Do you integrate indoor plants into the design?

Love that question 🌿 — because indoor plants are one of the easiest, healthiest ways to add freshness, warmth, and even vastu balance to interiors. A good designer should absolutely integrate them into the overall scheme instead of treating them as “afterthought décor.”

✅ How Designers Can Integrate Indoor Plants

1. Built-In Plant Spots

• Living room corners → tall planters (Areca Palm, Fiddle Leaf Fig).
• Window sills / niches → herbs or small succulents.
• Partition designs with planter slots.
• Console tables styled with indoor greens.

2. Vertical & Hanging Plants

• Vertical gardens (foyer, balconies, terrace walls).
• Hanging pots/macramé holders in boho/minimal homes.
• Wall-mounted planters with trailing plants.

3. Planter Styling

• Designer should select planters that match theme:
  • Brass/copper pots → traditional homes.
  • Terracotta/ceramic → earthy & Indian.
  • Sleek metal/white → modern minimalist.
• Sources: Banjara Market (Gurgaon), Chhatarpur garden shops, Amazon/Studio Palasa.

4. Functional Green Corners

• Kitchen: herb garden near window.
• Work-from-home space: air-purifying plants like Snake Plant, ZZ.
• Bathroom (with window): ferns, peace lily, bamboo.

5. Low-Maintenance Choices (Delhi NCR Climate)

• Snake Plant
• ZZ Plant
• Money Plant (pothos)
• Areca Palm
• Aloe Vera
• Rubber Plant

👉 These thrive in Delhi’s dust + variable sunlight.

💡 What You Should Ask Your Designer

1. Do you plan plant placement in the layout (living, dining, balcony, bathrooms)?
2. Do you also source planters & stands, or just suggest?
3. Can you integrate self-watering planters (low maintenance)?
4. Do you collaborate with plant stylists/nurseries?
5. Will you include plant styling in 3D renders so I can see the effect?

⚠️ Red Flags

• Designer says: “Plants you can add later yourself.” 🚩
• No knowledge of low-maintenance plants for Delhi conditions.
• Suggests high-maintenance plants (like orchids) without care plan.

✅ Pro Tip

Indoor plants work best when:

• You plan light sources + ventilation with them in mind.
• Use statement planters (not just random plastic pots).
• Group 3–5 plants together instead of spreading them thinly.

👉 Do you want me to create a Plant Integration Mood Board (room-wise plant + planter combinations with care levels) so you can hand it to your designer and get greenery designed into your interiors from Day 1?