With the help of home flowers and their compositions, you can decorate the interior, organize the internal space and enliven the interior of the house. Phytodesign does not stand still and offers new options for arranging an apartment and garden plot. One of them is living paintings made from plants, which are both a wonderful decoration and an exciting hobby that is gaining more and more supporters.
Pictures of plants are created on the basis of a certain composition of flowers and greenery; certain decorative elements (colored stones, pebbles, shells, etc.) are often used. They are similar to ordinary paintings in that they are also hung on the wall and placed in a frame. However, they also have their advantages:
To make a composition, you must first decide on the original plot, composition, and only then select the frame, the plants themselves and decorative elements. The concept for your future work depends only on the imagination of the author. To get creative inspiration, you can discuss future landscapes with your loved ones, as well as look at photographs of already completed options, or attend master classes.
There can be many ideas, and here are some of them:
If you intend to use the landscape to decorate your dacha, then a very original option would be to create a miniature copy of the garden with its beds, paths and house. Such a picture, installed in a prominent place (for example, at the entrance to the house) will become the owner’s business card and a kind of plot diagram.
In an apartment, living paintings will fit perfectly into almost any design. It is only important to choose the right frame and make the composition harmonious - so that it matches the interior of the room.
Elegant appearance and ease of care have determined a special place for succulents in the manufacture of vertical gardens. They have a variety of shapes, get along well with each other, are unpretentious in courtship, so it is very convenient to work with them.
Almost every representative of this group of plants has characteristic external features that add color and originality to a living picture:
There are many other succulents that have their own unique characteristics. In addition, they can be combined with each other and with other colors. This gives rise to an incredible number of vertical garden options.
Mosses are used to create a green landscape background(most often - sphagnum).
After you have decided which plants will participate in your composition, in which place in the house or garden you will place your picture, you need to proceed to the practical part of the project and make the very foundation of the garden - the place where all its inhabitants will be placed.
Since the vertical garden is styled like a regular painting, it is placed in a frame. Certainly, You will also need a container for the earth, which will be attached to this frame. And since the green picture is placed on the wall, to prevent the soil from spilling out, a mesh with large cells is needed (so that the stems of the future inhabitants of the garden can easily fit into them), which is also fixed on the frame.
Besides, For work you will need the following materials and tools:
The size of the main components of the future painting (frame, plywood, mesh) is determined in advance based on the project. In this case, the plywood sheet should be slightly larger than the frame (by 5-6 cm in each dimension), and it is better to take one that is made of oak.
The algorithm of actions will be as follows:
After all preliminary preparations, the frame is placed in a horizontal position, face up. Plants need to be rooted firmly and neatly directly into the honeycombs of the mesh. The moss is moved apart with your fingers, the roots are immersed in the ground, then the moss is moved back so that the soil in the picture does not turn black (except, of course, in those cases when this is provided for by the original plan).
Usually dark plants alternate with light ones and are planted in a pattern.. It is better to plant the most beautiful, flowering succulents in the center, and to highlight them, plant plants with fleshy and dark greenery next to them - they will contrast well against the general background.If the painting contains any decorative elements, you need to think about how to attach them. For example, small stones can be glued to the frame. Do the same with shells. Directly in the picture, some parts of it (pine branches, petals) can be attached directly to the grid in accordance with the composition.
Important! After completing the planting of all the inhabitants of the garden, you need to let the painting stand in a horizontal position for 2-3 weeks. Plants must take root and grow tightly into the soil. After this, you can carefully hang it on the wall.
The orientation of the top and bottom of the picture is determined only by the author himself. He might want to hang it in a diamond shape. But anyway the picture in a vertical position should be slightly at an angle(the lower part should protrude from the wall by at least 5 cm, and the upper part should be pressed tightly against the wall).
The painting is attached to at least two strong nails or screws in the wall. To do this, two loops are attached to the upper corners. To ensure a slight slope, you can nail two wooden blocks to the lower corners, or drive 2 more screws into the wall to the same depth.
There are just a few recommendations for future care:
It is beautiful, unpretentious and covers large areas, easily rooting on almost any surface.
That is why it is well suited for decorating the walls of various buildings in a summer cottage. It is this direction of phytodesign that has been gaining popularity recently.
Almost all types of this plant are unpretentious in care, but the most suitable from the point of view of aesthetic value are:
Important, so that they match each other in color - contrast well, harmonize in shape.
Before you start creating a garden, you need to thoroughly prepare the substrate (in this case, the wall of the building) so that the moss quickly takes root on it.
For this purpose, a special nutritional mixture is prepared:
You need to mix these ingredients thoroughly to get a thick mixture. And then, using a brush, apply it to the wall, which has previously been sanded, rinsed from dirt and removed all unnecessary elements (for example, protruding nails).
You can grind one type of moss into one mixture, and another into another. That is, when applying it to the wall, you need to immediately imagine how the pattern should turn out (zigzags, waves, in the form of a logo, etc.).
