Spring flower arrangement

 

New roommate

Owning over 50 lovely plants (all the herbs are not included in here) I didn't think a minute before grabbing this delicate guy. Welcome to my new roommate!

My own little herb garden

Friday greetings to you! Today I have made my very own herb garden in my kitchen, using recycled cans and plant hangers (see the tutorial). How do you like it?
 

Outdoor gardens ideas

Having a garden of my own must be one of my biggest dreams. Doesn't have to be a huge thing, just a piece of land, where I could create my own little jungle and hide in it from bad people.

In the absence of this opportunity at the moment and when I am not making our apartment into a jungle, the thing I can do is to enjoy the lovely gardens all around. Here are some of the inspirational places ... 

A fantastic idea with succulents hanging from balconies in Barcelona

or having a whole garden on the balcony

 

When there are no balconies just displaying
your treasures on the outside of the window 

Or spreading poppies all over just outside like in Copenhagen

 

Look at this amazing cafe in Istanbul 

 
 

 

I think this one is quite crazy cool idea from the streets of Istanbul.
Though personally I would stick to the boots...

Plant hangers again again ...

I just couldn't keep my hands off making plant hangers. Same recipe as before, but this time with wooden beads in them. Damn satisfied! Happy Sunday!

DIY plant hanger

I was stunned how easy it is to make a plant hanger. It took me 10 minutes if not less. You need some t-shirt yarn or cord (I used both of them), a key ring (but that it optional).

I made 8 strings of 1,5 meters long. You can adjust this according to the size of your pot.

Practically all you need 

Start with connecting the key ring with all the strings in a knot. 

Then knot all the strings 

And in the end - connect all the strings in one big knot 

And voila! 

and another one! 

Growing avocado plant

Back to spring planting craze! This time with an  attempt to grow avocado tree from the seed. You can learn how to here. There are very step-by-step tips on how to grow an avocado plant. But if you want to use your own organic avocado fruits for the salad - wait for minimum 7 years. Enjoy! 

Decorating with house plants

I tend to have too many plants in my home and I never get enough of them. I think plants give so much warmth and joy, especially when you grow them yourself and get to see every step in the process. There are many ways to have plants and flowers at home and fortunately today we have access to many different varieties of exotic plants as well as to the more of simple kind. You can use your imagination as to how display and arrange the plants and flowers, but here are some of my tips. 

Add colors to your home by adding fresh flowers and plants

Lovely red clove flowers in beautiful ceramic vases. And the clove flowers last forever! 

You can use plants as a decor on your bookshelf using colored glass vase

it doesn't have to be a funky vase

use a colorful vintage can instead of a vase

or a transparent glass vase 

Grow your own little garden

In the springtime collect branches and see how the leaves will pop out or grow your own plants. To the right: split-leaf  philodendron - one of the most grateful plants, as long as you remember to water them from time to time

If you are not exactly a green-handed person, then go for succulents and cacti - easy to care for and there are a great variety of them!

You can keep them miniature

or let them grow into bushes by gradually changing the size of pots to give more space for roots. 

Hang your plants. See the tutorial