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small green leafy indoor plants Assorted Foliage Houseplants – Plant DetectivesAssorted Foliage Houseplants (Various genera and species) Assorted Foliage Houseplants are an easy way to add fresh, living greenery to shelves, desks, and countertops without needing blooms to make an impact. These small leafy plants are chosen for texture, pattern, and color, so they make a room feel more finished and inviting right away. Because this is an assorted mix, the exact leaf shapes and growth habits will vary, but most are selected for
Assorted Foliage Houseplants (Various genera and species)
Assorted Foliage Houseplants are an easy way to add fresh, living greenery to shelves, desks, and countertops without needing blooms to make an impact. These small leafy plants are chosen for texture, pattern, and color, so they make a room feel more finished and inviting right away. Because this is an assorted mix, the exact leaf shapes and growth habits will vary, but most are selected for reliable indoor performance. With bright, indirect light and a simple watering rhythm, they stay neat, healthy, and easy to live with.
Distinctive Features
Foliage houseplants are grown for leaves that may be glossy, velvety, striped, spotted, or richly colored, often adding contrast that flowers cannot match. Many stay compact and manageable, making them ideal for small spaces and grouped displays. A mixed assortment is especially useful for creating a layered indoor look because different leaf sizes and textures naturally complement each other.
Growing Conditions
- Sun: Bright, indirect light is best for most small foliage plants, with gentle morning sun acceptable and harsh direct sun avoided.
- Soil: Well-draining indoor potting mix in a container with drainage holes to prevent soggy roots.
- Water: Water when the top 1 inch of mix feels dry, then drain excess so roots are never left sitting in water.
- Humidity: Average indoor humidity is usually fine, with higher humidity helpful for many tropical foliage types.
- Temperature: Prefer about 60 to 80 F, and protect from cold drafts and hot air vents.
- Zones: Typically grown as houseplants, with outdoor hardiness varying by species.
- Mature Size: Varies by plant, commonly about 4 to 12 inches tall and wide for small assorted foliage pots.
Ideal Uses
- Focal Point: Use a standout leaf pattern as a focal point on a desk or shelf where the foliage can be appreciated up close.
- Grouped Displays: Cluster several small plants together to create an instant, layered indoor garden look.
- Shelves and Countertops: Add to everyday surfaces for a clean, lived-in feel without taking up much space.
- Office Plants: Place near a bright window to bring texture and calm to work areas.
- Gift Plant: Share as an easy, low-commitment plant assortment that feels thoughtful and personal.
Low Maintenance Care
- Watering Routine: Water consistently and avoid overwatering, since small pots dry faster but also stay soggy more easily.
- Light Adjustment: Move closer to a window if growth slows or leaves lose color, and protect from harsh sun if leaves scorch.
- Rotation: Rotate pots every week or two to keep growth even and prevent leaning.
- Feeding: Feed lightly during spring and summer with a balanced houseplant fertilizer to support steady foliage growth.
- Leaf Care: Wipe dust off leaves gently so plants can use light efficiently and look their best.
Why Choose Assorted Foliage Houseplants?
- Instant Green Impact: Leafy plants add life and texture to a room right away, even without flowers.
- Small Space Friendly: Compact size makes them easy to place on desks, shelves, and windowsills.
- Mix-and-Match Style: Assorted leaves create natural contrast that makes indoor displays look curated.
- Beginner Friendly: Most small foliage plants thrive with basic bright light and a simple watering rhythm.
- Year-Round Interest: Foliage stays attractive in every season and keeps spaces feeling fresh.
Assorted Foliage Houseplants are a simple way to build an indoor plant collection that looks intentional without being complicated. Give them bright, indirect light, a well-draining mix, and water only when the top of the soil dries, and most will stay happy. Group a few together and you get a fuller, more designed look that makes any room feel warmer and more complete.
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is a great scholar if Islam who consolidated the tenets of the ...
Imam Gazali, also known as Hujjatul Islam, is a great scholar if Islam who consolidated the tenets of the religion against corruption. The Alchemy of Happiness is a must read for anyone who wishes to take the journey for self explotation, to better understand the self; and by doing so, establish a solid relationship with Allah, the lord of the heavens and the earth and everything in between. The true happiness will only come through such a relationship.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2016
★★★★★ 3
Weird translation
Format: Paperback
Good content but the translation is a bit off. Dont know if I can trust the information in it completely. Still okay for the price i guess
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Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2025
★★★★★ 5
A letter of Gratitude to Irv Yalom for Creatures of a Day.
