6 Tips on How to Live Greener from Brooklyn’s Leaf and June Inline
Photo: Courtesy of Leaf and June1/6Bedroom
All of the plants in this room are versatile, requiring once-a-week watering. Two sansevieria, or snake plants, placed on either side of the bed create balance—and they filter out air pollutants as you sleep. Note the different tones of foliage, from dark to light.
Plants, from left: sansevieria (snake plant); Dracaena surculosa (Dracaena “gold dust”); Zamioculcas zamiifolia (ZZ plant); sansevieria (snake plant)
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If you have a west- or south-facing window, consider bright-light loving cacti and tropical plants that prefer to dry out between waterings. The ponytail palm (left) and candelabra cactus (right) both require minimal watering, and their irregular shapes will elevate any shelf or mantle. Recommended care: bright light and light watering once every week to two weeks.
Plants, from left: Beaucarnea recurvata (ponytail palm); Candelabra cactus
Photo: Courtesy of Leaf and June3/6Dining Room
Why not try philodendron “hope” fronds instead of a standard floral table centerpiece? Cuttings in a vase will last several weeks; the plant itself requires bright, indirect light.
Photo: Courtesy of Leaf and June4/6Bathroom
The aloe vera plant (top right), with its soothing and healing qualities, is the perfect bathroom plant. Keep it close by and its antioxidant-rich gel may make its way into your daily beauty routine. One of the pluses of the wax plant (top left) is its trailing, flowing Rapunzel-like growth.
Plants, top to bottom, left to right: aloe vera; golden pothos; Hoya carnosa (wax plant); Alocasia amazonica (elephant’s ear or Alocasia Polly); Soleirolia soleirolii (baby’s tears); sansevieria (snake plant); Haworthia; Zamioculcas zamiifolia (ZZ plant); Pellaea rotundifolia (button fern); Sansevieria (snake plant)
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The Monstera deliciosa, or the Swiss cheese plant, is a perfect fit for the kitchen. It loves high humidity and its large, sprawling leaves will take you from Tropicana to Tropicalia. A bonus of the air plant, hanging at the top left, is that it requires no soil.
Plants, top to bottom, left to right: Tillandsia (air plant); Begonia coccinea (angel wing begonia); Alocasia amazonica (elephant ear or Alocasia Polly); Graptosedum; Monstera deliciosa (Swiss cheese plant)
