Posted in Personal plants, Plants worldwide, Projects from others on 8 March 2021| 1 Comment »
Ran across the book version of the Instagram account @boyswithplants last week (both projects by Scott Cain of Perth, Australia), in the very lovely queer bookstore Prinz Eisenherz in Berlin-Schöneberg. Recommended for anyone who likes cute plants and cute boys. Here’s the book website. Enjoy!
Posted in Personal plants on 21 February 2016| 5 Comments »
Please welcome two new guests. Starting from the left to the right: a Mickey Mouse cactus and a rubber plant, courtesy of the San Francisco Flower Mart. I’ve been on a hunt for new houseplants and had a field day making my selections.
The disc-like shape of the Mickey Mouse cactus was comical and unexpected at first sight. After chatting with the shopkeeper, I learned that the cactus will grow ears. The number of ears is a mystery but a Google image search yields humorous and unpredictable results (Mutant Mickeys!). I also learned that each ear can propagate when cut from the main cactus pad so I’m wondering how many Mickeys can be made by the end of the year. As far as the rubber plant goes, the maintenance is a bit different from some of my other houseplants. In addition to watering the plant, it is common to wipe down its leaves as they are thick and rubbery and have a tendency to collect dust and residue from the elements. In a way, this plant feels a bit like furniture.
Posted in Berlin plants, From our readers, Personal plants, tagged art, Berlin, city, garden, gardening, neukölln, photography, pictures on 6 June 2014| Leave a Comment »
It was at an edible urban plants walk (led by artist Karola Schlegelmilch seven years ago) that I first met Deborah S. Phillips, an artist based in Berlin-Neukölln. Since then our paths have crossed regularly; we seem to share a lot of different interests besides plants, such as visual art and translation. After attending our plant discussion in Lichtenberg, Deborah sent this photo of her courtyard, which she’s been caring for. More about that and many other things on her blog: http://deborahsp.wordpress.com
Posted in Berlin plants, Personal plants, tagged art, food, onion, photography, pictures, plant, spring on 17 April 2014| 5 Comments »
Posted in Berlin plants, Personal plants, Projects from others, tagged air plants, Berlin, crafting, gardening, houseplant, tillandsia on 13 May 2013| 4 Comments »
Two surprises awaited me this past Saturday as I took a walk from Neukölln to Kreuzberg, getting acclimated in Berlin again after a week in the heat of Spain. First, I realized that one of my favorite greenmarkets, the “Turkish market” (held on Tuesdays and Fridays on Maybachufer), has spun off a third, Saturday market dedicated to fabrics and handcrafts. There, I was doubly surprised to find an airy, minimal stand in shades of dusty green and creamy white, offering an array of strange air plants with nary a root or speck of soil in sight.
Posted in Berlin plants, Personal plants, tagged Berlin, flowers on 18 March 2013| 8 Comments »
Kind of gross, kind of gorgeous. I left this red ranunculus blossom in a water glass on my office windowsill over the weekend. Today I found it had drunk all the water and stuck itself to the bottom of the glass in a surprising way. Beautiful decay? Or just slimy?
Posted in Personal plants, Plants worldwide, tagged bathroom, flowers, herbs, indoors on 11 January 2013| Leave a Comment »
In a charming plant-themed café in northeastern Kyoto, even the bathroom sink was made of wood and adorned with a fresh hydrangea wreath and a rosemary sprig.
Posted in Personal plants, Plants worldwide, tagged food, fruit, gardening, japan, yuzu on 7 January 2013| 5 Comments »
My host in Kyoto has a yuzu tree in her garden. I have tree envy.
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Posted in Berlin plants, Personal plants, tagged Berlin, food, gardening, potatoes, sprout on 1 December 2012| 2 Comments »
Lurking in a dark cupboard in my office, I found some potatoes, forgotten by a colleague. These spuds apparently want to skip winter and jump directly to spring planting time. I can relate.
Posted in Berlin plants, Personal plants, tagged American, election, flag, houseplant, politics, US on 7 November 2012| Leave a Comment »
Berlin-based jade plant in American expatriate household showed sudden interest in US politics Wednesday morning, apparently celebrating Barack Obama’s re-election.
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