I have always taken a lot of care of my plants, but very little care about presentation. For me, the substance was all. I had gorgeous plants, but they were arrayed in a haphazard way all over my garden. If I had had a lot of space, this wouldn't have been a problem. I would have been able to scatter my plants around to my hearts content without running into any issues of clutter. The reality, however, is much different. I do not have a lot of space. As such, I would always be stepping on one plant to get to another. Gardening was a nightmare until I discovered plant stands.
Having the right plant stand is almost as important as having the right plants pots. As a terra-cotta plant pot can make your plants much healthier, a solid wrought iron plant stand can keep it out of the way. It can stop you from stepping on it – something that is definitely important – but it can also help protect it from certain kinds of critters as well. Potted plants growing on the ground are much more susceptible to slugs, as well as to native weed species. By putting all of your plants on a plant stand, you reduce the amount of time you have to spend weeding to them, tending to them, and treating them for various plant diseases.
Of course, having a good indoor plant stand is even more important. When I first started growing nursery plants, I made the mistake of putting them on the coffee table. I figured that I could keep the table dry by putting a tray under the plants, controlling the amount of water carefully, and never bumping them. In reality, however, it didn't work. Having plants on the coffee table is a bad idea. As soon as I had my first drinking party, someone knocked one of them over. If they had been on a plant stand, no one would have done that. They would have been out of the way, Off in the corner where no one could bump into one of them while putting down or picking up a drink.
I prefer getting a wooden plant stand for indoors, But there are many other options available. Basically, you can choose something to complement your décor. You can even use small tables as dedicated plant stands as long as you set them up so that no one will put things on them.
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