Most URGlers will hate me for this suggestion...............but why
not go for
imitation plants ?
Some of the more expensive one are so good nowadays that you can
hardly tell the
difference !
If you get something stately that you like yourself you could take
it with you
to your new place.
No watering, pruning or whathaveyou.
You might need to make sure it's well fixed in it's pot and that the
pot too is
fixed to something sturdy.

Jenny (with a windowless bathroom full of plastic ivy.........)
snip


I know the problem. I've got a bathroom with a small window, but I came
across a solution. My sister used to work at a software wholesalers, and one
day she brought me a couple of sacks full of old CDROMs which were out of
date. So I made a couple of huge mirrors out of them in my bathroom, and put
normal mirrors of various descriptions in the remaining spaces. The result
is that the small window is reflected in every mirrored surface in the
bathroom, and it fills the room with light.

I've got a few big "real" plants like palms, dragon trees and cheese plants,
which are doing OK in there, but I've got baskets high up on the walls with
fake ivy and other trailing plants in there.

I think that plastic plants on their own can look tacky, but if you put a
few in the dark corners and real plants in the main light, it does give a
really nice "full" effect.

I have black wrought-iron candle-holders on the walls in there. At night I
can soak in a hot bath, and the flickering candles are reflected around the
room. Some of the plants hang over the bath, so when you're lying there it
feels like you're in some kind of pool in an exotic glade. It's my little
"tropical paradise" . . . !

If you've got no window in there, have you ever thought of getting a couple
of "sun pipes"? They're a bit expensive (around £300 each plus
installation), but they are very bright and will fill the room with natural
daylight (during daylight hours, of course). You could then maybe use the
mirrors idea to spread the light even further.

Yours luxuriously,

Andrew

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"Andy Hunt" wrote
imitation plants ?
Jenny (with a windowless bathroom full of plastic ivy.........)
snip

I know the problem. I've got a bathroom with a small window, but I came
across a solution. My sister used to work at a software wholesalers, and one
day she brought me a couple of sacks full of old CDROMs which were out of
date. So I made a couple of huge mirrors out of them in my bathroom, and put
normal mirrors of various descriptions in the remaining spaces. The result
is that the small window is reflected in every mirrored surface in the
bathroom, and it fills the room with light.

I've got a few big "real" plants like palms, dragon trees and cheese plants,
which are doing OK in there, but I've got baskets high up on the walls with
fake ivy and other trailing plants in there.

I think that plastic plants on their own can look tacky, but if you put a
few in the dark corners and real plants in the main light, it does give a
really nice "full" effect.

I have black wrought-iron candle-holders on the walls in there. At night I
can soak in a hot bath, and the flickering candles are reflected around the
room. Some of the plants hang over the bath, so when you're lying there it
feels like you're in some kind of pool in an exotic glade. It's my little
"tropical paradise" . . . !

If you've got no window in there, have you ever thought of getting a couple
of "sun pipes"? They're a bit expensive (around £300 each plus
installation), but they are very bright and will fill the room with natural
daylight (during daylight hours, of course). You could then maybe use the
mirrors idea to spread the light even further.
Yours luxuriously,
Andrew

Hi Andrew,
Our bathroom has no window at all - hence the 'plastic' solution.........
See : http://tinyurl.com/yqs4d

Jenny

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"Andy Hunt" wrote
imitation plants ?
Jenny (with a windowless bathroom full of plastic ivy.........)
snip

I know the problem. I've got a bathroom with a small window, but I came
across a solution. My sister used to work at a software wholesalers, and one
day she brought me a couple of sacks full of old CDROMs which were out of
date. So I made a couple of huge mirrors out of them in my bathroom, and put
normal mirrors of various descriptions in the remaining spaces. The result
is that the small window is reflected in every mirrored surface in the
bathroom, and it fills the room with light.

I've got a few big "real" plants like palms, dragon trees and cheese plants,
which are doing OK in there, but I've got baskets high up on the walls with
fake ivy and other trailing plants in there.

I think that plastic plants on their own can look tacky, but if you put a
few in the dark corners and real plants in the main light, it does give a
really nice "full" effect.

I have black wrought-iron candle-holders on the walls in there. At night I
can soak in a hot bath, and the flickering candles are reflected around the
room. Some of the plants hang over the bath, so when you're lying there it
feels like you're in some kind of pool in an exotic glade. It's my little
"tropical paradise" . . . !

