How to keep your houseplants happy through a New England winter
New England weather is home to extremes, like increasingly hot summers and winters with brutal cold snaps. That whiplash is hard on houseplants, many of which are tropical and thrive in warm, humid climates with lots of light.
“The East Coast is one of the most challenging spaces to care for plants, for tropical plants specifically,” said Julio César Román, owner of Micro Plant Studio in South Boston. “And the reason is because of the shift from AC to heater — and from the outside elements.”
Here’s what two local experts say you can do to keep your plants going through the gray days of fall and winter.