Location & Light | Indoor Plants And Balcony Gardens | Gardening Australia

The Great Indoors Part 2 - Location & Light Craig Miller-Randle shows us how to pick the best light location for indoor plants. Light is an essential ingredient for your plants, and one way to ensure they are getting the right amount indoors, is to replicate the natural environment of a forest. A forest has different layers and lighting zones, and your home can be also be categorised into three main zones: 01:28 | Direct Light The kind that streams in through a north-facing window. It’s harsh and bright, so it’s best for plants that are used to exposed conditions like succulent and cacti. Plants that are not suited to direct light can get sunburnt leaves. 02:45 | Indirect Light Most indoor plants will be happy here, especially those that come from rainforests like monsteras or philodendrons. 03:45 | Low Light It can be tricky to get this zone right, but careful plant selection makes all the difference. Craig has success with Cast Iron Plant (Aspidistra elatior),