Wanting to update your plants inside? Let’s start by saying there’s no true indoor plant, just plants that tolerate indoor conditions and don’t mind being in a pot temporarily. Even the toughest indoor plants will benefit from a break outside in the shade every so often.
 
For some height try a fiddle-leaf fig Ficus lyrata. My favourite of all the figs, with its big glossy luscious leaves. It looks great teamed with a white glazed pot.
 
Another eye catching indoor is Ctenanthe ’Grey Star’ which gets up to about a metre. The leaves on this plant are amazing grey and green striped topes with an aubergine underside. You’ll know when this needs a water as the leaves tend to curl up.
 
For a tropical feel you could use the bold Spathyphyllum ’Sensation’ which is a giant form of the traditional Madonna lily. Its spear shaped leaves get up to 60cms long and 30cms across with prominent ridges down them.
 
I wouldn’t bring succulents indoors (as they are sometimes sold) they just get leggy, and rot. They are really only for a sunny outdoor spot. If you forget to water try Zamiocalcus ‘Zanzibar Gem’ (pictured )from Madagascar. This only needs a water about once a month.

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A constant learning curve, gardening is all about trial and error. Knowledge grows from sharing information between friends, passing down through generations, or just getting it wrong a few times before you get it right. It's about getting grubby outside and aching from digging too much, but then feeling that fall away when you get your first flower or prize fruit off a new tree... and getting so excited you need to tell everyone.

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