Bromeliad Garden – Year Round Long Lasting Color – Inside

We all like to have color indoors. It may be at Christmas with potted poinsettias or at others times of the year with some cut flowers arranged in a simple vase.

The problem is – cut flowers usually only last for a week to 10 days. A potted plant like the poinsettia or an orchid a little longer – a month or two… Phalaenopsis (Moth Orchid) do last about 4 months for me.

How can you add some color that will last for months and months? It is not that difficult to create a BIG COLORFUL IMPACT.

Create Your Own Bromeliad Garden

Creating your own Bromeliad Garden is really pretty easy… so let’s get started.

First, find a nice decorative planter, it can be made out of plastic, clay, ceramic or even a basket. You can use a variety of pots sizes for your garden. For example, an 8 inch planter can hold three 4 inch pots. A 12-15 inch planter can hold three 6 inch pots very comfortably.

Next, go visit your local garden center (Home Depot, Lowe’s, etc) and pick out 3 Bromeliad plants to make the perfect combo for your room. Bring the plants back and arrange all 3 into your decorative planter. If the planter is to deep you may need to raise the plants up with some Styrofoam.

You’re not planting the plants in any kind of soil. The planter serves as a cache pot or double pot.

Care for each plant individually. Most Bromeliads will carry good color for 3-6 months depending on the variety. If one starts to fade out you can just pull that pot out and replace it with a new one and… you’ve got a new look.

Pretty simple. Go ahead. get creative and have color all year. By the way… Find out which varieties hold their color the longest here!

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