We went to our HortyGirl Potted Plant expert for some simple living decor styling tips along with late summer easy-care indoor potted plant picks to help you make the most of the late summer refresh. Read on to learn more.

Living Decor Tips for Late Summer

There are a few ways you can try to freshen up your home or office for the late summer. Start by grouping potted plants in odd numbers and mixing textures and heights for a more natural, layered look. You could also get creative by clustering plants by colour or displaying them in unique vessels like woven baskets or vintage mugs. Another idea is to style a cozy shelf with trailing greens such as the Baby Tears potted plant, or elevate smaller Succulent potted plants on stacked books for added dimension.

For a more modern touch, try a floating plant wall or mounted Air Plant display. You can even incorporate natural elements like stones or driftwood to ground your living decor. And don’t forget to dust those leaves, as clean foliage helps your plants soak up light and keeps them looking their healthiest.

Also consider refreshing your pots, as even a quick pot swap can make your potted plants feel brand new. For a fun, seasonal twist, you can also try adding charming decals or summer theme cardettes. A few of our August potted plants feature fun seasonal decals and cardettes so you’ll want to keep an eye out for them at your local retailers.

Late Summer Potted Plant Picks to Refresh Your Decor

Whether you’re styling a sun-drenched nook at home or adding a bit of life to your workspace shelf, these late summer indoor potted plant picks are the perfect way to keep your living decor feeling fresh, vibrant and calm as the summer season winds down.

Succulent Potted Plants: Small But Mighty Style Makers

Late summer calls for simplicity, and Succulent potted plants deliver just that. These compact indoor potted plants come in all shapes and sizes. Ideal for small living spaces, desks, windowsills or shelf displays, Succulent potted plants instantly elevate the living decor without demanding much in return.

Try arranging a trio of Succulent potted plants in a tray or line a windowsill with mixed varieties in ceramic or glass pots for a clean, modern look.

Calandiva Potted Plants: A Pop of Late Summer Colour

Looking to infuse your living decor with cheerful colour? Calandiva potted plants are our go-to bloom to boost your mood and your space. With long-lasting flowers in vibrant pinks, yellows and oranges, they add a playful pop without the upkeep of traditional flowering plants.

The ideal spot for the Calandiva potted plant is your kitchen windowsill, coffee table or bathroom counter for a dose of late-summer brightness.

Philodendron Potted Plants: Lush, Tropical, and Effortless

Philodendron potted plants bring tropical elegance to your living decor without the high-maintenance vibe. Their rich green foliage adds a lush, grounding presence to any space — perfect for late summer when you’re looking for a little indoor serenity. They’re adaptable, resilient and practically thrive on being left alone.

A great style idea is to let a trailing Philodendron potted plant spill from a bookshelf, place a trio of Philodendrons in mason jars on a windowsill or elevate your space with a larger upright variety in a woven basket or plant stand.

Air Plants: The No-Soil Sculptural Beauties

Air Plants are like little works of art requiring no soil, just light and a weekly soak. These minimalist marvels are perfect for getting creative in your living decor. Tuck them into driftwood, glass terrariums or even shells for a beachy summer vibe that lasts through the season.

You can try displaying Air Plants in unexpected places, such as hanging globes, wall-mounted holders or even nestled into bookshelves, for an eye-catching, conversation-starting look.

Sansevieria Potted Plants: Strong, Stylish, and Low-Light Friendly

Sansevierias, also known as snake plants, are great for the late summer refresh. Their upright, architectural leaves bring structure and strength to your living decor all while helping to purify the air indoors. Water them sparingly and they’ll reward you with year-round good looks.

The best spots for the Sansevieria potted plants are entryways, bedrooms or tucked into low-light corners.

Jade Potted Plant: The Symbol of Abundance and Simplicity

A longtime favourite for both plant lovers and Feng Shui enthusiasts is the Jade potted plant, which is known to be a symbol of prosperity and balance. Jade potted plants are perfect for the reflective late summer season. With its glossy, coin-shaped leaves and compact growth, it brings a grounded, peaceful energy to any living decor.

Place your Jade potted plant near a sunny window in a sleek ceramic or stone pot to emphasize its sculptural charm. The Jade potted plant is also a thoughtful addition to an entryway or home office, offering grounded elegance while inviting good fortune and positive energy.

