Large indoor greenwall installation. Vertical gardening is a fun, creative way to grow plants in urban spaces!
Below is just a sample of what you can create with ready-to-go planters and kits. The first few images are of GroVert Vertical Gardening Systems by Bright Green. There are two different sized panels (10 and 45), and each are planted, then hung on the wall using their included mounting bracket. The last images are of living walls made from felt pockets. These ‘pockets’ are very easy to install and plant. If you’re looking to build one yourself, you can visit Urban Zeal Planters (uzplanters.com) to see all your options. DIY Green Walls: Vertical Gardening. How to Make a Moss Pole for Climbing Plants. Intro: Climbing plants need something on which to climb.
In addition, climbing plants that send out aerial roots, such as philodendrons and monsteras, really thrive if they have a support that provides their aerial roots with constant moisture. A moss pole, therefore, is the ideal support; and you can easily make one yourself. Step 1. You need to first make a cylinder out of chicken wire. Use the tube from a roll of gift-wrap as your model. Grow Moss with Yogurt, Buttermilk and even Beer - Vivarium Guide. If you’re using moss for a terrarium it can sometimes be hard to arrange and place chunks of moss onto various substrates or arrange the moss in a certain pattern.
Instead of snipping and hacking away at chunks of moss with scissors or knives, you can use this easy trick with yogurt to grow moss almost anywhere you want. Things like this become much easier to make. The recipe To make your moss solution you’re going to need the following: MossPlain yogurt/Buttermilk/BeerBlenderBrush (optional)Corn syrup (optional)Weak bleach solution (optional) How to Make a Moss Chair. August 4, 2010 by Robin Plaskoff Horton It’s eye candy, but maybe not seating.
Los Angeles designer, Kyle Sugarman, created this cool moss chair and offered up the directions for the rest of to create on our own. Sugarman, who’s been featured on HGTV and The Style Network, has also left his creative mark with companies such as Microsoft, Lipton, and Target. How to Make Moss Graffiti - The Step by Step "Grow" Guide. Before getting into our guide on making moss graffiti, let’s talk about the impact of paint in the graffiti world.
Obviously paint is not the most environmentally friendly medium for artistic expression. A significant number of these products contain substances that may be harmful to the environment such as lead, cadmium, formaldehyde, CFCs in paint spray, and many other similarly toxic substances. Make your own mossarium! Moss is awesome!
And simple to keep alive even if you travel. Moss had its heyday back at the turn of the last century when both the US and the UK had their own bryological societies and people built mosseries into their homes where they could enjoy the greenery year round. It's simple to build a mini-mossery, or mossarium, in your own home. How to make a tabletop garden. Aquatic Moss. How to Create a Moss Wall. Create backdrop using aquatic moss. How to grow Aquatic Moss. Info on Java Moss, Christmas Moss, Taiwan Moss, Peacock Moss, Stringy Moss. A very simple technique could be employed to create a backdrop using aquatic moss for the natural aquarium.
The stuffs needed to create the moss wall are commonly available, and the following simple steps will show you how to get it done with a little effort. The above are what you would need to create the moss wall: Plastic Mesh Scissors Suction Cups Tying Wire Aquatic Moss The plastic mesh is commonly available in most hardware stores, plant nuseries, and large supermarkets. It's main use is to be mounted on windows to prevent mosquitoes and other insects from entering the house. The mesh is cut to 2 times the size of the tank that you want the moss wall to be in. Next, you would need sufficient quantity of moss. Next, fold back the other half of the mesh, and tie up the 2 halves together. The above diagrams illustrate the final product.
Next, insert the mess against the back panel of your tank. The final step, wait for the moss to grow out of the mesh, and thou shall be rewarded. Turn a Wine Bottle into a Terrarium. Crafted: DIY: How to make a faux moss word. I am SO EXCITED to get this project up on the blog for you all to see!
I've had this idea floating around in my head for ages but I was worried it wouldn't turn out as good as it looked in my head so I had put it off for a while. Last weekend I decided to give it a go and I'm so glad I did. I love the result and I hope you guys will like it too! :) :) You will need:Foam core (a.k.a foam board - foam board with cardboard on either side)A printer - or drawing equipment.A sharp cutting knife. DIY tutorial Marimo moss ball mini aquarium with sea treasures. I have always liked to collect seashells and sea glass from every beach that I’ve been (and now my daughter brings home even more things from the beach than I ever did).
So if you are like me and have a lot of sea treasures just laying around perhaps this DIY could be something for you :) I’ve recently found the cutest little plants, algae actually, that looked so adorable I just couldn’t resist buying one. Flashback: Moss Graffiti. Last week, I posted about a 3D painting done on a wall, made to look like the letters were growing.
Naturally, it reminded me of the Moss Graffiti tutorial by Helen Nodding that we ran in CRAFT Volume 04. With rainy season just around the corner, here’s the full tutorial for you to check out and start making your own moss milkshake to create with.Moss Graffiti Try this alternative to spray paint, and leave your mark in the way of gardeners past.