15 Sep Window Treatments and Indoor Gardening

Many of us love to bring a touch of nature indoors with some indoor plants, be they kitchen herbs, small cacti and succulents, or larger ferns and shrubs. Growing plants indoors can be tricky, however, especially when you consider the unique sunlight, water, and soil needs for each plant that you bring into your home. Here are some tips on how window treatments can help support better indoor gardening.

Give plants the sunlight they need.

As you probably already know, it’s highly important in indoor gardening to place plants around your home where they will get the sunlight they need. If you’re growing aloe, basil, or rosemary, all of which need plenty of sunlight, for example, these plants will thrive best near south facing windows; this is because sunlight streams in through south facing windows for the majority of the day. If you have plants that thrive best with exposure to morning sunlight and afternoon shade, you’ll want to utilize your east-facing windows. Plants that thrive in shade? Utilize your north-facing windows.

As you place your plants in strategic areas around your home to give them the sunlight they need, it’s important to be able to maximize the sunlight in these areas. This is where window treatments come in. In areas where you want your plants to see as much sunlight exposure as possible, you’ll want to opt for window treatments that can be opened or raised to let sunlight in. This makes plantation shutters, blinds, and shades all excellent candidates for these sunny areas of your home.