Finishing Up

As late summer settles in, it’s the perfect time to refresh your living decor with indoor potted plants. Our low-maintenance indoor potted plants paired with exclusive decor pieces, help create a space that feels lighter, greener and more grounded as the season winds down. Just don’t forget to give your indoor potted plants a little care to keep them thriving through the rest of the season.

If you’re looking for more living decor inspiration and plant care tips, check out our Plant Care blog for expert care tips or explore the Green Living section of our blog for more creative ways to style your indoor potted plants all year long.

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Creating good Feng Shui energy in our homes and workplaces can enhance  environments allowing us to thrive and feel our best every day. Knowing which indoor potted plant and where to place them is key when trying to create the best Feng Shui in your living decor.

Read on to learn how to create Feng Shui with your HortyGirl indoor potted plants.  While we’re not experts in Feng Shui, we hope to give you an introduction into the practice and help you understand more about Feng Shui and how plants play a role.

What is Feng Shui in Your Living Decor

Feng Shui is the ancient Chinese practice that focuses on working with natural energies, and organizing spaces in your living decor to create a balanced and harmonious environment.

The practice of Feng Shui opens up powerful energy channels in your living decor. This encourages a stronger, more balanced, and happier living environment. As a result, Feng Shui in your home or workplaces can nourish and strengthen our energies enabling us to live happy, healthy and positive lives.

Benefits of Indoor Potted Plants for Feng Shui

Indoor potted plants help bring a sense of vitality, vibrancy, and fresh energy to any space, and this living energy is key to creating good Feng Shui.

The role of plants in Feng Shui is believed to eliminate negative energy and bring in positive energy and good fortune. To create or improve the Feng Shui in your home or workplaces, you’ll want to select indoor potted plants that have specific meaning in this practice and place your plants in specific areas.

When placing plants in specific locations, also keep in mind what type of lighting is required for that type of plant. Read our plant care blog to determine the type of lighting.

Best Indoor Potted Plants and Places to Create Feng Shui

When creating Feng Shui in your living decor, there are certain types of indoor potted plants that are considered “good” and they correspond with where you place them.

Sansevieria Plant

The Sansevieria Plant, also known as Snake Plant, is believed to bring good health, good luck and long life.

According to Feng Shui experts, snake plants are believed to produce a lot of energy in a living space. Thus the best place is in the east or southeast corner of your home or office.

Jade Plant

The Jade Plant, or the Lucky Plant, has been used in the Feng Shui practice for centuries, and is believed to bring good health, wealth, and happiness.

To strengthen the energy in your living decor and bring in good fortune, place your Jade Plant in the entryway or southeast corner of your home or office space.

Jade plants are also a common house warming gift to give to friends and family as a sign of good luck and friendship.

Money Tree

The Money Tree is a tropical plant that is believed to attract good luck and fortune as well as help improve financial security. They are also famously known as the Chinese money tree due to its five-lobed leaves, which are considered lucky in Asia.

Place the Money Tree in the southeast corner of your office or home to reap the benefits.

Aloe Vera 

The Aloe Vera plant is believed to bring in good health, long life, happiness, and wealth. It is also believed to clear negative energy and bad luck out of the space.

According to Feng Shui experts, place the Aloe Vera plant near a computer or home workspace or somewhere busy such as the kitchen or office to purify the air and clear out the bad energy.

Peace Lily

The Peace Lily is a tropical flowering plant that is believed to help with communication and relationships.

To encourage relationship improvements in your life, place a Peace Lily in the northeast corner of your home.

Feng Shui experts also believe that the Peace Lily plant transforms negative energy to positive energy so another great spot to place the plant is in your office.

Air Plants

Air Plants have no roots and absorb nutrients and water through their leaves. They are a great plant for Feng Shui as they are believed to help balance, calm, and uplift spaces.

Air Plants are also believed to balance the energy in spaces with lots of water so the best place for them is in the bathrooms or laundry rooms.

Finishing Up

Creating Feng Shui with indoor potted plants means you’re bringing in positive energy flow, good fortune, good health as well as overall harmony and balance to your living decor and in turn, this brings about the same energy in yourself.

