Posted in Berlin plants, tagged art, Berlin, Friedrichshain, houseplant, photography, pictures, window on 29 January 2014| 6 Comments »
Standing on the snowy sidewalk in Berlin-Friedrichshain this morning, I saw a large, many-handed plant waving at me from Royal, the corner bar across the street from the Rudolfsplatz park. This bar only opens around dinnertime, so during the day, the many plants are the only living things around.
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Posted in From our readers, Plants worldwide, Questions & discussion, tagged aloe, bows, decoration, houseplant, mexico, potted plant, succulent, urban plants on 9 January 2014| 1 Comment »
Happy New Year, plant friends! Thanks for your patience with our silence during the holiday season. Let’s kick off the new year with a reader photo. Responding to the bound agave photo we posted recently, Phyllis Fong sent in this photo of a plant that’s been tied up much more gently. Why? Well, that has her perplexed… and us too.
Posted in Berlin plants, From our readers, tagged agave, Berlin, bound, houseplant, interior, potted plant on 18 November 2013| Leave a Comment »
From Berlin’s science and tech campus in Adlershof, this picture was sent in by Marko Förstel, who recently encountered a large newcomer among the plants in the oval lobby of an office building on Albert-Einstein-Straße.
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, tagged Berlin, fake, houseplant on 7 February 2013| 4 Comments »
Fake plastic trees in an old East Berlin clinic with vintage sign.
Posted in Berlin plants, tagged Berlin, city, houseplant, neukölln, snow, window, winter on 6 February 2013| 3 Comments »
A winter view from back in January, with a tropical plant and a gaggle of amaryllis framed by windows, stuck inside by the winter snow. Today, the sun has melted the last of the snow away; Berliners – people and plants alike – are turning their faces towards the rare rays. It feels a little like spring, only the trees are still bare and, it being only the beginning of February, we know there could still be snowstorms and chilly days ahead.
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.
Posted in Berlin plants, tagged Berlin, gardening, houseplant, lettering, purple, sweet potato on 23 May 2012| Leave a Comment »
Spotted at the beguiling plant shop and garden design service der garten: terra architectura in Berlin-Friedrichshain. The sign reads “The ‘must have’ of early summer: sweet potato, proliferating vines for balcony and garden.”
Posted in Berlin plants, Edible plants & recipes, Personal plants, tagged food, gardening, houseplant, seedlings, spring, vegetables on 24 April 2012| 1 Comment »
Not all urban plants sprout up uninvited on the mean sidewalks of the city. Indeed, in Berlin, planting the balcony is a spring ritual for many. Those without balconies, like myself, have adopted bits of land in community gardens. It’s still too early for many plants to be planted outdoors, but seedlings are being started in apartments around the city.
Posted in California plants, Plants worldwide, tagged architecture, California, gardening, houseplant, santa cruz, wall on 7 February 2012| Leave a Comment »
Spotted last month on Soquel Avenue, the main drag in the sunny beach town of Santa Cruz, California. This luxuriant viny plant is hurrying up a high wall to join hordes of fellow plants, sitting in a row in little pots. I would love to go back in a year and see if the vine has reached its goal! For that matter, I’d love to go back right now – here in 15 C-below-freezing Berlin, there’s not much greenery to observe or much motivation for going outdoors.
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