Plants and books
Do you have the time and desire to add a little charm to your home environment?
To do this, you don’t have to spend a lot of money or rack your brains to invent a bicycle; designer Russell Brown has already come up with everything for you.
From the wide variety of his crafts, we chose a simple and cute version of a pot for indoor plants, which will appeal to even sophisticated lovers of extravagance.
You don’t need to go far, everything is extremely simple, and that’s why it’s beautiful.
You need an old, read, thick book, cellophane, glue, a craft knife and of course what you want to plant there; the date palm is out of luck, because you need to choose from small plants, in our case - succulents.
There are even step-by-step instructions prepared for you.
1. Before starting work, glue the edges of the book with a thin layer, this will make it easier for you to further cut out the shape for the plant, do not forget to wait until the glue dries.
You don’t need to go far, everything is extremely simple, and that’s why it’s beautiful.
2. The most important task is cutting out a hole of the diameter you need.
Determine the volume of soil in which your plant is located, use a ruler to measure and draw on the surface of an unfolded book the shape of the future container for replanting.
Then, using a stationery knife, carefully cut a hole according to the previously drawn plan, do not spare space for the plant, it will continue to live and grow there, so make the depth as accessible as possible and at least 4 cm. Do not worry about the evenness of the lines you cut, since only the first one will be visible page.
3. To prevent water from getting into the book, line the hole with cellophane or parchment paper; you can also glue it into the inner hole of the book.
4. Place a little drainage at the bottom of your new smart pot; it absorbs excess moisture and prevents flooding. Then add some soil and place your plants. Add soil around the edges, do not compact the soil too much, so that water does not linger when watering.
5. To complete the green composition, you can add dry moss, covering the soil with it.
6. Carefully cut off the cellophane sticking out at the edges, just below the level of the pot, so that all guests believe that you really have a real, living plant growing from the book.
Ready! As you can see, a little time and talent, and you have an invention of art and a very interesting decorative element - plants growing from a book!
Remember that succulents need sunlight and watering once a week and they will delight you and your guests for a long time!