To add more beauty, it is better to alternate light green tones with thick greens. In this case, the plants need to be actively sprayed with water for the first month (almost every day) - this way they will take root much faster.
Along with growing moss on a wall, there are other methods for designing walls and other vertical surfaces. One of the most traditional and at the same time not losing its relevance is the cultivation of climbing plants (loach, hops, clematis, etc.). For them you need to pull special fishing lines or create. This is more labor-intensive, but the result will exceed all expectations.
There are many options for designing a garden and apartment using plants. To create a beautiful interior, you can use the most accessible, inexpensive means. The main thing is just a little desire and imagination, and then everything will work out.
Friends, in this material we will talk about a garden in a pot. Sometimes it happens that a person would be happy to have indoor flowers, but due to his occupation he often leaves and is afraid that without him they will dry out. There are often very busy people who, when asked why they don’t start growing indoor flowers, answer - who will take care of them?
As if especially for these people, there is a genus of indoor plants that are not very demanding in terms of care, replanting or watering - these are cacti and succulents. It’s this kind of mini garden in a pot that I want to talk about, and it doesn’t matter that it looks quite small - we can talk about it for a long time.
Garden in a pot - composition with cacti
Beautiful compositions of cacti and succulents can form the basis your mini garden in a pot, they will not dry out during your long absence and will delight you when you return alive and healthy.
Garden in a pot that does not require watering
The word "succulent" means "juice" in Latin. They are called so because they accumulate moisture in the form of sap in their leaves and stems, and it is this property that allows them to survive in dry desert conditions.
DIY potted garden made from cacti
Some people think that growing cacti and succulents is boring, and there is even an opinion that they are “ugly plants.” I would like to dispel this opinion by imagining how you can decorate your interior with them.
The sight of a lonely cactus in a nondescript pot can really make anyone sad. But what if you try to create a composition out of them?
A composition of these plants in a wide bowl or any other container, including an aquarium, can become what is called the “highlight” of the interior.
Using decorative pebbles and powder, colored sand, glass decor for an aquarium - all this will decorate your composition of living plants and fill it with color and attractiveness.
Mini garden in a bowl will greatly decorate your home floral ensemble. The composition in a bowl has its own canons. To ensure that all plants are harmoniously combined, let's look at the main points.
Potted Garden - Foreground
And first, let's choose a tall plant that sets the tone for the entire composition. It's the easiest one to choose. You can use palm trees, ficus, cordyline, philodendron and monstera.
Medium shot
Now let's select the middle ground plant. Bright, colorful plants are suitable here. They are also called decorative foliage. These include yellow scindapsus, variegated ivy, variegated codiaum, begonia, and coleus.
A miniature garden requires very little space! But it will accommodate an impromptu pond and a mini-landscape with elves.
Miniature succulent gardens- the most common. This is understandable. After all, they require much less maintenance compared to deciduous mini-gardens in bowls. Succulents are generally not very demanding when it comes to watering; it is recommended to water them no more than twice a month.
Tree-like succulents such as Pachyphytum and Crassula , placed either in the background or in the center of the future composition
In a succulent mini-garden you can also plant rosette, bush-like or ampelous plants with different colors and appearance. Suitable for this haworthia, echeveria, sedum, faucaria . Cacti can also be included in the composition. For lovers of these prickly creatures, you can even create mini cactus gardens in a bowl.
It is necessary to maintain cleanliness when replanting - wash the pots, drainage and stones should also be washed and scalded with boiling water. It is advisable to calcinate the sand.
Very important to know- when replanting, you should not accidentally fill the root collar of a succulent or cactus with soil, this can slow down its development.
The cactus must be removed from the pot before planting., clean off damaged roots and dry its root system for 3-4 days. Carefully inspect the root system for pests - if there is any suspicion, you should treat the roots with an insecticidal agent.
The composition is as follows: leaf humus is required (about half of the total volume), the same amount of sand and a little expanded clay and charcoal (about 10%). If you decide to buy a substrate in the store, then it is still worth improving it by adding a little coarse sand and charcoal.
The most important rule is what size the roots are, the kind of pot you need. This rule applies to both the diameter of the pot and its depth.
The best material is definitely clay. It partially absorbs moisture and then releases it gradually, which is exactly what is needed for unpretentious succulents.
Plastic pots can also be used for young cacti, but it is still not recommended to use them for a long time.
The shape of the cactus pot is preferably spherical, but classic bucket-type pots are quite acceptable. Be sure to have a hole at the bottom of the pot for drainage. Water should not stagnate below. The soil must be sprinkled onto a layer of expanded clay to ensure that water is separated from the roots. It is better for cacti to drink less than to drink too much.
Place drainage at the bottom of the pot- expanded clay, coarse sand, no more than 25% of the volume of the bowl.
When planting in an aquarium or transparent container, you can next make a decorative layer of small pebbles, colored sand, etc.
