd have a mindset like ,,oh i like this plant, but its just a common plant so i dont buy it,,
Lol, the intro! All great advice. 💚 Only thing I would add, If I could start my plant collection over again, I wouldn't be so hard on myself. Instagram plants are not real plants, and our homes are not greenhouses, to offer them ideal growing conditions.
Weed out the space-grabbers that you don't enjoy that much anyways, is that the other conclusion? I was just about to toss some basil or whatever. My shelves aren't that spacious and I have to bring all my favorites in from the balcony over winter.
Here, see, I totally agree! I’ve just come out of winter, so I really understand what you mean-prioritize your favorites, and the rest must find somewhere else to go lol! 😅
Something you forgot is that you got to the level of rare plants thru common plants. If you would start over, take that you also dont have the knowledge so yeah, you technically bought a rare expensive plant and will kill it an a month or less. Its okay to fantasy about what would you do but then dont present it as advice for beginners
Totally get where you’re coming from. Maximalism can bring so much personality and creativity to a space. For me, I’ve found that having a more cohesive look with similar pots really helped me feel a bit more grounded in my collection, but I think there’s beauty in both approaches.🙌 🌱🌿
![เจ็บที่ยังฮัก - ม่อน วรวิทย์ [ Official Mv ] จอนนี่มิวสิค](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/KALIGSRSjFs/mqdefault.jpg)
If you could start your plant collection over again, what would you do differently? Would you focus on fewer, bigger statement plants, or maybe choose varieties that need less maintenance? I’d love to hear your thoughts 🪴🌱
Nothing, I love the process of how my collection developed! 😅 If for whatever reason all of the plants got destroyed beyond saving... I have no idea. Try getting cuttings from people that have received my propagates in the past? I need my plants to have memories attached to them, buying new ones to replace the ones lost wouldn't feel the same.
I never thought of this and this is actually a good thought provoking question for me. I will have to hash this out with myself and do a video 💚🪴
You are so spot on!
However… many of these things we only find out in time.
First comes collecting/enthusiasm… (getting everything interesting)
Then overwhelm
Some stay there… or quit the plant hobby
And some start curating (sometimes with relapses into enthusiasm 😂)
I think the real appreciation/enjoyment starts after the curating.. the collecting part can be stressful and overwhelming.
Less is can most definitely be more… but when it comes to houseplants we usually get told/indoctrinated “the more the better” “got to collect them all”.
If I look back I would advise myself something similar to your video… curate from the start…. But would I have listened to it in my episode of enthusiasm? Probably not 😅
Advice I would have taken from myself: start with good quality and comfortable-to-look-at-light-colour grow lights straight away, use beneficial bugs from the start and buy almost all pots in the same colour.
Pots in the same colour look very calm indeed! I think it looks nicest if a few have different patterns/textures… or maybe one or 2 in the same contrasting colour.
The title also reminds me of a question that helps me declutter sometimes “if I didn’t have this (plant) now, would I get it?”.
Because sometimes it is easy to keep things just because we already have them.
This is good advice. Rather have a few unique plants than 100 common plants
Cuz whats wrong with common plants? Why is a common plant worse than a unique one. The point is do you like it or not. It is not a good advice to go for plant shopping amd have a mindset like ,,oh i like this plant, but its just a common plant so i dont buy it,,
I’d rather have 100 common plants as long as they’re easy going.
Need a video like this, as a beginner 🎉
Thankyou , all so true
Very good advice. I do only buy white pots because of the cohesive look.
Lol, the intro! All great advice. 💚 Only thing I would add, If I could start my plant collection over again, I wouldn't be so hard on myself. Instagram plants are not real plants, and our homes are not greenhouses, to offer them ideal growing conditions.
Agreed, QUALITY over quantity
Weed out the space-grabbers that you don't enjoy that much anyways, is that the other conclusion? I was just about to toss some basil or whatever. My shelves aren't that spacious and I have to bring all my favorites in from the balcony over winter.
Here, see, I totally agree! I’ve just come out of winter, so I really understand what you mean-prioritize your favorites, and the rest must find somewhere else to go lol! 😅
I would advise not watching too many plant tubers as some of their advice has been eye opening to veteran plant people like me...
Something you forgot is that you got to the level of rare plants thru common plants. If you would start over, take that you also dont have the knowledge so yeah, you technically bought a rare expensive plant and will kill it an a month or less. Its okay to fantasy about what would you do but then dont present it as advice for beginners
I so disagree with picking up random pots, I don't want any boring white pots, it is maximalism all the way.
Totally get where you’re coming from. Maximalism can bring so much personality and creativity to a space. For me, I’ve found that having a more cohesive look with similar pots really helped me feel a bit more grounded in my collection, but I think there’s beauty in both approaches.🙌 🌱🌿