Can we all agree woodland gardens in miniature form would be a wonderful new trend in container gardens?
Woodland inspired containers — not just a mixed palette of lichens, moss, twigs and woodland plant wonder, but taking the scheme right down the side of the container is just plain wonderful!
It is easy for me to envision this sort of thing in my home or another residential setting, but I think it would be fantastic if we could imagine these as big city street planters.
They would be like little islands of nature in the middle of the urban jungle. Their tactile nature, texture, and mix of materials are inviting in a way that the typically colorful set of annuals that usually grace our streets are not.
I have a few containers that I am quite frankly tired of and am wondering if I might be able to transform them into something like this. Wrapping them in bark, moss and lichen – but in a way that the living elements can continue to thrive.
The level of detail and beautiful things to look at whether you are 20 feet or 2 feet away is extraordinary and such a pretty twist on the creation of container gardens. To me it is a cross between the terrarium, the traditional container garden and floristry — perhaps with a twist of the vertical garden theme.
These were created by Francoise Weeks who also offers classes on the subject if you are in Portland Oregon.
I’m amazed with this flower arrangement. I commonly see some flowers and leaves used for flower arrangement but not moss, twigs, and lichens. Does it use floral foam too or can you arrange it soil pots?
I would try both but soil in pots might be more of a guarantee that the plant materials would survive.