Houseplants bring health and happiness to homes. Aside from watering and feeding, most houseplants are low maintenance.

A few factors you want to consider before buying houseplants so that you are providing your houseplants with a nurturing environment to thrive include lighting, humidity and temperature conditions of the space in your home where you are going to place your houseplant, as well as an awareness of your plant’s growing habit.

Whether you are new to houseplants or are moving into a new home and want to green it up, check out the below video which provides a guide to buying houseplants.

Rosa Medea is Life & Soul Magazine’s Chief. She writes about lifestyle including sustainable and green living.