When it comes to decorating our homes, everyone wants the best. From furniture pieces and curtains to artifacts and photo frames, there are a number of home decor items available at your disposal. With time, plants and foliage too have established their places as essential home improvement items. Indoor plants not only help in purifying the air but also make the room look much lively and bring positivity with breath of fresh air.

Here are some ways in which you can stylishly bring home these green friends.

1. Small Table plants- Tiny potted plants can single-handedly add a touch of freshness to your work desk or living room table. You can use cactus, bonsai, ferns, jade plant and even aloe vera for the purpose. They are small in size, don’t require much care and are an optimum and suitable choice for those who live in flats and small housings. Adding a new dimension to the interior design, indoor greens can relieve your stress and fatigue after a tiring day.

2. Hanging plants- If you are short of space and have absolutely no space to include plants indoors, then this is the best alternative for you. Just use a planter and hang a plant to either a curtain rod beside a window or in the balcony. From Boston fern to English Ivy, these gorgeous greens will make a picturesque view indoors.

Spider Plants are classic for a reason, they have long strappy leaves and arching stems with tiny plantlets on the ends, which can be pinched off to make new baby plants. Gardening is a great way to always keep you involved, leaving no space to stay idle. It is just like taking care of a pet or baby, while surrounding you with positivity.

3. Good Luck Plants- Famous for attracting good vibes and wealth, money plants are widely used by people in their homes. They are not only beautiful to gaze at but are also associated with luck. Definitely lucky indoor plants, palms are great to create dividers due to their sheer size.

They inject a bit of natural appeal with their breezy and tropical feel. Apart from attracting good energy, palms activate any missing Feng Shui element within a room.

They are also excellent in removing the harmful dust elements from carpets. Another would be Money Plant, they are often braided together and in order for the luck to come in, one needs to have three to five braided plants. It is advised to steer clear of the number four. In addition to this, the leaves must have five or more fingers to be lucky. Other plants which are said to bring good luck are peace lily and lucky bamboo.

4. Kitchen Garden- A popular segment of gardening, the kitchen garden has its own set of benefits. You can grow organic vegetables and have your own set of produce for cooking. It also adds on to the aesthetic beauty of the house, with colorful vegetables which are a feast for the eye.

Some do it for recreation, some for organic food while some do it for entertainment. Irrespective of the passion driving one to do urban gardening, it is evident that greenery is a much needed element for a healthy lifestyle.