Chicago gardeners love indoor gardening because it’s a
delightful, challenging hobby. It’s delightful because it’s
inspiring to be surrounded by greenery and flowers all year.
It’s challenging because it differs from other gardening in many
significant ways. Indoor gardeners must create a favorable
environment for the plants they intend to grow inside. The
basics of light, water and food must be provided indoors. Plants
also need an environment that mimics their native habitat.
Tropical plants grown indoors need bright sunlight, warm air,
sandy soil, regular watering and misting to succeed. Desert
plants require bright sunlight, rocky, sandy soil, little water
and dry, warm air to thrive. All indoor plants need their own
specific plant food in small quantities. Not all plants flourish
in an indoor environment. Indoor gardeners need to choose plants
carefully, but they have many choices. Check with the local
nursery or conservatory to learn which plants are easy to grow
inside. Indoor gardeners in Chicago may