How does your garden grow?

As much as I love gardening and indoor plants, when it comes to looking after them and watching them flourish and blossom in my home, I’m an epic failure!

I’ve literally killed (with kindness of course!) every plant, be it herbs, orchids or potted fern I’ve ever owned … even those hardy cacti don't stand a chance against my sorely lacking green thumb!

A couple of years ago a neighbour gifted me a potted anthurium – it was just a piece broken off from the main plant. Well, it’s not dead, but it also hasn’t grown much either and it has never flowered. So, it was with interest I read that some gardeners use crystals to help their plants regain health.

According to the experts all you need to do is place a crystal under the soil and let it do its healing magic. Sometimes it helps to re-pot the plant, especially if it has outgrown the pot it’s in. Just place a crystal at the bottom of the new pot, fill with soil and plant. Crystals give off an energy that plants absorb and this in turn helps them grow. If you have a vase of fresh cut flowers, just place the crystals in the vase before adding water. The crystals are said to give off their energy into the cut flowers and give them a longer vase life. (I have tried this and it did seem to add a few more days to the life of a bouquet of flowers I had placed in a glass vase. Plus the crystals at the bottom sparkled and gave off some stunning rainbow colours around the room as an added bonus!)

As for my tenacious anthurium, I have placed it in prime position surrounded by my crystals … I'm holding my breath for any exciting developments!

If you're interested in experimenting with the healing properties of crystals in your garden or indoor plants, then here are some you can start with.

Clear Quartz is said to stimulate growth and promotes healing for plants who need it. It is believed that it can help tomato plans resist pests and diseases.

Moss Agate is the ultimate gardener's stone. This grounding stone encourages a connection to the earth and will encourage health and vitality in the garden. Use it to great effect on cacti and succulents and it's a wonderful addition to fairy gardens.

Green Aventurine in all its shades of green and formats makes for a great addition to pot plants, birdbaths and fountain features. I've seen it used in Zen gardens and nestled around old bonsai trees. It is said to help newly transplanted plants deal with the shock of being replanted.

Malachite is a must if you want your garden to benefit from its energies that promote new growth.

Tiger’s Eye is said to strengthen and promote root growth.

It is generally thought that green coloured stones are best used for garden healing, but spare a thought for crystals like amethyst, tourmaline, rose quartz and sodalite for plants that need healing. All colours of jasper will encourage new growth while black stones such as onyx and obsidian are believed to repel pests.

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