Ponytail Palm: Giving Your Home Office A More Distinctive Look
Ponytail Palm: Giving Your Home Office A More Distinctive Look
Working at home can be a lot fun, especially if you have special room in the house where you can set up an office. If you are one of those lucky people who have enough rooms in your house to accommodate a home office, you might want to consider decorating your home office to make it look distinctive from any other office you've ever seen. Putting miniature plants such as potted ponytail palm can certainly make your office look more pleasing to the eyes.
You do not really have to spend a lot of money on your office decorations. If you are planning to use miniature plants like the ponytail palm bonsai for your decorations, just buy some pots and some ponytail palm plants from your favorite nursery and turn these plants into bonsai.
Bonsai making is not really as tough as you think it is. Yes, growing your ponytail palm bonsai can take a lot of time and efforts on your part but since you are working at home and you need to take breaks every now and then, tending to your ponytail palm bonsai can be a good excuse to get up from your chair. According to experts, people who are working from home can minimize stress by doing some relaxing things around the house from time to time.
Growing Your Bonsai
The good news about the ponytail palm is that it is easy to grow provided that you give it enough sunshine and water. Sunshine is very important for this type of plant. Less than half day of sunshine will make the leaves of the ponytail palm grow weak, pale and floppy. To keep your plant healthy and beautiful, put your plant near a window where it can have all the sunlight that it needs. If you live in a sub-tropical area where the sun could become really hot, no need to worry about your plant. Ponytail palms can withstand temperatures as high as 90 degrees without showing any signs of stress.
However, be very careful about suddenly moving your plant from a cooler temperature to high temperature because this type of plant can actually get sunburns. Plants that are turning yellow from lack of sunlight should not be moved immediately into the sun to prevent further damage. Instead of exposing the ponytail plant immediately to sunlight, make the exposure gradual to give the plant time to adjust to the changes in temperature.