Cozy & Thriving: Jungle Floor Creative’s Guide to Winter Plant Care
(aka The Great Indoor Glow-Up Guide)
🌿 Your Houseplant Jungle: Thriving Through the Winter Months
Winter’s sneaking in — the sun’s a part-timer, the nights are long, and your plants are probably muttering things like, “Excuse me, why is it so dark and chilly all of a sudden?”
Don’t panic, plant friends. With a few Jungle Floor Creative tweaks, your indoor jungle can stay lush, lively, and lovely all through the frosty months.
We’re diving into the four essentials: Light, Warmth, Watering, and Feeding.
☀️ How Do You Increase Light in Winter?
Winter light is… shy. It peeks in low and soft, leaving your plants reaching dramatically like they’re auditioning to join S club 7
Here’s how to help them get the most light:
Rotate regularly so all sides get what little light there is.
Clean the glass and the leaves — dust blocks precious light. Grab your Jungle Floor Plant Cloth and give each leaf a spa moment so it can photosynthesise properly.
Add a grow light — I love the Claria Grow Light Pendant from Grow Gang. It looks gorgeous, gives full-spectrum LED light that mimics natural daylight, and lasts for ages. Perfect for dark corners or moody winter lighting.
Add a some mirrors - this will help to increase light and you can find some interesting shaped ones out there.
💡 Tip: Keep your light 30 cm–1.25 m above your plants (depending on their light needs) for a warm, gentle glow that won’t scorch or stretch your leafy friends.
🔥 How Do You Keep Plants Warm Without Drying Them Out?
Radiators and window ledges might feel warm, but they’re also chaos: dry air, wild temperature swings, and sad crispy leaves. Let’s go for steady warmth instead.
Your plants’ roots love consistency. The trick? Create a cosy heated setup that keeps warmth gentle and safe, while looking stylish on your shelf.
Here’s your Jungle Floor-approved setup:
Start with a foam layer — protects your shelf surface and helps retain gentle warmth.
Place your reptile heat mat on top — provides steady, low-level warmth that tropical roots adore.
Finish with your Plant Shelfie — this is where your plants actually sit. It protects the shelf, lets air circulate, and adds a gorgeous finishing touch to your winter jungle display.
💡 Why this setup? Heat mats shouldn’t touch wood directly. The foam insulates and protects your surface, and the Plant Shelfie acts as the stylish, functional “final layer” for your pots.
little ways you can keep your plants warm over winter:
Other than the method suggested above, heres some simple ways you can keep your plants warm.
Having hydrometer will help you to know your plants growing environment
Put any plants on the floor up onto a surface were possible.
keeping them away from doors and windows to prevent drafts ( mental picture, a plant wearing a scarf shivering by the door).
Move plants off the window sill if the glass gets cold or draughty — being pressed against icy panes is no plant’s idea of fun.
Group plants together will not only help increase humidity but it will also help them to share there warmth.
Placing them onto a towel or a foam mat.
Increasing humidity, Using a warm humidifier or putting plants on to pebble trays with warm water in them.
Take plants into the warm shower with you.
Putting you plants into a cabinet.
💧 How Do You Adjust Watering for Winter?
Plants sip, they don’t chug, in winter. Growth slows, so too much water can spell trouble.
Check the soil first — only water when it’s dry an inch down.
Use room-temperature water (cold water = root shock).
Cut back on misting unless your home is very dry; too much humidity can invite fungus gnats.
If you’re using heat mats, the soil may dry a bit faster, so keep an eye out and adjust your watering rhythm.
🫶 Pro move: Combine watering day with leaf-cleaning day. That way, your plants get hydration inside and out.
🌱 Do You Feed Plants in Winter?
Mostly… no. Think of winter as the plant world’s nap time. Growth slows; energy goes to maintenance, not new leaves.
Pause or halve feeding until spring, when new growth reappears.
If a plant is still growing (hello, overachievers), a tiny drop of diluted seaweed feed can be fine — gentle nourishment, not a full feast.
🌊 Psst: Check out our Benefits of Seaweed post to learn why it’s such a plant superhero!
✨ A Little Jungle Floor Winter Routine
Make winter care your cosy ritual:
Lay down your Jungle Floor Potting Mat before watering or repotting — saves your table and makes cleanup easy.
Keep your Plant Cloth nearby for quick dust-offs and shine sessions.
Use your foam + heat mat + Plant Shelfie combo to keep plants warm safely.
Pop your Claria Grow Light on a timer to give your plants a reliable “day” even when the sun’s being lazy. (look out for jungle discount on the bottom of the page when you open this link: Claria Grow Light
And most importantly — check in. Take five minutes once a week to rotate, wipe, water, and admire your leafy gang. That little bit of attention goes a long way.
🌿 Final Thought
Winter doesn’t have to mean a sleepy, sulky jungle. With the right mix of light, warmth, hydration, and love — plus your Jungle Floor setup (foam → heat mat → Plant Shelfie = perfection) — you’ll keep your green family thriving until spring struts back in.
So grab your cosy socks, make something warm to drink, and enjoy your plants basking in their gentle winter glow. They’re thriving — because of you. 💚