If you've got no window in there, have you ever thought of getting a couple
of "sun pipes"? They're a bit expensive (around £300 each plus
installation), but they are very bright and will fill the room with natural
daylight (during daylight hours, of course). You could then maybe use the
mirrors idea to spread the light even further.
Yours luxuriously,
Andrew

Hi Andrew,
Our bathroom has no window at all - hence the 'plastic' solution.........
See : http://tinyurl.com/yqs4d

Jenny

"martin" wrote
"JennyC" wrote:

Jenny (with a windowless bathroom full of plastic ivy.........)

Be very careful!
Martin, with the two biggest flower auctions in Europe/World on his
doorstep
Martin

Just let me know when you expect to arrive here with a lorry load of free plants
for me...........:~)
Jenny

"martin" wrote
"JennyC" wrote:

Jenny (with a windowless bathroom full of plastic ivy.........)

Be very careful!
Martin, with the two biggest flower auctions in Europe/World on his
doorstep
Martin

Just let me know when you expect to arrive here with a lorry load of free plants
for me...........:~)
Jenny

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"Andy Hunt" wrote
imitation plants ?
Jenny (with a windowless bathroom full of plastic ivy.........)
snip

I know the problem. I've got a bathroom with a small window, but I came
across a solution. My sister used to work at a software wholesalers, and one
day she brought me a couple of sacks full of old CDROMs which were out of
date. So I made a couple of huge mirrors out of them in my bathroom, and put
normal mirrors of various descriptions in the remaining spaces. The result
is that the small window is reflected in every mirrored surface in the
bathroom, and it fills the room with light.

I've got a few big "real" plants like palms, dragon trees and cheese plants,
which are doing OK in there, but I've got baskets high up on the walls with
fake ivy and other trailing plants in there.

I think that plastic plants on their own can look tacky, but if you put a
few in the dark corners and real plants in the main light, it does give a
really nice "full" effect.

I have black wrought-iron candle-holders on the walls in there. At night I
can soak in a hot bath, and the flickering candles are reflected around the
room. Some of the plants hang over the bath, so when you're lying there it
feels like you're in some kind of pool in an exotic glade. It's my little
"tropical paradise" . . . !

If you've got no window in there, have you ever thought of getting a couple
of "sun pipes"? They're a bit expensive (around £300 each plus
installation), but they are very bright and will fill the room with natural
daylight (during daylight hours, of course). You could then maybe use the
mirrors idea to spread the light even further.
Yours luxuriously,
Andrew

Hi Andrew,
Our bathroom has no window at all - hence the 'plastic' solution.........
See : http://tinyurl.com/yqs4d

Jenny

On Wed, 7 Jan 2004 11:29:09 -0000, "Julie Clark"
wrote:

I am hoping to put my house on the market mid-April time and I want to make
a good first impression if I can. I live in a mid terraced house so no
front garden to speak of. I have put some decking down to keep it tidy but
now want some plant advice for a few containers.

If the local lads like pulling things up it must be holly. It is
fashionable, stylish and evergreen, and very prickly!
You could always take the containers with you when you move if you
like them. To get a decent plant or more than one, will not be cheap,
so consider that when you decide on an asking price!!


Pam in Bristol

On Wed, 7 Jan 2004 11:29:09 -0000, "Julie Clark"
wrote:

I am hoping to put my house on the market mid-April time and I want to make
a good first impression if I can. I live in a mid terraced house so no
front garden to speak of. I have put some decking down to keep it tidy but
now want some plant advice for a few containers.

If the local lads like pulling things up it must be holly. It is
fashionable, stylish and evergreen, and very prickly!
You could always take the containers with you when you move if you
like them. To get a decent plant or more than one, will not be cheap,
so consider that when you decide on an asking price!!


Pam in Bristol

On Wed, 7 Jan 2004 11:29:09 -0000, "Julie Clark"
wrote:

I am hoping to put my house on the market mid-April time and I want to make
a good first impression if I can. I live in a mid terraced house so no
front garden to speak of. I have put some decking down to keep it tidy but
now want some plant advice for a few containers.

If the local lads like pulling things up it must be holly. It is
fashionable, stylish and evergreen, and very prickly!
You could always take the containers with you when you move if you
like them. To get a decent plant or more than one, will not be cheap,
so consider that when you decide on an asking price!!


Pam in Bristol

If you've got no window in there, have you ever thought of getting a
couple
of "sun pipes"? They're a bit expensive (around £300 each plus
installation), but they are very bright and will fill the room with
natural
daylight (during daylight hours, of course). You could then maybe use
the
mirrors idea to spread the light even further.
Yours luxuriously,
Andrew

Hi Andrew,
Our bathroom has no window at all - hence the 'plastic' solution.........
See : http://tinyurl.com/yqs4d

Aaaah . . . really nice!!! I think we may have had a similar idea! Mine
needs a bit more work though . . . I really like what you've done with the
ivy on the ceiling, it looks really natural! I might just have to pinch that
idea!

