Who wouldn’t love a house surrounded by lush green trees and flowers spread all around? In fact, that’s the dream of many a person who would give a hand or two to live in such houses and situations. But then, we also have to cater to growing population and decreasing space. Now, owning such houses are more like a mere fallacy and perhaps only the rich and luxurious can avail such facilities. Now a day, what we have is apartments and flats with just balconies, in the name of outdoor space. Well, you cannot do much in such conditions but remember you always have the option of bringing nature indoors, by keeping indoor plants. These plants will not only bring some freshness in your house but also enliven the ambience.

So now that you have decided to go for indoor plants, it’s high time we talk about how to take care of them.  Most of the indoor plants are quite okay with normal temperature fluctuation but they also grow at faster rate in cooler climate. So what you need to do is to maintain a cooler temperature at night so that plants grow appropriately. Ideally, night temperature should be kept 10 to 15 degrees lower than the day temperature.

Try not to have excessively low or high temperatures because that will adversely affect the plant growth. Indoor plants should have little exposure to light in an indirect way. You can also arrange for artificial sources of lighting. You will also need to rotate indoor plants on a regular basis so that all the parts receive equal amount of light. Bring your home plants outside once in every 15 days for fresh air. While watering your indoor plants, maintain the balance.

We humans are responsible for maintaining healthy condition of our surrounding environment. Yes, we can do a lot if the whole world is bent upon destructing climate balance but we can always do our own bit. This will not help us in saving time and money but will also give us self-satisfaction. All over the world climate is changing for worst. We keep reading about depleted ozone layer and emission issues apart from increasing temperature and rising water level in the sea but we are not doing much to save environment. They say, charity begins at home so why not start something from our own backyard.

One of the basic steps you need to take is to change all the incandescent bulbs in the house with compact fluorescent bulbs (CFLs). This greatly helps in conserving energy. People might complain about CFLs being expensive but the truth is they use less energy and provide more light. As far as longetivity is concerned these bulbs are more reliable and last up to 8-10 times longer than regular bulbs. Another recommended step is to use clothesline to dry your washed clothes instead of drier. Remember, washing machines take lot of power so try using them only when you have full load of clothes.

The filters of your air conditioners need to be cleaned on a regular basis. This helps in reducing power consumption and also provides efficient room cooling. While heating water, try keeping temperature of the boiler to 60 degree C. This is another power saving tip. Whenever any electrical appliance is not in use turn them off from the main switch instead of using remote. Apply these timely tips and help environment.