Keep in mind that you’ll also want to ensure that your indoor potted plants are healthy and happy in order to maintain the positive energy of your living decor. Read our plant care blog or contact us to get care tips for your HortyGirl indoor potted plant.

Plants are only one part of creating good Feng Shui. The practice of Feng Shui has been around for centuries and continues to be used in homes and offices to this day. For more tips on how to create Feng Shui in your living decor with other aspects, check out Rodika Tchi and her Feng Shui Magazine. 

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A great time to start decorating for the fall could be right now – early September or whenever the weather cools down a bit. Whenever you start decorating, it’s easy to add a touch of fall style to your living decor and indoor potted plants are a great way to do just that. 

Read on to get some tips and ideas on how to style your fall living decor with some our elegant easy-care live indoor potted plants. 

Determine What Type of Indoor Potted Plant

Before styling your house or office with plants, it’s a good idea to figure out what type of indoor potted plant you bought or received as a gift. That way you can determine what lighting the indoor potted plant requires and where you can place the plant. You can also look for low-maintenance indoor potted plants that are hardy and easy to love such as a zebra haworthia or other types of succulents. 

This fall we have some stylish fall-themed indoor potted plants arriving in the next few weeks at a retailer near you. If you’ve received one of our indoor potted plants as a gift or purchased one from your local retailer, check out our plant care blog to determine the type of plant or send us an email and ask us anytime.

Fall Living Decor Ideas with Indoor Potted Plants

Start with the Fall Living Decor Trends

Let’s start by exploring some fall living decor trends. This year’s fall home decor trends are creating interesting shapes for visual interest, using warm neutral tones, natural wood finishings and luxurious textures. For example, woven chairs can be paired with warm earthy tone linen, and complemented with a fall-themed indoor potted plant such as our burlap wrapped glass with a succulent.

When you start decorating for the fall, think overall how you can incorporate trends into your own living decor that reflects you and what you love in your home or office. 

Mix in Colours and Tones with Indoor Potted Plants

When decorating for the fall, you could also consider the colours trends for fall 2022, which are a wide range of earthy, nature-inspired tones in tans, warm browns and deep lush green colours. Pair these colours with some of our fall-theme unique indoor potted plants and you’ve got a great autumn look for your home or office. 

You can also consider the Pantone colour for 2022, which is very peri and think about how you can incorporate the tones into your living decor. You could try placing a very peri colour throw cushion amongst other neutral colour cushions on a tan couch with our hanging globe  succulent on a side table.

Find A Location For Your Indoor Potted Plants

Once you determine the type of plant and consider how colours can mix with your indoor potted plants, find a location and start placing your indoor potted plants in your home or office. 

A great place to start is your dining room. You could surround the seating area and dress up your dining table with a grouping of succulents to create a focal point. In the office space, you could place an arrangement of succulents on the side of the reception desk, in the middle of the lunch room table or on the meeting room table. 

Another place to consider is your living room. Try placing a row of every day plants such as succulents in fun ceramic pots along your living room window sill. If you have an office with windows, try placing 2 or 3 succulents along the window sill to help you feel relaxed and close to nature while working.

If you have a large living room or a large office with a bare corner, try placing a philodendron on a stand or on the floor to brighten up and add nature to that corner.

Placing your plants vertically along a shelf or hanging them from a wall are also two great locations. Try placing one of our hanging planters with assorted succulents on a shelf or hang from the ceiling wall over a window sill. 

If you’ve got an entryway in your home or office, try placing a Sansevieria plant to add a splash of green contrast to the space. Those plants may be smaller when you receive it, but can grow slowly to the height of 3 to 4 feet. You could place the Sansevieria plant on a stand in the entryway first then once it grows taller, repot and place it on the floor in a corner near the entryway door. 

In the kitchen window sill, try placing a row of small jade plants or even a couple of air plants in ceramic green, yellow, orange and dark red pumpkins to brighten up those fall cold days. 

Finishing Up

There are many ways to decorate your living decor this fall. Indoor potted plants are a great way to add contrast, texture and colour to your own style. In the next few weeks, stop by your local retailer to pick up your HortyGirl fall themed indoor potted plants, check out our plant care blog or contact us to determine your type of indoor potted plant and turn your summer style into fall cozy times in your living decor. 

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