I've owned this looped piece of wire for years. I always kind of saw it covered with plants, but hadn't ever gotten around to actually doing anything about it. Mid-September—about the time I needed to be thinking about leaving town for the
Philly Fling—I decided it was finally going to happen.
Further evidence that I'd been scheming on this for awhile, last April I signed up for an online class from
Atelir TE on living wreath making.
I ended up going a slightly different route with what I made, but still learned a lot from the class.
Here I've worked my ingredients (Pyrrosia linqua, a NOID cryptanthus, a pair of Fascicularia pitcairniifolia divisions, and soon to be added, bits of an orchid—Bulbophyllum sp. mini rambling laxiflorum type—that used to be mounted on a piece of wood) into the wire shape along with some soil and moss.
I also had this piece of driftwood handy in case I felt more stability was needed at the base.
Turns out it was.
The finished product...
It makes me very happy.
The backside is mostly moss but with time I think the pyrrosia will start to grow out that way, and hopefully the orchid will too—you can see a few bits of it under the fascicularia.
More orchid bits above the driftwood.
I was hoping to get an early morning sunny shot and lucked out. This hanging is still outside as I write this post on Saturday, the 21st Oct—however it will need to come in soon as our nights are cooling to the low 30's by the end of the week.
The Great Migration kicked off back on October 3rd, when I paused to take this shot of my two different variegated Agave victoriae-reginae babies in their pick-axe planters.
The first prisoners to make their way indoors...
Cactus rounds on top of cactus rounds—Echinocereus grusonii.
Agave schidigera ‘Royal Flush’
So many plants! (and I'd only just begun...)
Here's what it looks like now. Part A...
And Part B...
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Your new circle creation is so good! And thank you for sharing the basement set-up. You have a real proper situation there - it makes sense now. Not that I thought you stuck your lovelies down in a dark dingy basement, but it's great to get the full picture. My current plan is to take over a mostly unused shower for orchids that need to be brought inside.
ReplyDeleteOne year I used our shower for a few moisture loving plants, like orchids mounted on small pieces of wood. My husband was not amused and asked that they be removed immediately.
DeleteNicely done with the living wreath, Loree! I have some small wire wreath forms I should look at more creatively...Your migrants never look like they're in prison - they look like they're participants in a wonderful art installation! Best wishes with the process of moving them - I expect that journey isn't a lot of fun for you.
ReplyDeleteI don't mind the work involved in the move, but I hate tearing apart what I've created, my paradise.
DeleteWow, very impressive--the arrangement and the grouping of indoor plants. It almost makes the cooler months bearable, I would think? Thanks for the inspiration with the looped wire--so creative!
ReplyDeleteIt is fun to have so many plants indoors where I am, but I never feel like they're living their best lives inside. It's a struggle to keep them from drying out.
DeleteI confess I really love the "basement" photos -- reminds me of a really high-end plant shop!
ReplyDeleteThere are definitely shades of that, Andrew would be thrilled if I offered up plants for sale.
DeleteThe two Queen Victoria agave babies seem to have the opposite variegation... very cool.
ReplyDeleteI love your new circle planting. Truth be told, I love all of them, what can I say. The cryptanthus is a show piece. Many nursery tags don't say much more that "succulent"... drive my nuts.
Chavli
As I read your comment a couple of friends and I were just leaving a wholesale nursery specializing in succulents, and all plants were labeled! We were so impressed, not of that "asst succulent" business that's of no help whatsoever.
DeleteYou are soooo energetic! I can’t believe you carry all those plants down into your basement. They look lovely down there & their little vacation doesn’t seem to bother them.
ReplyDeleteIt's definitely good exercise! Although I don't know you could successfully accuse me of being energetic.
DeleteEverything you do is a work of art. Do you do basement tours!
ReplyDeleteHa! Thank you. I haven't yet, but I suppose there's always the chance...
DeleteWhat a fun project! I'll look forward to seeing it as it settles in and grows!
ReplyDeleteWhat a comprehensive set up you have in your basement!
A couple weeks ago, my husband, while watching me bring plants into the house and basement, asked, "How's the Great Plant Migration going?" so now that's what I call it here! Great minds . . .
I credit my friend Peter for labeling the move as The Great Migration, but now I hear others saying it too, great minds indeed!
DeleteAnother exceptional creations! This would also work well with Epiphyllums and other epiphytic cacti.
ReplyDeleteWith the Great Migration underway, winter can't be far away. Grrrrr.....
I just got back from Minnesota, where it was warmer than here. Forgot to close the greenhouse door and realized with horror that it was 32.5F. Everything looks fine, fingers crossed. Feels like we skipped Fall and went straight to Winter. I want to spend Winter in the basement with your plants!
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