Cut Leaf Illustrations for ‘Plant for the Planet’

A wonderfully executed ad campaign by Legas Delaney for Plant for the Planet, using cut leaves symbolizing their ability to absorb CO2. Beautiful work. (via inspire me now and ads of the world)

Potted Plant Villages

Ontwerpduo, the Dutch designers behind the bird cage chair, have come up with yet another whimsical project, Cottage Town. You fold up the tiny waterproof paper houses, place them inside your potted plants, and your plants become trees and forests!

Potted on a Budget

budget. i hate that word. my financial methodology is more along the lines of “try to be sensible and then hope for the best.” i’m not a planner by any means. i don’t, for instance, make lists when i go to the grocery store (that’s why all those tins of stuffed olives keep cropping up in the fridge.) but, i do keep the financial lessons learnt from my parents fresh in my mind –
i am a bit obsessed with the idea of indoor plants right now. But my mother hates a mess... if you step inside my house - its spacious, for 3/ 5 of us believe in minimalistic living. Ofcourse the other 2 would be my sister - a junk collector and my brother who just happens to find a place for everything outside rather than folding and neatly putting them away inside... anyone have tips for venturing into this territory? nice plants that won’t die too easily… succulents? i do love the look of them, but also don’t want our place to look like a desert garden conservatory. Also being Jain - my mother is strictly against bonsai - which stunts the growth of a normal plant -- also we do get an awful lot of sunlight in most of the flat but unfortunately there are always those crows and pigeons trying to eat their way in..., so i think our future plants would have to be okay with that.and the whole point of telling you about the budget was - she does not want me to buy those plastic pots - she thinks those are expensive - so... Im looking for other ways !!

Terrarium Magnets

Such a clever re-purposing idea. With a few air plants, white spray paint, gravel, and a little moss, inexpensive refrigerator spice magnets become mini modern terrariums. Learn how to make them. I'd like to coat an entire wall with magnetic paint for a full on vertical garden. Cool, yes?

The GreenBo revolution

I am just back from Africa. I went to Ghana, kenya and Zambia. These places are the luxury of space and the time we fast moving city residents seem to be having lesser and lesser of. I went to some uber rich and some decently working class individual's home.. and whast struck me most if their gardens. One of the ladies could run a vegetable market of her own with all her produce in her backyard. So i decided to start planting some small plants when i get back.

I have been back for 2 days now. And I pondered really hard. So I have 1/2 a feet window sill which is literally thanks to the boxed grill all around my windows. Some of which are used to hang the clothes dry. Leaving me with just a little space to grow maybe 6- 7 plants.

And then I came around this website. Its called GreenBo! They make this space friendly pots. On first look they look like those cheap chinese plasticware that you think is going to brake once it falls of the sil its delicately standing on. But then you read all these testimonials and people who are so happy with the product. And how it brings about greenery for people living in urban spaces. I am happy ordering mine online. Check out these cute colourful pieces promoting a greener urban space of the future.