Plants - get into it, what use are decorative pots of fuck all ie has-been pots? Find the space to convert to plants, then work out what might be an appropriate match (light, space, etc)
@HMGovt’s Glorious Return! is correct in that, once you get past Monty Don’s very English sense of wavering depression, he’s a fountainhead of plant wisdom without turning the discussion onto home ownership and/or garden access fascism. If I’m on nights, a genius way to wind down but have to skip guff with gilets and terribly attired co-hosts, discussion with no discernible pers interest/relevance, yet the show is superb on seasonality taskscapes. See also
@craner pruning roses ..
House, flat, room, whatever, I grew specific “sea-of-green” plants on a converted bus in my 20’s. Cheaper overall than a dog, less responsibility than a cat (fuck cats, seriously). If you’re restricted to indoors or cost-prohibited , even better to some extent. Orchids have a fussy reputation but nearly all our window sills are lined with varietals and their blooms are genuinely eye-catching all year round (south-facing). All you need are wee y-framed supports and fortnightly watering
The kids are into cacti and insect homes after a school lesson on precarious life forms, so now the upper floors and attic are increasingly beholden to their spikey domains. Avoid pre-prepared pots of herbs from supermarkets - nightmare to trim effectively without compounding frequency of inedible stalks
Try an allotment out -
@sufi knows the craic - or explore Crime Pays but Botany Doesn’t for a worldwide focus on plants you may never have heard of. Soak up the knowledge, if you can quote literature you can keep healthy plants
www.crimepaysbutbotanydoesnt.com
