western australia

Small trees in a bedroom

@JudyEv (325693)

Rockingham, Australia

January 25, 2023 7:23am CST

I’ve written about the house-sit where there were over 70 potted plants within the house. It was a bit of a challenge to be sure to water all of them without missing any. It was also important not to over-water any of them, or let the small ones dry out too much so it was all a bit of a challenge. Two of the largest pots were in the main bedroom and you can see them in the photo. You can also see the rough wooden chest between the plants. There were quite a few of these rough items of furniture in the house.

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@xFiacre (12595)

• Ireland

25 Jan 23

@JudyEv I love those trees but I would not countenance having them in my bedroom in a country prone to small, venomous spiders, etc.I'm also a little alarmed at the toilet arrangements in that bedroom - I'm hoping that a solid door has been cut out of the photo and that in reality it does exist. No matter how well acquainted I might be with the person I share a bed with, I see no need to have them watching while I'm 'at stool'.Please tell me there's a door. I'm not a prude, I'd just rather not see or be seen.

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@BarBaraPrz (45484)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

25 Jan 23

I didn't even notice the toilet until you mentioned it.

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@JudyEv (325693)

• Rockingham, Australia

25 Jan 23

There is a very solid door so please be at ease - so to speak.

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@JudyEv (325693)

• Rockingham, Australia

25 Jan 23

@BarBaraPrz I didn't notice the toilet either. I had to go back and look at the photo again.

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@shaggin (71664)

• United States

25 Jan 23

Oh my gosh 70 plants I’d for sure kill them all

. These look lovely in that room. Very comfy!

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@shaggin (71664)

• United States

26 Jan 23

@JudyEv that is true

. My mom is going to take a poinsettia off me that the cat is killing.

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@JudyEv (325693)

• Rockingham, Australia

26 Jan 23

I was pleased we were only there about ten days. Most plants could probably survive a bit of neglect for that period of time.

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@JudyEv (325693)

• Rockingham, Australia

26 Jan 23

@shaggin Some cats seem to love to destroy plants.

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@ptrikha_2 (45467)

• India

25 Jan 23

I would never prefer Plants or Trees in the Bedroom. That too such bigs! Individual preference could be one thing but I would not go for such a personal choice. On a whole, I think that you are managing the plants quite well.

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@ptrikha_2 (45467)

• India

26 Jan 23

@JudyEv And as per Vaastu Shastra(I am not sure of its English translation), such an arrangement might be even more unfavorable for the inhabitants of the house. I am not too much into that, but somehow a Tree - even small inside the bedroom feels a bit odd.

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@JudyEv (325693)

• Rockingham, Australia

26 Jan 23

I did get a bit of a shock to see these small trees in the bedroom.

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@RebeccasFarm (86757)

• United States

26 Jan 23

Were there any bugs in the house?

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@RebeccasFarm (86757)

• United States

26 Jan 23

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@JudyEv (325693)

• Rockingham, Australia

26 Jan 23

No, no bugs unless they came out at night while we were asleep.

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@andriaperry (116860)

• Anniston, Alabama

26 Jan 23

I love plants too

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@JudyEv (325693)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Jan 23

Do you have any inside the house?

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@andriaperry (116860)

• Anniston, Alabama

27 Jan 23

@JudyEv yes I only have a few now but I used to have a room full.

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@Kandae11 (53679)

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26 Jan 23

I may have a plant pot or two in my room, a tree would be too much of a hassle.

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@JudyEv (325693)

• Rockingham, Australia

26 Jan 23

I think so too although I have to admit they look nice.

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@Kandae11 (53679)

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26 Jan 23

@JudyEv. They sure do.

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@allknowing (130066)

• India

25 Jan 23

How can these plants survive without the sun I wonder.

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@allknowing (130066)

• India

26 Jan 23

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mother-in-Law%E2%80%99s_Tongue.jpg

@JudyEv I was wondering why they do not have indoor air purifiers. We have one in our hall but hundreds in the garden planted in rows in garden beds - SANSEVIERIA

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@JudyEv (325693)

• Rockingham, Australia

26 Jan 23

@allknowing I think there might have been a couple of purifiers but I don't like the smell of them normally.

