History Of Houseplants
It is believed that the history of indoor plants begins in ancient Egypt. Construction of dwelling house plants and the plants usually meant that the house inhabited by cultured people. It is known that the rulers of Egypt and to know already were in stable homes, and at the same time, people living north of the Mediterranean, still lived in huts and caves. In the images left to us by the ancient Egyptians, perfectly visible trees and shrubs located in the stone vases. Historians believe that people in the last millennium BC, placed flowers in water, for decorating the home. Particularly aware of this from ancient civilizations, Greek and Roman, as they may already have to appreciate beauty, and decorated their home plants in tubs.
Flowers and plants were in the very houses, as well as courtyards. In times of great geographical discoveries, many of the conquerors of Europe, brought home together with other finds exotic plant species and different values of botany. But only a few plants carried the heavy transportation, and a few also got accustomed to the strange climate. Botanists realized that the exotic Plants from Asia, , Europe, need special protection. At that time there were hungry for knowledge of the researchers, who were regarded by hunters for plants and flowers. At the same time began to think about how save and plant flowers and plants in the new climate. At first it was decided to build special facilities for the plant. Closer to the 19th century with notable people have started to appear and equipped with the first greenhouse.