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I know, it has been a while since my last blog and frankly, it is only because I have been so overwhelmed with work since returning from the USA in August.

I had a fabulous trip attending GardenComm2019 in Salt Lake City, Utah where it was very dry and very hot and I was able to see some great gardens using very little water as well as new irrigation techniques. I also visited some new subdivisions to gain an insight into ways in which people can create beautiful gardens using very little water while still maintaining a sense of individual garden style. In Salt Lake City they have a permanent gardeners/homeowners resource centre set up for new homeowners to find out how best to garden in a dry climate with display gardens and watering tips. That was brilliant.

After Salt Lake City, I took a week out to spend time with my gardening BFF Noelle Johnson, AZ Plant Lady. We had a fabulous road trip from Phoenix to Sedona. This was a fascinating few days with unexpected landscapes at every turn. We took a very close look at the way they crafted beautiful container plants as well as admiring the landscape and the forest (yes! they have deep green forest very close to Sedona).

Returning to Perth right into the middle of Spring was nuts with four large garden renovations and a brand new garden to install-all before Christmas as well as our regular maintenance portfolio, me working at the Garden Centre, a fun session with Rae and Faye on Curtin FM’s ‘Let’s Talk Gardening’ and my family commitments, so I’m sorry I haven’t been on the job with the blog.

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Are you a self-named “brown thumb”? Have you always struggled to keep anything green alive? Do you look enviously at glossy magazines and dream of an urban jungle at your place? Well, I’m here tell you that YOU CAN DO IT! It’s really not that hard.

Photography of Table And Chairs Near Plants

The great thing about creating a collection of indoor plants is that your private oasis is completely portable, you can take it with you wherever you go and that’s especially handy if you are renting.

The first thing you need to do is go shopping for some fun pots. I would suggest that you start with say five. Select all different sizes and shapes but try and stick with one base colour, the trick is that it looks like something you have spent years effortlessly pulling together but actually only an afternoon at a shop that sells interesting pots. They don’t need to be expensive and many of the chain stores have some really cute ones. Remember, the heroes are the plants, not the pots.They should have a stopper in the bottom that you can release to allow water to drain in you want to.

OK now, you’re on your way to having your very own oasis inside.

Time to select some really easy-care plants…Here’s my Top 5 that will not only be super easy to care for but will make you look like a pro

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