Wet weather makes people slothful- just want to lie in bed and do nothing at this Ching Ming and Easter long weekend. However, in Chinese culture, Ching Ming is a solar term to express the time of growth. The Chinese character “Ching” stands for clear and “Ming” stands for bright. The ancients believed that everything grows clearly and brightly in Ching Ming. It may be also a great time for us to take a break and refresh ourselves. Indoor gardening becomes more and more popular as a leisure activity. Growing plants is just like taking care of our mind- need to handle with much care and patience. It may be difficult to grow long-day plants in some places so indoor plants would be a good choice. People usually choose small potted plants like succulent. But, if spaces are allowed, indoor trees and climbing plants are much interesting to refresh your house. The plants will be the interactive artwork at home. As you put more effort, they respond to you more by growing beautifully and vigorously to delight your life and remind: don’t forget to take care of yourself as well.

清明時節雨紛紛，碰上五天連假，心情慵懶得只想在家中床舖睡得斷魂。說來不知，原來「萬物生長於此時，皆清潔而明淨，故謂之清明」（引自《歲時百問》）。萬物生機勃勃之際，或許正是個好時機好好洗滌自己，重新整裝再上路。園藝於近年漸漸變得流行，照顧盆栽就如照顧自己的心一樣，耐性細心缺一不可。有些單位難以擺放需要長時間日照的植物，耐陰的室內盆植便是好的選擇，例如小型的盆栽或多肉植物通常是大部份人的喜好，但如果家裡有足夠空間，不妨嘗試大膽選擇沉穩的座地盆栽或者溫柔的攀藤植物，氣氛頓時煥然一新。植物如同一件件充滿個性的藝術擺設，只要你用心栽種，它們也會用自己的不同姿態予以回應，點綴一成不變的環境，為生活帶來不一樣的生意，也提醒著你：記得好好照顧自己。

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