String Gardens are made using a three-dimensional crochet filled with plaster, soil, moss, and grass, and are also filed under: my future DIY projects, though I’ll need to read up on how to care for these babies first.
The Homeless Garden Project also does wonderful things with succulents. You can support them here by purchasing anything from their online shop! I highly recommend any of their baked good mixes infused with lavender.
Blogs that I love: The Apartment Gardening Project
A blog about a lady on the 7th floor of an apartment building determined to make her garden grow without a yard. She’s got wonderful tips to sow indoors, and a fun-loving sense of humor to boot.
Finally, I was able to bike myself over to the Nursery to fill my herb container. We’ve got: Mint, Chocolate Mint, and Parsley seedlings. Looks like Mojito night as well as Italian cuisine night are in order very soon.
How-To: Do it Yourself Bonsai
My friend Ryan is one of the most plant-knowledgeable people I know and is also one of my favorite people I’ve met here in Santa Cruz. I had an empty planter that needed some inhabitants, so Ryan and I made an afternoon out of hanging out and nursery-shopping. We found a nice looking, healthy olive plant and I was able to get a few snapshots of the process. You can find Ryan’s blog here!
This one was by far my favorite: It’s a Juniper that Ryan transformed into a (quoting Tenacious D) “Levitation Home”. Formerly known as a Hanging Plant.
Some magnolia flowers right from the tree that smelled AMAZING.
Ryan’s Garden
An extremely thoughtful fellow he is—he planted a Calla Lily bud (as photographed above) for me because he knows I love them!
Ryan of Little Giant is a bonsai, garden, and chef extraordinaire, and is one of my favorite people I have met in my four years living in Santa Cruz. He has also inspired a lot of my own personal herb and plant growing collection and I felt his work was well-worth documenting to share with you all.
Still my favorite shot of all time.
