Imbue the green-thumb charm of miniature gardens into your living spaces. Placed on a tabletop, atop a bookshelf, or on a bench out on the patio, these self-contained, movable ecosystems run the gamut in style and design and are the perfect punctuation for any location.
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No matter how busy or metropolitan we have become, there is no mistaking the bare fact that our ancient connection with plants persists. Whatever the size of your abode, there will always be a spot or corner to host this movable feast of the senses nurtured from a container. And with time a precious commodity in our unnervingly fast-paced lifestyle, the current interest in the miniature garden is alive and growing.
After all, its amazingly versatile and easy-to-care-for nature provides an ideal way to soothe frayed nerves. All it takes is in bringing together a harmonious mix of plants in the right container and site, and giving them a few moments of attention. You can practically create your own garden landscape in a shallow container and arrange plants, soil, sand, water or ornaments to suit the décor of a living space or work area.
The tabletop garden can instantly bring to life a tired corner with its natural palette of colour and texture. By varying both the choice of plants and the choice of containers, the mini garden can create a mood or establish a theme for a particular room, ranging from tropical to minimalist to whimsical. The possibilities are endless with the portable indoor garden.
Choosing containers
Although the choice of containers is virtually limitless, the main requirement is that it must be able to hold soil. With the exception of water plants, most plants cannot tolerate soggy, water-logged conditions necessitating that a prospective container has some provision for drainage.
Choose containers to match the plants so that both of these elements help complement and define the theme of the décor.
The patterns on the container should not be too busy or the container too colourful as coordination with room décor and choice of plant can prove to be tricky.
Match container to the size of the plant as too much soil in too large a container can trap water and cause the roots to rot.
Choosing Plants
Group plants with similar horticultural needs such as exposure, moisture requirement, nutrient needs or alternatively use different varieties of plants from the same species in the same container.
No matter how busy or metropolitan we have become, there is no mistaking the bare fact that our ancient connection with plants persists. Whatever the size of your abode, there will always be a spot or corner to host this movable feast of the senses nurtured from a container. And with time a precious commodity in our unnervingly fast-paced lifestyle, the current interest in the miniature garden is alive and growing.
After all, its amazingly versatile and easy-to-care-for nature provides an ideal way to soothe frayed nerves. All it takes is in bringing together a harmonious mix of plants in the right container and site, and giving them a few moments of attention. You can practically create your own garden landscape in a shallow container and arrange plants, soil, sand, water or ornaments to suit the décor of a living space or work area.
The tabletop garden can instantly bring to life a tired corner with its natural palette of colour and texture. By varying both the choice of plants and the choice of containers, the mini garden can create a mood or establish a theme for a particular room, ranging from tropical to minimalist to whimsical. The possibilities are endless with the portable indoor garden.
Choosing containers
Although the choice of containers is virtually limitless, the main requirement is that it must be able to hold soil. With the exception of water plants, most plants cannot tolerate soggy, water-logged conditions necessitating that a prospective container has some provision for drainage.
Choose containers to match the plants so that both of these elements help complement and define the theme of the décor.
The patterns on the container should not be too busy or the container too colourful as coordination with room décor and choice of plant can prove to be tricky.
Match container to the size of the plant as too much soil in too large a container can trap water and cause the roots to rot.
Choosing Plants
Group plants with similar horticultural needs such as exposure, moisture requirement, nutrient needs or alternatively use different varieties of plants from the same species in the same container.
Choose plants that blend in with the setting, furnishings or decorative accessories.
Learn about the horticultural needs of the plants such that you can nurture an environment in which they can flourish.
Set the mini garden on a raised surface so it can better catch the light and the eye, such as on a tabletop or a sideboard.
As with any creative endeavour, setting up an instant garden assemblage is largely an exercise in personal expression and there are no rules set in concrete,” share YK Tang, landscape designer of Nature Décor. “The home gardener should be willing to take risks and flaunt his fancy in setting up his indoor garden,” he concludes.
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