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@JudyEv (325693)

• Rockingham, Australia

26 Jan 23

It is very light in the room. There is a huge window on the left.

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@rebelann (111163)

• El Paso, Texas

25 Jan 23

I wish there were enough light in my home to allow me to grow plants all over but at least I have a bamboo, a snake plant and a slow growing pine sapling. So far Tuffy hasn't demolished those I have the sapling in the kitchen window that faces northeast so there isn't a lot of light for it but it seems to be doing ok.

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@JudyEv (325693)

• Rockingham, Australia

26 Jan 23

You're doing better than me. I just have one.

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@FourWalls (62115)

• United States

25 Jan 23

I wish I could find some plants I wasn’t allergic to. They’re supposed to freshen the air naturally.

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@JudyEv (325693)

• Rockingham, Australia

26 Jan 23

That's what this lass says. However, I know they used to remove flowers at night from hospital wards because they used up the oxygen or somesuch. Not very logical but there was some reason they'd take them all out.

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@marlina (154166)

• Canada

26 Jan 23

Way too many trees

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@JudyEv (325693)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Jan 23

Oh well, to each his own. Do you have any indoor plants?

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@Marilynda1225 (79699)

• United States

25 Jan 23

That sounds like a lot of responsibility to have that many potted plants to care for in that house. Don't know if I'd want them in my bedroom but the old wooden chest is quite nice. I like old furniture

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@JudyEv (325693)

• Rockingham, Australia

26 Jan 23

They had a lot of heavy wooden furniture. Some of it looked home-made.

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@DianneN (246720)

• United States

25 Jan 23

My son has a ficus tree, but it’s not in the bedroom. Finicky tree.

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@DianneN (246720)

• United States

26 Jan 23

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@JudyEv (325693)

• Rockingham, Australia

26 Jan 23

I didn't know they were finicky. You might be right as this one dropped a leaf the last day we were there. I hid it in the bin!

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@just4him (306080)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

25 Jan 23

They look well there. The chest looks interesting and beautiful in a rough way.

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@just4him (306080)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

26 Jan 23

@JudyEv I'm sure it was all beautiful.

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@JudyEv (325693)

• Rockingham, Australia

26 Jan 23

They had quite a lot of rough timber furniture.

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@LindaOHio (156056)

• United States

26 Jan 23

Those are lovely trees and that's lovely furniture.

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@JudyEv (325693)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Jan 23

It's nice seeing what other people choose and how they live. We've picked up some good ideas at the various house-sits.

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@BarBaraPrz (45484)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

25 Jan 23

My bedroom isn't big enough for trees.

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@JudyEv (325693)

• Rockingham, Australia

25 Jan 23

And ours would be too dark. If I open up the curtains, even if just in the daytime, I think people going past could see in.

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@snowy22315 (169930)

• United States

25 Jan 23

They must love their greenery. I have had a tree indoors a time or two...the problem at least with the ones I had, is that they would dry out and drop their leaves.

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@JudyEv (325693)

• Rockingham, Australia

26 Jan 23

One of these dropped a leaf so I dropped everything and rushed off to give it some water.

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@wolfgirl569 (95136)

• Marion, Ohio

25 Jan 23

Those trees look great there

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@JudyEv (325693)

• Rockingham, Australia

26 Jan 23

I thought so too. It's really like bringing the outdoors inside.

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@MALUSE (69413)

• Germany

25 Jan 23

I like the two dark brown pieces of furniture. The white thing in the corner with the many drawers doesn't fit.

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@JudyEv (325693)

• Rockingham, Australia

26 Jan 23

I agree. It's not a good match.

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@dya80dya (33510)

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25 Jan 23

I forgot to water my potted plants. I have a similar plant, it is tall.

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@JudyEv (325693)

• Rockingham, Australia

25 Jan 23

They do look really nice in the room.

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@Beestring (13315)

• Hong Kong

25 Jan 23

I like the plant at the corner of the room.

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@JudyEv (325693)

• Rockingham, Australia

25 Jan 23

I prefer the one on the left but they are both lovely and healthy.

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