Preserve a Little Bit of Summer – Here’s an Activity to Enjoy

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Home Care in Northbrook, IL

With autumn upon us many are thinking about how to preserve some summer memories to last through the coming cold months ahead. One way is to get a nice array of indoor houseplants started. Your senior parent can enjoy a little bit of greenery inside her home. In-home care providers will help with plant care as well as pet care, your parent’s personal care and assistance with tasks around the home.

Easy Home Plants

Consider growing any of the following plants to add color to your home. These standing, creeping or crowding plants can be grown in vases and placed at convenient locations in your home or backyard.

Here is the list of plants to choose from:

Aloe

Aloe is a succulent and easy-to-maintain plant with unique long leaves. It can be grown in a vase and tends to spread out up to heights and width of approximately 3 feet. You can keep your aloe plants in your garden or indoors. Aloe loves to grow in dry soil at temperatures ranging from 65°F to 75°F.

Aloe Vera is a popular variety you may want to consider growing.

Anthurium

Anthurium is a very simple plant with broad triangular leaves. This plant is capable of producing attractive and delightful red flowers when it blossoms. There are varieties of this plant with a combination of different colors. Typical size ranges from height reaching 3 feet and width of about 2 feet. The anthurim plant does well in soils containing sufficient moisture. It does not like direct sunshine but it likes to enjoy good amount of light and is best kept indoors at temperatures of 65°F to 80°F.

Peace Lily

This plant is quite easy to maintain and grows to about 6 feet in height and between 1 to 5 feet wide. It has glossy-like leaves and spiky spoon-shaped flowers. It flourishes in moist soil and ideal temperatures range is 60°F to 85°F.

Peperomia

The peperomia plant can be used on tabletops and is widely grown as part of a mixed basket of flowers. It is very tolerant to low intensity of light. Being a smallish plant, is grows to height and width of between 6 to 12 inches. It prefers dry soil and temperature of 60°F to 75°F. Peperomia’s most prominent feature is its leaves which are heart-shaped, waxy and colored with silvery gray, green or shades of red.

Snake plant

People looking for fragrant flowers can rely on this plant to give them just that when it is grown in very bright light. Snake plant grows to 48 inches in height and enjoys dry soil conditions. Its leaves are sword-shaped and surrounded by a stripe of yellow round about the outer edges and they have a leather-like feel. It is succulent and grows in tough conditions. Temperature ranges from 60°F to 85°F.

If you or an aging loved one are considering hiring home care services in Northbrook IL, -contact the caring staff at Companion Services of America today at (847) 943-3786. Our senior care service area includes Northbrook, Highland Park, Deerfield, Glenview, Buffalo Grove, Evanston, Des Plaines, Skokie, Lake Forest, Wilmette and the surrounding areas.

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