5 things to do to celebrate National Houseplant Week in January 2026

The second week of January every year is a special event: it’s National Houseplant Week. When the weather outside is dreary and the days get dark early, houseplants can turn your January blues to January greens. In January 2026, National Houseplant Week is celebrated from Monday 12^th to Sunday 18^th January.

Why celebrate houseplants?

Houseplants can purify the air we breathe, they’ve been proven to improve mental health, and they contribute to a slower, more considered way of living. Whether you’re addicted to houseplants, or you just don’t get it, these five fun things to do will help you celebrate National Houseplant Week.

How can I celebrate national houseplant week?

1) Give your houseplants a glow up with some plant maintenance It’s time you paid some attention to those dusty houseplant leaves languishing in a dark corner… Treat your plants to a spa day and take care of their every need – they really will thank you for it. Ship plants to the bathroom and give them a rinse down in your bath and shower to remove dust and dirt. This should allow them to photosynthesise more, meaning you’ll be rewarded with green, healthy foliage and new growth. Plant maintenance days are also great for checking houseplants for pests. Give yours a spritz with Houseplant Myst and wipe with a microfibre cloth. They’ll look as good as new!

2) Try plant crafts like drying your plant leaves and framing them as wall art. If you’re the crafty sort and you want to work with something you already have, then why not try pressing your plant leaves and hanging them on your wall. It takes a month or two to fully flatten your leaves, but you can proudly hang the result in a frame and show people what you grew! When leaves are on the way out and beginning to yellow, cut them where the stem joins the back of the leaf (the leaf axil). Place your leaf inside a piece of doubled over acid free tissue paper, folding it so the leaf is fully enclosed inside. Place your wrapped leaf inside a heavy book, towards the back, so the full weight of the book is felt on the leaf. After a month or two, you should find a dried, pressed leaf, ready to remove and frame. Back yours with black sugar paper for a sleek piece of houseplant wall art!

3) Re-style your houseplants by giving them an interior landscaping makeover If you’re fed up with your houseplants not quite understanding the assignment, try moving them around your home to find new styling positions. Use your creativity to display plants in new ways, changing up cover pots, adding mosspoles, or using existing structures like curtain rails to hand trailing plants. One of my favourite ways to style climbing plants is around the edge of a mirror. Simply weave vines in amongst a mirror frame or attach your houseplant using tiny stick-on tie clips. You’ll make a feature out of your houseplant and your mirror, integrating biophilic design into your home! Plants like Monstera Adansonii and Rhaphidophora tetrasperma work brilliantly for this! Still feel like you need help with styling or plant care? Check out a full list of services to see how The Plant Parlour can help.

4) Grab a new houseplant from your favourite online plant seller or garden centre Whether you’re a beginner or a pro with houseplants, nothing screams National Houseplant Week like taking a new plant home with you. From the colourful to the low-key, there’s an impressive variety of houseplants available on the market these days, and there’s something suitable for everyone.

Beginners should go for easy care plants like snake plants (sansevieria, flamingo flower (anthurium andraenum), and philodendron scandens. More experienced plant parents might want to go for advanced plants like unusual anthuriums, glittering begonias and hoyas. Flowering houseplants help to brighten homes at this time of year, so look for lipstick plants (aeschynanthus), and phalaenopsis orchids. For the weird and wonderful online world of houseplants check out Urban Tropicana, or head to your local garden centre – I love a Squires!

5) Play houseplant related games like House of Plants

Maybe you want to work out with your friends who’s the best at caring for houseplants? Or perhaps you just need to swat up on your houseplant care. If that’s the case, then a houseplant boardgame could be your bag. House of Plants is a popular board game choice that allows players to purchase (illustrated) plants and fill their homes. Watch out for pests though, as they’ll reduce your score! Each game will keep you busy for 30-60 minutes and test your houseplant knowledge. And if your friends, family and partner aren’t planty? Well, hopefully they’ll learn something and understand your hobby! What other ways will you be celebrating National Houseplant Week? From houseplant-inspired crafts to re-styling your indoor plants, these exciting ideas remind you why a greener way of living is a better way of living. Join Gemma on Instagram @theplantparlourgram for more houseplant content this week. She’ll be sharing tips for repotting and how to choose a large houseplant from your local garden centre!