Why You Need Plants In Your Home

My love for plants bloomed when I was a little child who could barely speak. Those little green leaves and variations of colorful flowers still make my heart fill with joy everytime I see them.

Imagine waking up on a Friday morning, and it's a little cold outside. You just took the newspaper from your doorstep. Your tea is ready. You go and sit next to your plants. With a sip of your tea, you start reading the paper and enjoy the atmosphere on a different level. Being an anthophile has its perks.

Living in a city full of noise and dust can be extremely stressful. However, having a little corner of green in your balcony or room can help you relieve some of that built up stress. A little glance towards the plants after a hard day may prove to be extremely calming. I have two little guys, a cactus and a money plant, on my study table, who cheer me on with their aura as I take my boring quizzes and write some long assignments.

As a plant parent myself, I have many kinds of plants on my balcony, window and other corners of my room, with mostly flowering and a few beautiful non-flowering plants. Seeing them grow on a daily basis, little by little, is an extremely satisfying experience. Even saw some of them die, which I can assure you, is really heartbreaking to witness.

If you are a bibliophile, you'll find plants to be a great companion to be lost in a strange other world with. If you are a bookstagrammer, you'll find it pleasantly surprising to find how well books and plants pair in photos. Plants can also keep you in check, as I have found out. The spider plant next to my massive to-be-read book pile gives me a scary look whenever I buy a new pile of books and add them to the to-be-read pile.

Buying new plants is an exciting experience in itself. Visiting your local plant shops can be a good way to spend quality time. To me, it feels more like an adventure. Whenever I visit these shops I find new types of plants every single time, and somehow end up buying more. You can't blame me! That small plant with tiny red flowers and that little guy with round leaves were really cute.

In terms of watering and caring for your plants, you have to be very careful. Some of your plants will die before you know it. So, if you are a beginner, I would recommend you to start slow and purchase some basic plants first. Cactuses, Lucky Bamboos and Peace Lily are great plants to start with.

Plants are freaky. You put this tiny seed in some dirt and eventually it's big. But seeing them grow and then colouring your home with a little bit of green can be exciting and fun.

Anindya Saha is a 1st year EEE student at Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (CUET)