Here's a couple of photies of my bathroom - please excuse the rather lurid
colours, I took these with my 'phone!

http://www.secretpower.zen.co.uk/greens/greens.htm

It's a bit of an odd shape but the plants make up for it. Needs more fake
trailing plants near the ceiling, though.

Andrew

"Andy Hunt" wrote

Our bathroom has no window at all - hence the 'plastic' solution.........
See : http://tinyurl.com/yqs4d

Aaaah . . . really nice!!! I think we may have had a similar idea! Mine
needs a bit more work though . . . I really like what you've done with the
ivy on the ceiling, it looks really natural! I might just have to pinch that
idea!

Tip : make a 'framework' with nylon fishing wire. It's invisible and supports
the 'ivy' well :~)
May I suggest across the length of the bath ? It would make in nice and 'jungly'

Here's a couple of photies of my bathroom - please excuse the rather lurid
colours, I took these with my 'phone!
http://www.secretpower.zen.co.uk/greens/greens.htm

I like the CD 'mirror' - idea sqirrlled away for use in the future :~)

It's a bit of an odd shape but the plants make up for it. Needs more fake
trailing plants near the ceiling, though.
Andrew

Odd shapes are a Good Thing - square is boring !

Jenny

Aaaah . . . really nice!!! I think we may have had a similar idea! Mine
needs a bit more work though . . . I really like what you've done with
the
ivy on the ceiling, it looks really natural! I might just have to pinch
that
idea!

Tip : make a 'framework' with nylon fishing wire. It's invisible and
supports
the 'ivy' well :~)
May I suggest across the length of the bath ? It would make in nice and
'jungly'

Ah nylon wire, eh? I was wondering how you did it . . . I have a staple gun,
I was just going to staple it all up there. I've thought of putting it
across the bath, but I've recently bought some nice mahogany panels to go on
there, you can't really see from the photos. I sanded all the floorboards,
stained them mahogany, and varnished them, so it's very "woody" in there! I
may well put some around the bath on the wall, though . . . ! I might just
nip down to "Au Naturale Interiors" now, in fact!


Here's a couple of photies of my bathroom - please excuse the rather
lurid
colours, I took these with my 'phone!
http://www.secretpower.zen.co.uk/greens/greens.htm

I like the CD 'mirror' - idea sqirrlled away for use in the future :~)

It's a bit of a specialist thing. When you've got nice tiles like you have,
something like the CD mirror wouldn't really 'go', but my place is a kind of
"car boot palace" - it's amazing what you can do with not too much of the
folding stuff!

I've put more photies up now, including my back garden - Martin, if you're
reading, you can see the wall(s) I'm talking about. I've made a start
getting a few pots in, but there's LOADS of work to be done in the back.
There are quite a few flowers in the garden, but it's not very colourful at
the minute because it's January of course. I've got lots of herbs in there
which you can see, including my bay tree, and I've got an apple tree there
too which was put in about a month ago. It's more of an "apple twig" at the
moment though - you can't really see it.

Andrew

"Andy Hunt" wrote
Here's a couple of photies of my bathroom - please excuse the rather
lurid
colours, I took these with my 'phone!
http://www.secretpower.zen.co.uk/greens/greens.htm

I like the CD 'mirror' - idea sqirrlled away for use in the future :~)

It's a bit of a specialist thing. When you've got nice tiles like you have,

Yuk - I hate them !! Hence trying to lead the eye away from them as much as
possible !

something like the CD mirror wouldn't really 'go', but my place is a kind of
"car boot palace" - it's amazing what you can do with not too much of the
folding stuff!

I know :~))

I've put more photies up now, including my back garden - Martin, if you're
reading, you can see the wall(s) I'm talking about. I've made a start
getting a few pots in, but there's LOADS of work to be done in the back.
There are quite a few flowers in the garden, but it's not very colourful at
the minute because it's January of course. I've got lots of herbs in there
which you can see, including my bay tree, and I've got an apple tree there
too which was put in about a month ago. It's more of an "apple twig" at the
moment though - you can't really see it.
Andrew

I can see URG is going to be useful for you in the months/years to come :~)

Jenny

Thanks for all your help everyone
Am checking out garden centres & imitation plant sellers as we speak will let you know how the house sale goes
Julie