{"id":464,"date":"2021-10-26T23:03:30","date_gmt":"2021-10-26T23:03:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/balanceandblooms.com\/?p=464"},"modified":"2019-10-01T05:19:00","modified_gmt":"2019-10-01T05:19:00","slug":"its-not-easy-being-green-but-its-worth-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/balanceandblooms.com\/its-not-easy-being-green-but-its-worth-it\/","title":{"rendered":"IT\u2019S NOT EASY BEING GREEN \u2026 but, IT\u2019S WORTH IT!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Bill Schaffer AIFD, AAF, PFCI & Kritine Kratt AIFD, PFCI<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

As the trend of dwelling with\nhouse plants continues to grow, let\u2019s take an updated look at where this trend\nis going and what\u2019s next on the horizon. First, we need to understand: \u2018Why\u2019\nplants? What does buying and owning a plant mean? What sense does it fulfill?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the past three months (as\nof January 20, 2018): Indoor plants have seen a 90%\nincrease in searches on Pinterest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Terrariums – 70% increase<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Hanging plants – 60% increase<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Cactus plants – 50% increase<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Tropical plants – 40% increase<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The popularity of house plants has\ngrown so much that new terminology for some of these plant-based lifestyles are\nnow finding their place in the plant-panthenon of hashtags: #urbanrainforest,\n#housejungle, or even the cutesy #jungalow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For millennials, there are\nnumerous reports that come to the conclusion that they want to care for\nsomething. Plants offer a responsibility for those that want it. They can\nbecome the precursor for getting a pet and even having children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Beautiful green plant wall background. Horizontal picture of garden with dense vegetation. Ivy, dracaena, coleus, euharis and hosta plant.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Consumers no longer buy just\nany plant, container or accessory for their plants, but look for those that\nmatch their lifestyle and individuality. To a greater extent, consumers are\nconcentrating on a plant\u2019s \u201csignificance\u201d.\nPeople have little time, but have come to understand that plants can be a\nsource of relaxation and, at the same time, clean the air, ensure a pleasant\nindoor climate and give them good feelings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plants are considered a feature of\nthe green \u201cLiving\u201d trend (see Super Floral, June 2017), but not all plants are\nsimply green nor does the entire plant craze come from soil. This development\nis resulting in new trends and sales opportunities. Ornately, variegated leaves\nfor texture and pattern are becoming sought after. Plants that have touches of\ncolor like cordyline, dracenas, coleus, ti and photinia are an argument for\n\u2018red is the new green\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Containers that hang; from\nceramics to baskets, to macrame plant hammocks all allow for plants to be\nfeatured even in small spaces. Plant stands add elevation and height and they\nalso allow for the grouping of multiple plants at different levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Along with a desire for unique\ncontainers to hold plants, decorative, yet\nfunctional accessories are also trending and add personality. Creative watering\nsources are a great way to add-on plant care sales. Misters in ceramic, metal\nand glass are attractive and useful. \u201cThirsty plant-waterers\u201d can be\nsophisticated glass or whimsical characters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Terrariums continue to increase popularity and consumers are expanding them to include plants beyond succulents and tillandsia. Moss is ideally suited to terrarium life. Trendy \u201cMossariums\u201d are a hit with their tolerance of low light levels and love of high humidity. Underwater terrariums and aquascaping are a DIY that\u2019s in-demand. Trending are low maintenance water gardens, filled with curious marimo moss balls which aren\u2019t actually real moss at all, but squishy masses of filamentous algae that roll around at the bottom of lakes in Japan and elsewhere in the northern hemisphere  and have been known to be treated as pets, if a consumer really wants responsibility: treated well, marimo moss balls can live for a hundred years and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Originally published in the March 2018 Issue of Super Floral Magazine <\/p>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Bill Schaffer AIFD, AAF, PFCI & Kritine Kratt AIFD, PFCI As the trend of dwelling with house plants continues to grow, let\u2019s take an updated look at where this trend is going and what\u2019s next on the horizon. First, we need to understand: \u2018Why\u2019 plants? What does buying and owning a plant mean? What sense […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":1012,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nThe Trend Of Dwelling With House Plants Continues To Grow<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"There are numerous reports that come to the conclusion that they want to care for something. 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