Inside Green Resources
We'll grow this page with articles and links to useful information about indoor plants and greening your life. Here are some of what we've been reading to get you started. Please email us any useful resources that you would like to share with the Inside Green community!
- Master gardener Brian Minter's tips on choosing, caring for indoor plants (CBC)
- Easy to Grow and Low Light House Plants Collection (House Plants Expert)
- This Graphic Shows the Best Air-Cleaning Plants, According to NASA (Lifehacker)
- 15 houseplants for improving indoor air quality (mother nature network)
- 5 health benefits of houseplants (treehugger)
- The Future Is Verdant: Learn How Houseplants Will Be Vital To A Healthy Environment
- 11 Reasons Why a Houseplant Should be Your Kid's First Pet | Costa Farms
A whole new 'plant world' is created from Millenial-era anxieties about climate change and lack of connection with nature in general. This wave of millennials collecting plants, aptly named 'plant parenthood,' has led to a niche market that's not only thriving but surprisingly diverse. Check out our three favourite articles about this recent green trend!
GO TO THE STORYTime flies when you're having fun, that's for sure! We started our seasonal string of events in November and in a blink of an eye; here we are, writing reports of our awesome Inside Green Fall 2019 pop-ups at Eastside Flea Market, Andina Brewing Company and Strathcona Beer Company. We sure did add some green on the East Van side of our Inside Green map!
GO TO THE STORYAre you a new plant parent, and maybe torn between adding more plants to your collection, but also unsure how to revive a droopy Peace Lily let alone caring for a growing number of houseplants? No worries, we got you - we selected these top three podcasts with all the answers to your questions!
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