As we are nearing the end of the 2^nd quarter of 2020, let us not let that stop us from thinking about our desired house designs in spite of the lockdown situation in the Philippines. To usher in a 2021 that is full of growth, harmony, and self-sufficiency, let’s focus on what plants you can incorporate into your overall home aesthetic.

Bamboo along Walls

Start with planning your perimeter walls to accommodate the growth of a tree line of bamboos. You can shape the perimeter to curve therefore giving depth to the rows of bamboos that will grow alongside it, and decide how high you want your walls so that you can let some of the bamboo peer through. Your can go with elegantly slender golden bamboo or go thicker for a more robust feel with giant bamboo.

Air Cleaning Plants

One of the good things that this lockdown has done is that it decreased worldwide carbon emissions. While we don’t want the lockdown to loom over our heads forever, let’s strive to keep the better air that we’re enjoying as of the moment. While a lot of air cleaning plants like pothos, rubber trees, and snakeplants can easily thrive indoor, making a house design in the Philippines with the foresight of knowing that you want to keep indoor orchard would involve laying out windows that can accommodate plants but at the same time provide a view.

Hanging Succulents

Succulents have grown in popularity over the years so much that aside from being OK to have by your office side, they can also be thoughtful live souvenirs at wedding, baptisms, and a lot of other occasions. Lesser known about succulents however is that they have hanging variants that, unlike their potted counterparts, can immensely thrive in the right conditions and beautify your home in many ways. Among the really nice ones to have are the string of hearts, string of nickels, elephant plant (sometimes also called miniature jade), and string of pearl.

Food Stuff

A couple of other things that the lockdown has taught us Filipinos are the importance of sustainable living, and the value of cultivating your own food. One big consideration for your house design could be to have a herb and vegetable orchard. You can go for a simple space that can accommodate a couple of plants or go all out and plan a house design that includes a green house where you can grow bot Philippine produce  as well as foreign herbs and spices.