Top Ten House plants

Top Ten House Plants If you can't keep houseplants, the most likely thing that's going wrong is that you are killing them with kindness. Unless your house is very dark, most houseplants will be happier inside the room on the table, than on the windowsill above a radiator, at risk from too much sun and cold draughts.

In winter, you don't need to water most plants more than once a month, unless they are in a very warm light spot. Try not to leave plants standing in water. In the summer, don't water till the surface of the compost feels dry. One handy trick is to use a gadget like the 'Water Alert' which you stick into the pot next to the plant. It changes colour when it's time to water. It's easy to over feed houseplants, too, so it's better to use a slowly dissolving pellet feed like the 'Houseplant Booster Pill'. You can order these and the 'Water Alert' from our online shop.

The Top Ten

10.Prayer Plant (Maranta)
9. Spider plant (Chlorophytum)
8. Rubber plant (ficus elastica)
7. Mind your own Business (Helxine/soleirolii)
6. Wandering Jew (Tradescantia fluminensis)
5. Cast Iron Plant(Aspidistra)
4. Yucca
3. Mother in law's Tongue (Sansevieria)
2. Azalea (Albert Elizabeth)
1. Jade Plant/Money Tree (Crassula)