“I’m questioning whether I should hop on the trend of having houseplants based on the trend and the industry’s sustainability. Going further, how can I become a sustainable plant owner on the basis of resources used to fuel this hobby?”
Photo: by Stevie Remsberg; Photos: Getty Welcome to Bad at Plants, a new column in which plant expert Maryah Greene, of Greene Piece consulting, answers your questions about plants so we may all become at least slightly better at keeping them alive.
I don’t want to claim to be an expert on this side of things, but your question made me take a step back and ask how I’m being sustainable in my practice as a plant stylist. I think people are so focused on the idea of plants as self-care and what can this plant do for me, but we don’t often consider what we’re doing for the planet while we’re hopping on this trend.
Here, it’s also important to consider the packaging: Is it ecofriendly? Is the shipper using a crap-ton of plastic? Is the paper recyclable? That’s something consumers should start asking.When I was living in a basement apartment, all I could rely on was my grow lights, so in some ways I was doing damage by keeping them on all the time rather than using natural light. For those people living in low-light settings, consider getting a timer for the grow lights so they’re not on all the time.
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