Why Moving Your Plants Away From Windows Could Be Killing Them: The Forgotten Science Behind Thermal Mass Gardening
Most houseplant owners instinctively pull plants away from sunny windows during summer heat—a well-intentioned mistake that could be starving them of light. A simple gardening principle rooted in 17th-century France reveals why thermal mass walls create microclimates that dramatically improve plant growth, and why positioning matters far more than distance.