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How to Make Kokedama Balls (Japanese Moss Balls)

Kokedama balls can be made with large or small plants. Ferns and tropical plants are particularly suitable. The Cheese Plant (Monstera Deliciosa) print is by Dollybirds Art, available in the Chalk & Moss online shop. Learn how to make kokedama balls on the Chalk & Moss blog.

I recently learned how to make kokedama balls. I could pretend I’ve mastered some complicated art, but it was so easy that I feel the need to share the love! If you’re unfamiliar with kokedama balls, this form of bonsai is also known as Japanese moss balls, or string garden. It literally translates as moss (koke) ball (dama). The plant root is inside a ball of…

Biophilic Design Wellbeing 02/05/2018

House plant care and styling: from graveyard to jungalow

Follow these house plant care and styling tips for your own jungalow style!

House plant care for real people… You drool over jungalow interior style Instagram posts and articles. You rush out and buy a tonne of lush house plants, only to watch them slowly die, one by one. Sound familiar? Well, here are some sensible house plant care and styling tips that will see that green foliage feel loved and your natural home interior flourish! As you…