How to: Plants during winter

You can find these hanging systems through specialty nurseries or online, or put together your own using dowel rods to support multiple potted plant hangers.

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Here, the designers used repetition in three ways (same plant type, same containers and same number of plants per shelf) to create a display of orchids that brings life to a small bathroom. Most orchids thrive in bright, indirect light, as shown here.

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Group smaller pots

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Position “trailers,” like pothos and string of pearls (Senecio rowleyanus), on high shelves where they can spill down. Display desktop-size plants close to eye level, such as on a mantel or midlevel shelf, so they can be appreciated up close. Reserve larger structural plants, like fiddleleaf fig (Ficus lyrata) or a large-scale cactus, for areas like empty corners or the space behind the couch.

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