5 Plants You Won’t Kill (I promise)

I love plants.

I love their jewel tones and how the light filters through them. I love adding greenery in every room because it makes that room feel more alive and a little bit warmer.

BUT I didn’t always have plants. No, in fact, I didn’t have plants for a very long time.

“Why?” you ask…..

Well, first of all I was rotten at keeping them alive. When John was born I received a very beautiful orchid plant from my aunt.  It was gorgeous. It was from Winston Flowers (which is a very nice florist) and I did exactly what they said. Well, the plant died after a month. Only 1 month!  I thought to myself, well, I hope this doesn’t foreshadow my parenting skills. I’m happy to say that John will be 10 this month and that I’ve become better with plants. I still prefer fake orchids to the real thing, though!

This got me thinking that you guys might also struggle with plants. Over the past 10 years, I’ve figured out ones that are easy to care for.  Today I’m sharing all about them! I’m also including a few affiliate links for your convenience, you can read my full disclosure policy here.

5 Plants You Won’t Kill (I Promise)

1. Air Plant

Air plants or Tillandsia are by far the easiest plants to care for. They are epiphytes and need no soil because water and nutrients are absorbed through the leaves.  Their roots are used for anchors.  I have some air plants which I’ve had for over two years.  All you need to do is soak them in water every one to two weeks.  I use them in shells and have attached them to driftwood (you can attach them with E6000).  I really love the coastal and easy look they offer in a home.  I have a cluster in our half bathroom too.

They also look beautiful in clear glass orbs (as above).

I often get asked where to buy them and I’ve had great luck with CTS Airplants on Etsy and I like their multipacks like this 10 pack.  I’m tempted to buy a large one for our office.

2. Peace Lily

The peace lily is a gorgeous addition to your home for tables or counters. The great thing about the peace lily is, it doesn’t need lots of light or water. I find that is what usually kills my plants too much of one or the other, or not enough!!!! This plant has happily lived in our living room atop our gateleg table and now is happy up on the landing on the Union Jack table.  A beautiful white lily also grows from it.  Many supermarkets carry them and I think that is how I bought this one.

3. The Fiddle Leaf Fig

The Fiddle Leaf is quite a popular plant right now.  I must admit I wanted one for quite some time and couldn’t find them anywhere in our area.  I mentioned this on Instagram and someone recommended ordering online from the Home Depot (click here) if you’d like to order your own. It was only $29.98!  It seems to like being by my faux marble bar console. Perhaps that this spot is just right by two double windows with plenty of flight filtering in.

I love the shape and texture of its leaves.  It is so easy to care for. I just give it half a cup of water once a week.

4. Money Plant

Who says money doesn’t grow on trees?  Just kidding!  The Money Plant also known as the jade plant is easy to care for and is a common house plant around the world. It is ever green.  I’ve had this one probably for three years.

Don’t you love the leaves?  I’ve used this on many pieces of furniture for staging but is currently in our kitchen 😉 Oh, and there you can see more air plants.

5. Succulents.

I used these succulents out in my She Shed.  You may remember I partnered with Home Depot on that space.  I got some lovely succulents from them and created a large succulent shell planter. It made quite the statement.

I filled the shell with soil and all different succulents from The Home Depot.  Succulents are pretty hardy but they do need sunlight which the shed doesn’t get a lot of when the doors are shut. I do have two windows but it isn’t enough light out there for these.  You also need to give them water but not too much.  I brought these into the house. The giant shell is now in our living room while this one is in our kitchen on the counter by the window over the sink.

Surrounding myself with plants makes me think that spring and summer are not long off! What about you?  Have you had good luck with these plants?  Are there any others you’d recommend? Can’t wait to hear.

I will say I also use faux plants in our home too. Ikea, HomeGoods and Target have been wonderful resources for that!

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