5 Forgiving Houseplants for Complete Beginners
Houseplants do more than fill an empty corner. They soften hard lines, draw the eye towards the light and bring a sense of life into rooms that can otherwise feel still. The good news is that you do not need green fingers to keep them thriving, only a handful of forgiving species and a little understanding of what they actually want. Here are five plants we recommend again and again to anyone starting out. The reliable five Pothos trails happily from a shelf, tolerates low light and forgives the occasional missed watering. It is almost impossible to kill, which makes it the perfect first plant. Snake plant stands tall and architectural, asks for very little water and copes with the dim corners other plants hate. Spider plant grows quickly, produces charming baby plants you can pot on, and is wonderfully relaxed about light and watering alike. ZZ plant has glossy…