At Dwelling Amongst The Arctic Gardener

What to produce when there's no greenery inwards sight? Turn your habitation into an urban jungle, that's what. At to the lowest degree this is the solution Agronomist Anders Royneberg has come upward to. Known every bit the Arctic Gardener, Anders has over 100 plants inwards his relatively pocket-size Oslo apartment, making him a bona fide fellow member of the 'green squad' that's taking Instagram yesteryear storm. From spider together with coin plants to areca palm together with kiwi trees, the Arctic Garderner's habitation is a truthful tropical oasis inwards the pump of Norway's uppercase city! I had a chat amongst Anders before today to discovery out to a greater extent than virtually why it's neat to select together with thus many plants, together with how nosotros tin brand our ain homes that niggling fleck greener!

 On houseplants every bit company:

"House plants are perfect roommates. They are quiet, good behaved together with they don’t aroma bad." 

 

On the 'green squad' community:

"I discovery swain flora lovers to hold upward friendly, supporting together with creative. We all desire a greener footing both indoors together with outdoors. I would nation that most of us also are concerned virtually the surroundings together with strive for a greener world."

On going the extra greenish mile: 

"Raise your plants off the flooring together with identify them on the wall, sideboards, tables or chairs. It volition laissez passer on your habitation that lush greenish jungle feeling!"

On escape: 

 "Palms brand me go without fifty-fifty having to teach out home. I tin become to palm-fringed beaches together with tropical forests inwards a carve upward second."

On slow plants for the amateur: 

"Get plants amongst thick greenish juicy leafs. They shop H2O inwards their leaves. They are survivors fifty-fifty though their owners forget them occasionally."

On flora wellness benefits: 

"I flora that plants inwards my chamber help me to slumber better. Not solely produce plants expect neat together with convey vitality together with life, they also select relaxing together with purifying benefits. This I believe, promotes a salubrious sleeping pattern."

 

On the best flora species for a beginner: 

"Try the spider flora (the i hanging side yesteryear side to the mirror). The spider flora has got spider-like plants dangling from the woman nurture plant, similar spiders on a web. It’s actually slow to grow together with thus if you lot are a newbie gardener, you lot should laissez passer on it a go. Provide it amongst well-drained reason together with bright, indirect low-cal together with they volition flourish."

Photography: Anders Royneberg / Arctic Gardener 

It's incredible only how much the plants breathe life into this home, don't you lot think?! But imagine the marking of attention involved? I couldn't resist firing off v to a greater extent than questions to sympathise what this requires together with what an arctic gardener likes to produce inwards his spare fourth dimension (sooo nosey I know, but aren't you lot curious too?!).

The Arctic Gardener depression down:

Favourite plant? Calathea Orfobiola, I beloved the tropical feeling I teach from her.

Least favourite plant? I am non a large fan of cactus because I beloved watering, together with they don't.

Number of hours spent 'misting' a day? I elbow grease to mist every day, the to a greater extent than misting the improve inwards my experience. Some nation misting doesn't work, I nation it does.

Dream 'jungle' vacation location?  The rainforest of Madagascar. They've got approximately huge plants over there, together with I similar large greenish plants! The bigger the improve inwards my mind!

Best, hugger-mugger Oslo tip? The Oslo botanical garden is pocket-size but super cozy. Its within this beautiful one-time Victorian greenhouse together with it's gratis of charge.

Thank you lot Anders!

If you lot beloved plants together with don't already follow Anders on instagram - the @articgardener is a MUST!

And for to a greater extent than greenish habitation inspiration today I beloved Hilton Carter's incredible plant-filled loft, Igor's happy plant-filled home together with a guide to indoor climbers. Pure urban jungle inspiration!
Do you lot select a favourite family plant?

Niki