When you deal with winter when the weather alternates between frigid cold temperatures or warmer air and snow, it’s hard to see the forest through the trees. That is to say, the intensity of everything winter throws at you makes it almost impossible to envision spring, let alone, warmer weather. That’s why the timing of National Houseplant Appreciation Day, which falls on January 10^th, is so perfect for Minnesotans.

You don’t have to be a gardener, a plant geek, or even a plant lover to be able to appreciate the warmth and ambiance that houseplants bring to your house or office – especially in the dead of winter. National Houseplant Appreciation Day is a day for people to learn about the benefits and fun of growing houseplants, share the joy of growing things with kids, and just enjoy the ambiance and health benefits that houseplants are known to offer.

You may not realize it, but houseplants purify the air. If you have carpeting in your home, the carpeting is made with chemicals that release VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds.) If you use a computer printer at home, the ink contains VOCs. Houseplants are also known to help people think better, elevate their moods, increase productivity, and promote creativity.

Blooming Dish Garden is a delightful basket filled with either a kalanchoe or an anthurium and other interesting green plants. You get an entire garden in a basket, which is like treating your house or office to the deluxe treatment – in the form of a lush flowering and foliage garden.

If you’d rather have flowering houseplants, the Deluxe Flowering Garden is the answer. The rectangular basket is filled with ivy and dieffenbachia to provide greenery, and the combination of flowering plants includes African violets, azalea, begonia, gerbera daisies, and kalanchoe. You get a nice mix of flowering and green plants, all of which will last a long time and give you continuous blooms.

A Parlor Palm will bring the magical feeling of a warmer climate to your home or office. This lush green plant has feathery leaves that grow off the many long stems of plants. Since does best in indirect light, it’s suitable for growing in many areas – at home or at the office. Enjoy the interest of an oval basket of the Green Garden Basket Deluxe. The basket includes a combination of some or all of these plants: croton, dieffenbachia, ivy, pothos, Schefflera, and Syngonium.

You’ll find a wide selection of houseplants that are ideal for gifts or something you can use to spruce up your home or office – at Schaaf Floral.