Ashley Thompson

Spathiphyllum Sensations at FLOW ST8 studio Palm Beach

4 Most attractive indoor plants (UK study)

In a 2022 paper published by the University of Reading, PHD researcher Ms Jenny Berger (and others) found Pothos, Ficus sphere, Ficus column and Palms to be the four most attractive indoor plants.   Co-authored by Psychology Professor Philip Beaman and Berger’s PHD supervisors Dr Emmanuel Essah and Dr Tijana Blanusa, the study analysed the psychological responses of 520 […]

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Advance Plants interior plantscape team

What does an Interior Landscape Designer do?

Are you considering a career as an interior landscape designer? Read this first.  Advance Plants is South-East Queensland’s leading interior and exterior landscaping provider. Indoor plant design and hire, green wall design and construction, plantscape design, interior plantscaping—there are many terms to describe the interior work that we do. But put simply, our team brings

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Indoor plant technician

What does an Indoor Plant Technician do? 

Thinking of making the transition to indoor plant technician? Indoor operations manager, Natalie (no-nonsense Nat) Horsford shares her experience.  Are you passionate about plants? Do you daydream about going home to care for your plant babies and leave every nursery with a lighter wallet? Internet plant culture, funny memes, Instagram and Tiktok accounts may connect

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Kangaroo fern, dieffenbachia and a fiddle leaf fig

The hardest indoor plants to keep alive (it’s not you, it’s them)

Looking to avoid the hardest indoor plants to keep alive? From the overexposed Fiddle Leaf Fig to the finicky Maiden Hair Fern (and all ferns for that matter)—it is a truth universally acknowledged, that some of the most popular indoor plants are also the hardest to keep alive.  (If they weren’t, we probably wouldn’t have

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