easy-going plants for beginners
If you are new to gardening, here is a selection of plants that will suit you perfectly. All will provide you with lots of greenery, are easy to look after, and are reasonably priced Monstera deliciosa (Swiss cheese plant): (pictured below, left) It is fairly inexpensive to buy a 30cm monstera and it grows quickly, so you could get some easy height and beautiful leaves in under three months.
Epipremnum aureum (devil’s ivy): (pictured below, centre) This is a great group of plants to get started with, as they are relatively low maintenance. The trailing varieties sprout new leaves regularly and are great in a hanging planter such as a macramé hanger. However, they are toxic to cats and dogs. Hedera (ivy): Ivy is almost indestructible and has a good telltale sign when it needs watering as the leaves will look limp and soft. Chlorophytum comosum (spider plant): These are great low maintenance plants, which need watering from the bottom perhaps once a week and a misting every now and then. They sprout babies regularly, off the end of their leaves, that are easy to propagate; you will be inundated with baby plants, which you can then share with friends and family.