After this, add dry substrate and plant plants in it (without watering), carefully distributing the root system and not filling the root collar with soil (this is important!).
At the end you can sprinkle decorative powder and decorate the garden with large stones, shells, and miniature figures.
For the first 3-4 days, such a garden should not be watered., after this time you can water from the tray.
Potted garden of cacti and succulents
When creating a composition from cacti, you need to observe the laws of harmony, It is better to combine plants of different sizes and textures in one bowl. When adding pebbles, sand, shells to the composition, we must not forget that living plants should become the center of the composition. And the rest should serve as a background for them.
You can add some cute detail to the composition- a ceramic figurine or a netsuke made of wood - it depends only on your individuality and imagination.
A beautiful idea for decorating a room with live plants is to plant a composition of succulents in a small vase. They are unpretentious, undemanding to watering, but love direct sunlight.
To get inspired, here is a selection of photographs of small compositions and entire “gardens” of cacti.
A somewhat ambiguous composition, the cactus grower turned out to be a joker!
A real work of art - a garden in a ceramic pot.
By the way, you can put bowls in a rack for pots and thus decorate the room with succulents.
Seeing a blooming cactus is very rare. But you and I managed to do it!
A very nice, in my opinion, composition - a garden in a bowl!
I hope you have enough material and will be happy to start designing your own cactus garden!
MASTER CLASS based on site materials:
Phytodesign enters our lives thanks to and from various countries. Vertical gardens They are admired for their grandeur in the number of plants and are very good for landscaping large and small areas of walls anywhere.
On the site you could already get acquainted with the global ones in this direction and learned how, using an ordinary one, you can make a small vertical garden with your own hands.
And now I bring to your attention a master class on how to create an amazing paintings from living plants . The author of the project chose moss and various materials as materials. > >>
To make it clearer how to do this DIY vertical garden, I will describe the work process based on 2 options that are similar to each other. And do living picture very easy.
Materials:The process begins with preparing the frames for work. If required, paint your frame in the desired color and varnish. Approximately 4 layers of paint and varnish will be required. Be sure to dry each layer thoroughly before applying a new coat of paint or varnish.
Turn the frame face down. Stretch a wire mesh around the perimeter of the wrong side (nippers will come in handy). Don't forget to wear gloves. They will protect your hands from cuts and punctures. Nail wooden beams on top of the stretched mesh.
Or twist a mesh of steel wire yourself. Staple the inside perimeter of one of the frames and screw the chicken wire to the staples. The mesh should be well stretched, without bending. Place the second frame on top and secure it with a hammer and nails. The grid will be between 2 frames.
In both versions. Begin laying in an even layer over the grid spanish moss or sphagnum moss. Moss will prevent soil from spilling out, it is also a means of retaining moisture, and protects against mold and fungi. Cover the top with substrate for cacti (succulents).
In the first version with a vintage frame, a sheet of oak plywood is nailed on top. Do not forget to immediately attach reliable fastenings that can withstand considerable weight. A large vintage frame will be quite heavy. The author of the project did not immediately think through this issue and subsequently did not hang the frame on the wall, but simply leaned it against it.
But I suggest using landscape fabric folded in half or heavy plastic film for a small frame and staple it with frequent stitches. This method has already been used by Fern Richardson V . Although this is not necessary, since moss absorbs moisture well. But this will help avoid wasting moss and will definitely prevent moisture from getting on the wall.
It is, of course, up to you to decide which method to choose. If you choose the author’s option, then the mesh will allow you to mount a living picture on the wall, if on my addition, then make fastenings for hanging right away, before you seat it.
Choose for planting succulents with long roots, sized to cover the entire cell. Leave some soil on the roots.
All the preparatory work is behind you and now all you have to do in both cases is turn the processed frame over onto the front side and start planting your succulents in the cells in the order and combination that suits you. You can make indentations for planting with some kind of stick.
They look very beautiful in flower arrangements, both among themselves and with cacti. They have similar requirements for moisture, temperature, and lighting, so there will be no special problems in caring for such indoor gardens. Vertical gardens made from succulents have become very popular lately. They can grow even in this unusual position. Vertical compositions can be either wall or tabletop.
First, you should prepare the necessary equipment and materials:
The manufacturing process itself is simple, you just have to figure out what and how to do it:
There are a lot of options for such compositions, the main thing is not to forget to water them, although not often, but in moderation. To do this, you can turn the composition into a horizontal position, or spray it a little from a spray bottle, if irrigation is not contraindicated for the plants.
More classic versions of flower gardens made from succulents are no less popular, moreover, there is always a place for them, and such mini-gardens have no less aesthetic inclinations. Their combinations with cacti can also be a plus - the results are very impressive. Also, fancy shapes of pots can add unusualness and originality to such compositions. The process of making such compositions is simple:
Here is the finished masterpiece. All that remains is to admire the results.
You don't have to spend a lot of money to bring originality and joy into your home. Beautiful compositions created with your own hands can provide comfort and universal recognition.
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