In the sweltering summer, are you restless due to the intense heat? Are you struggling to find various ways to beat the heat? Why not let green, healthy plants lend a hand? Here, we will teach you five great methods for cooling down with green plants:
1. Green Home - Cost-effective and Healthy
Modern people increasingly value home greening, often using the natural properties of plants to decorate their homes. This is not only economical but also beneficial to the health of family members. Especially during hot summers, planting climbing plants like ivy, grapes, morning glories, wisteria, and roses on the balcony allows them to climb walls or trellises, forming a green canopy that effectively reduces sunlight radiation and improves air quality. Hanging a pot of spider plant by the window can purify the air and refresh the mind.
Families with courtyards can cultivate flowers and trees in the yard, such as lawns, flower beds, and hedges. Greening the environment provides pleasant experiences for people in clean and fresh courtyards, balancing the excitation and inhibition processes in the cerebral cortex, which is beneficial for the recovery from chronic diseases. Families without yards can place potted flowers and floral arrangements indoors, such as peach blossoms, plum blossoms, roses, chrysanthemums, lilies, narcissus, dahlias, osmanthus, and aglaia odorata. These traditional flowers have high ornamental value and are harmless to health.
2. Room Greening Section
Green plants absorb harmful substances through photosynthesis and soil microbes, purifying the air. Additionally, plants have the functions of dust absorption, noise reduction, and regulating indoor temperature and humidity.
Indoor spaces receive less sunlight, so it's best to choose shade-loving foliage plants or semi-shade plants that can withstand longer periods of shade, such as asparagus ferns, snake plants, money plants, rubber trees, etc. Busy individuals can opt for more resilient plants like the snake plant or stonecrop. The size of the indoor greenery should be proportional to the height and width of the indoor space; otherwise, it may affect aesthetics.
If your living room has enough space, you can place large plants like lucky bamboo, ficus elastica, Brazilian ironwood, or yucca next to a low cabinet to serve as a partition. Large plants with dense foliage can bring a cool sensation to your home, but remember not to place large plants in the bedroom, as their oppressive feeling can affect sleep, and the enclosed bedroom is not suitable for their growth.
Flowers that ladies frequently receive make excellent home decorations. Just a vase, some water, and daily water changes suffice, making it perfect for those who dislike trouble and lack time to care for plants. Placing flowers on coffee tables or dining tables enhances a warm atmosphere, and the emitted fragrances directly stimulate vision and olfaction, improving appetite. Different flowers placed in different seasons yield varying effects. In summer, lilies and full...