Format: Hardcover
Dear Irv Yalom,
This letter is a declaration of gratitude for your newly published book, Creatures of a Day, and the artful legacy you’ve bestowed upon the field of psychotherapy. In the era of fast technology and mass production, your attention to relationship and the handcrafted nature of therapy is a life line. In all of your 50 years as a psychotherapist, you didn’t sell out for clinical blueprints and formulaic approaches. Instead, you opted to stay true to what you knew--the here and now, the importance of the therapeutic relationship, and your own internal thoughts and experiences as essential elements for your work with clients. Creatures of a Day waves a flag and asks us to take notice. It invites us back into the mystery of our work and reminds us to celebrate our humanness. Your masterful story telling allows us to see you and your clients in action, mistakes and vulnerabilities included, and shares pivotal moments that will provoke thoughtful learning for generations of therapists. So thank you for this.
You show us your mistakes
You see, your books (especially Love’s Executioner and Creatures of a Day) let us into your thoughts and experiences. We get to hear you talk to yourself and occasionally grapple with doubt. We get to know your own vulnerabilities and how they influence your therapeutic relationships. This is such a rare view. And I am hungry for it. There are too few books, too few videos, and fewer workshops or trainings that offer this kind of perspective for therapists. We don’t get to see masters make mistakes. We don’t get to hear supervisors or consultants narrate their doubts. So, I consider your book an invitation to write about my own similar encounters in my work. And to continue to make this kind of conversation central to my trainings and retreats for therapists. Thank you for the inspiration and the permission.
You offer central themes and an individualized perspective
As a collection of psychotherapy tales, I think of Creatures of a Day as a series. Like a series of paintings that are created around central themes, your tales invite us to look at the existential themes of aging, death, and connectedness. And, just like a painting series, each reader will take with them a message that is individualized and of unique importance to him/her. In this way, you are truly exhibiting your art as a writer and a psychotherapist. In Creatures of a Day, two patients read the same book and take from it a very different, but beautifully applicable, message. A nurse perceives the angry words she hissed to her dying patient completely opposite of the way in which they were received by the woman she was treating. And a case that you filed away as a blunder turns out to have been a life changer that is only revealed about a decade or so later. This is a reminder to me that while we can’t predict how our art is received, we can in fact commit to creating and collaborating in the very best way we can.
You invite humanness and the art of relationship
I’d like to let you know that in addition to the invitation to write about my experience as a therapist, I welcome your permission to be human with my clients. And, with that comes a renewed dedication to knowing and experiencing what being human is for me. This means deepening my relationship with my art, continuing my work in therapy, and showing up with the same honesty and openness that you let us see in your book.
You make risk a good thing
You ask your patients to risk and use this in as a very important subject during the course of treatment. You take several risks in Creatures of a Day, and show us that risks are a vital part of being an authentic and real therapist. You show us that in your work you are just being honest and attending to your experience and the client’s experience. In fact it is more risky to be untruthful or hide than it is to show up and attend the the relationship.
You inspire me
I won’t stop practicing. You inspire me to continue to write about my own work. And in my own small way, carry your legacy forward.
Once again, thank you for your guidance, your influence, and your legacy.
Lisa Mitchell, MFT, ATR, LPC
www.innercanvas.com
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Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2015
★★★★★ 5
Short book, big recommendation!
Format: Hardcover
Great book, smooth read that is not overly technical for those who aren't therapists themselves. Examines large existential questions in a digestible format with each chapter being a different real world story. Highly recommend.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2026
★★★★★ 4
Yalom as always, but fizzing out.
Format: Hardcover
When entering the field of psychology, I was first introduced to Yalom. As I look back on my early career, I realize that he has influenced my thinking more than I'd like to admit. His focus on relationships and death anxiety are central in this work, as they were in the past. You get a real sense of how he works and we are invited into the intimate and sacred corners of his office and his mind.
However, his depth - his use of metaphors and his robust explanations are declining. He is still a profound and articulate writer but I have noticed a drop off in his writing that began with the Spinoza Problem and continues here. Ironically, Yalom is fading, his writing abilities are dying - which makes his own wrestling with his mortality even more visceral to me as a reader.
I continue to be thankful for his insight and work.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2015