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'Stylish' hack will make your hanging houseplants look better than ever

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Plants which hang from your ceiling can look stunning as an indoor – especially if they are able to waterfall down effortlessly in your home.

Drilling holes for hooks, however, puts people off the hanging because it can be too much effort and can damage your home.

But one houseplant discovered there was another way to hang their much-loved ivies and potted plants using a moveable clothes rack.

Mariah showed of her hack on social media site and demonstrated how they could be hung inside without the rigmarole of drilling holes and installing hooks.

She used S-hooks on the rod where you would normally put coat hangers.

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For a couple of the plants she used the outside frame of the clothes rack to wind the trailing vines around.

Her video was captioned: "I love using clothing racks for my hanging plants! They are wall friendly & you can move it easily to chase light,"

Mariah purchased the rack in the US which has a bottom shelf which she insisted was "absolutely necessary" use the space best

The Rigga clothes rack in from Ikea costs $25 (£12.50) and has a bottom level and wheels.

If you are not bothered about wheels, a black metal garment rack with a shelf can be bought for $29 (£14.75)

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reports make your indoor plant display jump out Aussie store Kmart has a garment rack with three shelves for $50 (£25)

It may not have wheels but Mariah says it does have three shelves and a hanging rod underneath its top shelf for hanging your plants.

Cheaper racks can be bought at Ikea, Big W and Kmart in Australia which have a top rod and wheels if that is what you want to use.

An indoor plant trick for letting plants hang can be created by using a shower caddy and converting into into a plant stand.

To create the all-black look of expensive tension rod plant stands people have previously spray- painted a shower caddy black to hide its silver chrome appearance.

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reported earlier how a user named Samantha Rose shared her top tips for knowing when to water outdoor plants. She learned this easy trick from her dad.

The usual trick to check if your plants need watering is to check the soil for wetness or dryness or to look at the leaves but Samantha’s does something different. The TikTokker’s secret is to , especially for hanging plants; you don’t have to worry about mess when doing this.

According to Samantha and her dad, you have to be a little more active when checking the state of your plants, Samantha said: “The best way to tell if your plant needs water? Just ."

In her video, it doesn't move after she kicks the pot it doesn’t move, which she interprets as the plant not needing any more water She said: "If it doesn't move, it doesn't need water. If it moves, it needs water."

This clever tip got over 81,000 likes from people online who thought it was smart. One person said: "'Not going to lie as a professional horticulturist, I walk around the greenhouses doing this all day and tipping hanging baskets."

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