Use plants to green up your house

SOME months ago a friend moving abroad asked me to take care of a few things for her, including an outsize money tree.

I’m not a fan of house plants, but this particular tree was flourishing, which in Feng Shui terms suggests an abundance of wealth. So placing it in a corner with the appropriate south east orientation, I promptly decorated it with a Lotto ticket which yielded a win of a scratch card in the princely sum of €2.

So while my money tree lodger is not quite earning his keep in monetary terms, I’m seeing the value of having a living thing in my home which can bring texture and life to a space. It’s just in time too, as the plant-inspired look is the brand new trend for 2014.