Requires frequent watering and a good amount of sunlight. Keep it near your kitchen and snip off a few leaves when cooking pasta. Don’t be afraid to prune it!

Needs a lot of watering and pruning. Great for making tea or enhancing the flavour of meals.

Parsley doesn’t require a lot of sunlight, but needs to be grown in moist, loamy soil.

Needs bright sunlight but a cool environment. Kale also cannot be in soil that’s too wet or waterlogged, so make sure you grow it in well-drained soil.

With their pink and purple flowers, African violets are an attractive and low-maintenance houseplant. They grow best in bright but indirect light.

These tropical perennials beautify the home and office with their graceful flowers. They do best in shaded areas with some indirect light, and require watering about once a week.

The vibrant blooms of Kalanchoe makes it a great houseplant for brightening the home, especially during the festive season. It needs lots of sunlight and well-drained soil.

The practical aloe vera doesn’t require much watering and is fairly easy to care for. You can cut off the leaf and rub the juice directly on sunburned skin for instant relief.

The heartleaf philodendron does fine in low light conditions. The soil should be kept evenly moist, but not too wet or dry.

Text: Melody Bay/Home and Decor

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