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Plant Trellis For Pots (DIY with Natural Materials)

Are you almost as picky about your indoor plant accessories and pots as you are your plants? Looking to bring the outdoors in with a garden room and a bunch of ugly plastic accessories and pots don’t fit the bill? Me too!

While I definitely have quirky plant preferences that may or may not be rooted in aesthetics, (like some weird trait they have) I want them looking good in their container and on display.

They are the living part of my home decor and in many ways my favorite design elements, but regardless, they need to contribute to the home aesthetic and not just look like a bunch of plastic-y pots crowded together by a window. (OK so that’s kinda what’s going on in my kitchen, but we’ll pretend otherwise for now.)

Garden, DIY, Home Decor, Indoor PlantsTina Flint HuffmanMay 22, 2020 Comments

How to choose the right pot for your plant [Why pot shape & size matters. A lot.]

Choosing a pot for your plant may seem like it’s only a matter of aesthetics, but the size and shape of your planter along with the soil/potting mix you choose has a direct result on the amount of available water for your plant.

If you’re serious about growing your potted plants as successfully as possible, whether indoors or out, it’s really helpful to have a grasp of the science behind how water and soil interact under different conditions in containers.

In addition to choosing the most attractive planter to show off your prize plant, (also important!) this’ll help you make informed choices about what kind of pot to use for your plants’ long term health and growth.

Tillandsia Types & Info

Tillandsia are the largest genus in the bromeliad family. There are more than 600 known species and countless hybrids. They’re native to Central and South America and even a small part of the Southern US. Air plants are usually divided into two categories: mesic and xeric, and much of what puts them in one category or the other are the quantity and size of trichomes.