Build an Armoire Garden
Using fans and artificial light, you can create a beautiful indoor plant environment in a piece of furniture, like an unused armoire.
Step 1: Select Your Plants
The plants you choose for your armoire garden can change the feel of an entire room. Plants with dark or light green, gray, or variegated leaves tend to add a relaxed ambience to a room. Bold colors, such as red, yellow and orange provide dramatic effects and statements.
Step 2: Prepare Your Space
To protect the armoire against humidity, paint the interior walls with a light-reflecting, waterproof paint. If the doors have glass panels, they can be shut to increase humidity. Install a florescent lamp and small fan above to help air circulate and hinder mold and fungus.
Step 3: Catch Water
Place a 2” deep sheet-metal pan at the bottom of the armoire and interior shelves to catch any water that drips from flower pots. Fill the pans with stones to help keep the pots above water level.
Step 4: Add Plants
Based on height, color and texture, arrange potted plants in the front, middle and back of the armoire. You may want to consider rotating your plants depending on their bloom cycles. Flowering plants, such as orchids, can be placed in front of the armoire when they are in bloom and then moved to the back once their petals have fallen.
