Learn English with this gardening English lesson.

I really like plants. But I don’t have a green thumb. I learnt that when I was a student at university. I tried to grow geranium but I failed.

I also heard that plants can feel. I read about an experiment. A scientist buys two plants and keeps them in different rooms. he waters them in same way and the rooms have enough light. For both plant, everything is same except the scientist’s approach. The scientist tell the first plant that he loves it, that it’s perfect. And he tells the second one that he hates it and it’s ugly. After a while the first one blooms the second one dies. 

One trick ist to tell the plant: “If you don’t grow, you come to the compost heap” .... okay there is no warranty ;-)

My green thumb is in development ;) But I think, a flat or house needs to have a green “eye catcher”.

LESYA,  I think that is not a theory anymore,   new technology  has proved  that  is real .             is hard to explain here but going online we might found information  about this .   

There is a whole exclusive theory about the influence of the energy of plants to the energy of people. 

julito I have watched a TV program about this subject too :)

LESYA AND BELLA you are making a point  , I have read that  plants respond  to the stimulus  of  music:Vivaldi and the like  ,they are happy  listening in  these kind of music, also they have feelings of fear. We should talk to them in a loving and caring voice , they !respond blooming nicely ”.

julito, cactuses are the plants that can be thankful even to their  neglectful owners ;)

I have never wanted to keep plants at home , why, they are so beautiful ,many of you would say , and I  quite agree , but  the problem is with  my lack if interest  in  having to worry to keep them healthy  and happy.  I have a friend  who is the guru of the cactuses,  he has a nursery  and a thriving  business  selling succulents . One day I decided to change my mind and give it a shot    ordering a set of  cactuses from him , the plus-side is  that I knew that  I wouldn´t be charged  at all….free. a gift from my friend. I happily  took them at home  to start a new life with me,big mistake,  cactuses are what I would say  ”low-maintenance ”, few water and in winter nothing , easier ehhhh !  I must have mercilessly watered them down  because they didn´t  make it  to the next summer,  ouch!!!      

I don’t keep any plants at home, I am afraid they would be unhappy if I did))). but my mother does have a green thumb, there are a lot of houseplants at my parents’. I like having houseplants at home, but only if there is someone (not me) to look after them)))

Keep your tools ready ,God will find work for you.

i have a lil area in my house full of green plants like herbs, shurbs, flowers and bushes. and yes i am blessed with green thumb. its my hobby i can say to grow plants and take care of them i think plants gives a caress to our busy life and add freshness. i also grow some fruits and vegies and its a best part of home grown plants for my kitchen. if u wanna take good care of them, my tip is,.......... plants are living as we are so if we keep them in our house they become our family member now they are our responsibility like other house mambers we have to share our time with them by taking care of them we can even talk and gossip with them we have to love them and they ll too in respons. please dont neglect them they are so sensitive.

At times when I was in the maternity leave my house looked like an orangery ;) There were lots of different kinds of houseplants. 

They felt themselves well under the care I took for them. 

Each houseplant had a special approach from me. I knew their character and habits. :)

By the time I had to start my working life again I knew that my houseplants will be lack of care because of the lack of my time :(

Therefore I presented some kinds of them to my friends and brought the rest ones to the office I work in. 

I have always had special feelings to the Orchids, Cactuses and housplants of the family Araceae. 

These kinds of plants are not  so demanding and willingly please me with fabulous blooming.

I learnt “to feel” flowers that’s why I can probably call myself a green thumb.

I keep houseplants in my house.I have a green thumb .But ,sometime i forget to water them.

I have houseplants and I like to keep them.

Succulent is really my love among others! 

Thanks for this types of short stories for leaning english .

Houseplants? what a cool subject!! I dont have now but when I used to live my mom had many and in spring all would bloom and were so nice to look at