4 Ways to Improve Plant Health with Motorized Shades

Indoor plants have a huge variety of health benefits, besides just adding a little greenery to your space. A study by NASA discovered that houseplants can purify your air by removing up to 87 percent of air toxins in 24 hours. House plants also improve concentration and productivity by as much as 15 percent and can even make you more relaxed.

With all these health benefits, it’s no wonder people are filling their homes with small green roommates. According to the National Gardening Association, houseplant sales have grown 50 percent in the United States alone in the last three years and at least eight percent in Canada. 

So the benefits of indoor houseplants are easy to see and the trend of plant ownership is rising. But how do you keep those plants alive? That’s the tricky part for people who love plants but lack a green thumb. 

“Proper light is crucial for healthy plants,” said houseplant social media influencer Home Deco. 

If you want to add the benefits of houseplants to your home but aren’t sure you’re up to taking care of them, check out how motorized shades can help you focus on maintaining the best lighting for your plants to survive and thrive. 

#1: Choose the Right Shades for Your Plants

The first step to ensuring your houseplants survive is to get to know your new plants. Just like people, every plant has a story. Does your new plant love full light, or does it thrive in shady settings? Knowing the natural lighting needs of your plants is the first step to keeping them happy and healthy. If you put a  lowlight plant in the brightest window in your home, it’s not likely to thrive. 

Choosing the right shade options for your indoor plants is also important. Since Somfy motors can work in a wide variety of shade styles and fabrics, you really have your pick of options. For instance, you might not want to choose a blackout shade for the room where you keep plants that need a lot of light. You also might want to consider getting shades that are light filtering with more transparency. This means that light will be able to filter into your room, even if you forget to raise the shades in the morning. Speaking of that...

#2: Automate Natural Light

What if you didn’t have to remember to open your shades to give your plants the right amount of natural light? What if your shades just opened by themselves? This is possible when you get motorized shades and create schedules with the Somfy myLink app. Using the app, you can create schedules for your shades to raise and lower at set points throughout the day. If your morning routine is hectic and you always forget to open your shades before running out the door, your plants won’t need to suffer. You don’t need to remember to open your shades for your plants when your shades open themselves.

“Our shades from Somfy are on automated timers so they let in the right amount of direct and filtered light for our plants,” houseplant Instagram influencer Home Deco said. 

#3: Control Hard-to-Reach Windows Easily

Ok, but what if your windows are in hard-to-reach locations? Perhaps you’ve gone a little overboard with plants and now there is a pile of greenery between you and the shade you need to open. With motorized shades, you never need to worry about operating a hard-to-reach window ever again. Handheld remotes and wall switches make it a breeze to operate even the largest or highest-placed window with ease. Stop climbing over your sea of plants to part the curtains when you can open and close your window coverings with the press of a button.

Plus - now you can communicate to your motorized blinds, shades, and curtains directly through voice control. Connecting your motorized smart shades to a voice assistant means you don’t have to find a remote, get to a wall switch, or even pull out your phone. With a simple phrase, you can now open all your window coverings with ease so your plants can drink in some natural light. 

#4: Give Your Plants Light From Anywhere

Finally, you don’t need to be at home to control your motorized shades, blinds, or curtains. With the myLink app, you can control your smart shading from anywhere. This is great if you have indoor plants in a vacation home or even if you forget to open the shades and remember later in the day at work. Even if you’re not nearby to your green friends, you can still provide them the natural light they crave by opening up the myLink app and raising your shades. 

Reaping the benefits of indoor plants is easy when you can provide your houseplants with the perfect amount of natural light. By choosing the right window treatments, placing your plants in the best light locations, and scheduling your shades to do the rest, you can rest assured that your houseplants will always receive the perfect amount of natural light, automatically. With options to match any home decor, smart shading makes it simple and fashionable to keep your plants alive. 

How do you use motorized shading to keep your indoor plants happy and thriving? Share in the comments!