3 Things To Do When You Bring A New Plant Home

If there’s one thing I’ve learned after years of collecting plants, I do the same three things EVERY. SINGLE. TIME I bring a new plant into my home. I feel like it’s the recipe for my success with plants. So, follow along as I teach you the 3 things to do when you bring a new plant home.

This post is sponsored by 1-800-Flowers.

Research care for your specific plant. 

Knowing how to care for your new plant is the first step! Plant care tips are very easily accessible these days. Search your plant and look for suggested light requirements, water needs, and other environmental suggestions (i.e humidity). The Plant Shop at 1-800-Flowers.com features houseplants, succulents, blooming plants, bonsai and bamboo, plus resources to help customers select and care for plants.

Quarantine your plant from the others.

Even from the most reputable plant shops, greenhouses, and retailers, bugs and disease can happen. It’s important to keep your new plant away from the other plants for a 1-2 week period. During that time, check daily for bugs like scale, spider mites, fungus gnats, mealy bugs, and any critters that could infest your other houseplants. Use a systemic insect control in the soil as a preventative.

Find the right forever home.

Once you’ve quarantined, it’s time to find your plants forever home. Plants that require brighter light will need to be placed closer to the window and plants that can tolerate lower light levels can be placed further away. Be aware of vents and doors, as many plants really dislike drafts.

Come on, I’ll walk you through it!

I really wanted a few new plants to go with my new dining room furniture. The Plant Shop at 1-800-Flowers.com currently offers more than 130 plants, including houseplants, blooming plants, succulents, bonsai, bamboo and more. It was hard to decide but knowing the spots I wanted to fill, I chose a Dieffenbachia (Dumb Cane), a Sansevieria (Snake Plant), and a Ravenea rivularis (Majesty Palm). 

The first thing I did was my RESEARCH! I know a lot about Sansevieria but I’ve never owned a Dieffenbachia or a Ravenea rivularis before. Luckily I did my research because I didn’t realize the Ravenea rivularis needed so much light!

The second thing I did was place the new plants in an area away from all the other plants. Over a weeks time, I checked daily for bugs. All three plants arrived beautiful with not one pest in sight! It was time to find their forever home.

For now, I’m loving the plants placed around my dining room like this. Even my husband asked if he could take one of the plants to his office….ummm..no! LOL!

1-800-Flowers.com has also introduced a Plant Gift Guide, where you can obtain resources to help select and care for plants, such as shopping by plant type, viewing best sellers and read exclusive curated content such as Easy-to-Care-for Indoor Plants, The 7 Best Plants to Use in Your Office, Health Benefits of Plants and more. If you need to send someone a plant, or get a new one for yourself, 1-800-Flowers.com is an easy and reliable way to go!

As always, I’m just a DM away on IG if you have any questions. Leave a comment and let me know what you think about the updated dining room!