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Plant knowledge
without the mystique.

Care, craft, botanical art and practical ways to make living with plants easier.

Stories from the studio, written to be useful.

Kokedama: Japan’s Living Art Form Taking Root Around the WorldKokedama · 3 min readKokedama: Japan’s Living Art Form Taking Root Around the WorldA living sculpture begins with a plant, a soil ball and a patient pair of hands.Read article Why Your Indoor Plant Is Struggling: Check the Light Before the WaterPlant Care · 4 min readWhy Your Indoor Plant Is Struggling: Check the Light Before the WaterWatering is often blamed first. Light is frequently the hidden variable.Read article Terrariums: How a Small Ecosystem Finds Its BalanceTerrariums · 5 min readTerrariums: How a Small Ecosystem Finds Its BalanceA terrarium is not just a glass container. It is a tiny negotiation between water, air, light and growth.Read article Banana Fibre: A Simple Climbing Support with a Ugandan StoryGreen Living · 6 min readBanana Fibre: A Simple Climbing Support with a Ugandan StoryPlant support can be practical, local and visually quiet at the same time.Read article How to Train Passiflora Across a PergolaClimbers · 3 min readHow to Train Passiflora Across a PergolaA climber becomes architecture when you give it a clear route.Read article Choosing Plants for a Low-Light Kampala InteriorPlant Care · 4 min readChoosing Plants for a Low-Light Kampala InteriorLow light does not mean no light, and the difference matters.Read article Bromeliads Beyond Pots: Mounting Plants as Living ArtBotanical Art · 5 min readBromeliads Beyond Pots: Mounting Plants as Living ArtSome plants become more interesting when the container stops being the centre of attention.Read article Moss as a Design Material: Texture, Moisture and PatienceBotanical Art · 6 min readMoss as a Design Material: Texture, Moisture and PatienceMoss changes the scale of a composition. Suddenly the surface itself becomes alive.Read article From Plant to Place: Styling Greenery Without Crowding a RoomSpace Styling · 3 min readFrom Plant to Place: Styling Greenery Without Crowding a RoomThe goal is not to fit the highest number of plants into a room. It is to make the room and the plants stronger together.Read article Build a Plant-Care Rhythm That Actually WorksPlant Care · 4 min readBuild a Plant-Care Rhythm That Actually WorksConsistency is more useful than a complicated care calendar.Read article
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