I am moving from a house to an apartment and I want some ideas on planting flowers inside?

Answer 1

1. I would say African violets are nice. The flowers last for a long time.
2. I like to force spring bulbs in an apartment -- and amaryllis are also nice in the wintertime. In fact, any indoor flower that is seasonal (like Christmas cactus or poinsettia) is nice. Paper white Narcissus are pretty and easy to grow too.
3. You can grow more foliage plants too -- spider plants are pretty easy.
4. If you bring a flowering plant into your apartment, it is sometimes nice to get one that is in the flower bud stage (like an Easter lily). Your enjoyment of the plant will last longer.
5. I tend to choose smaller plants, like African violets because I can handle them better in the smaller space of an apartment.
6. If you need a touch of the outdoors inside very quickly, like if people are coming over, also don't be afraid to buy a bunch of cut flowers. They last for days. Roses especially smell nice. In the springtime too, if you are lucky enough to know someone with a lilac bush, ask for a few bunches of those flowers for the indoors. (Don't deny yourself these things just because you have an apartment now.)
7. I have actually grown a petunia as a houseplant too. It needs a sunny window. Nasturtiums are another possibility and you can grow those by seed and they smell good. Geraniums can also be grown inside.
8. Get online right now and order a few seed catalogs -- they are fun to look at the pictures and there always seems to be houseplants in there as well.
9. Still have "your own" garden or one you can share with others by taking a short walk around your neighborhood and looking at the plantings or even admiring those on your apartment building's grounds.
10. Get some nice artwork of outdoor gardens or still life with flowers in it.
11. Buy a calendar with different garden flowers for each month.
12. If you have a separate front entrance, ask your landlord or landlady if you can have some spring/summer annual flowers in pots by your doorstep.

Hope this helps. Good luck.

Answer 2

If you want flowers inside your apartment,you'll have to make a space for them and a grow light. Or if you have several windows you can try Begonias, my grandmother use to grow them in her house in the winter. If you have space to group some flowers together and have the grow light hang over them, I think you may have pretty good success. Just remember to pinch off the old dead blooms, so the plants enegy can be used to make new blooms instead of seed. Good Luck, you can do it!!!!!!!!

Answer 3

the things that you should keep in mind when picking out house plants are sun exposure and soil/ having a good large pot with an easy way to water them. most plants will do well, but keeping to partial sun or shade plants will be easier to maintain without getting grow lights and elaborate set ups. i have had a lot of luck with things like spider plants, mother-in-laws tongue, jade plants and ferns, as well as herbs growing inside. bamboo is good also. you should be able to go to a garden center and ask about specific plants that you like and that will fit your decorating needs. try to go somewhere that has tags on the plants with info on light/soil/watering. good luck :)