C.RIZZO / every year around this time, many Spaniards will pose the same questions: what do we do with plants?, where I leave my pet? In Madrid there is a hotel to host our plants during the holidays. Plants and pets face in summer to one of their worst moments of the year: holidays. If we do not have the collaboration of a family member or a trusted neighbor, in the case of the former it is more than likely that on our return they are in a catatonic state. To avoid this, nothing better than stay in a hotel. A hotel for plants, well understood. A service is pioneer in Spain that has launched, until August 31, a popular shopping centre in Madrid. For next year it is likely that it is installed in other parts of the country. The project consists of accommodation free of charge to all legal indoor plants that have less than a metre and a half sized to give them all kinds of comforts: daylight, ser Vice for gardening, irrigation, fumigated and option of pruning.

As soon as they receive plants undergoes them a check-up to see his State of health. The idea was to make a hotel of plants, but has become a sanatorium, says, amid laughter, responsible, since there are people who have led them some very sick. Thanks to a few webcams, owners can keep track of your plants through hotelparaplantas.com. They are something more than a decorative element, they explain. Tips for our plants and pets while these establishments become is more popular, what can we do with our companions of the plant world? If we leave them alone at home, we put them in a place almost in darkness, because thus the plant needs less water. The street Windows have to be closed.

And it should let buckets with water to create humidity. On the return trip, if they are badly deteriorated, before returning them to their conventional place, submerged in water for a couple of minutes and should make a pruning to trim the most damaged part. The toughest indoor plants are Brazil trunk, palms and the dracenas. Which is least enduring are all those that have flower. Dogs and cats do not have to be a nuisance during the holidays. If you want to avoid that they stress with much change, the residences are presented as an alternative. There are throughout the geography and include food and lodging. The price is around 15 euros per day with a minimum of 2 to 3 days of stay. See residenciasanimales.com to find residence in all Spain. Transit International The Pet Inn Royal, at the airport in Narita, Tokyo, is a hotel that meets the needs of the animals with pampering (hair salon, gym, veterinarian) and is intended for people in air traffic since 2005. Chateau Poochie, Florida, has flat screens and kingsizeen beds rooms, in addition to spa, fitnesscenter, manicure, boutique in Spain there are very basic hotels (room only) and others, like mascohotel.com, which include a bed for the animal, toys, daily walks source of the news: pets and plants: in summer not be they can stay alone