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Urban Jungle Bloggers video feature in Paris

Urban Jungle Bloggers video shoot in ParisToday we are very happy and honored to share some amazing Urban Jungle Bloggers news with you! We’ve shared a few snapshots over the time and news fragments on social media about an exciting project with ‘The Joy of Plants‘: a video feature about our Urban Jungle Bloggers project.

Last November we met up with a fun and creative video crew in Paris to speak about our green ideas and our growing green community, we invited the film crew to discover some of our favorite urban jungle places in Paris and spent a wonderful and sunny day surrounded with plants in the middle of the metropolis. Check out our video feature here:

Urban Jungle Bloggers video shoot in ParisOur starting point was the green sculpture by Japanese artist Sou Fujimoto in the Tuileries gardens next to the famous Louvre museum. We strolled down to one of our favorite vertical gardens in the city center, passed by the botanical garden, went for a coffee in the ‘Comptoir Général‘ and spoke to the owner of the cool store ‘Green Factory‘ in the 10th arrondissement.

Urban Jungle Bloggers video shoot in ParisWe also discussed further projects over coffee in the hip ‘Craft Café‘ before we rounded up a sunny and beautiful day on a fantastic rooftop. What united all these places are its green touches and the inspiration it brings us for Urban Jungle Bloggers.

Urban Jungle Bloggers video shoot in ParisOur beautiful and beloved city of Paris was recently hit by dreadful terror attacks. But we too, the entire Urban Jungle Bloggers community, we believe in a better world where peace and freedom prevail. In this sense we are all Charlie. We are all humans. Peace to you all, dear friends!

Urban Jungle Bloggers video shoot in Paris

Read more about the Exposé video shoot on The Joy of Plants!

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Festive Decor Ideas With Plants

Urban Jungle Bloggers Festive Decor Ideas with plants - Unexpected Wild

December has kicked off and the festive season is in full swing. Some among us (the early birds) may have finished their festive decoration at home, others may be in the middle of it and again some are setting up the Christmas decor a tad later. No matter to which group you belong, we thought it is a good idea to share a few festive decor ideas with plants for Urban Jungle Bloggers.

We have asked our creative friends from “The Joy of Plants” to share a few plant decor ideas for the festive season and they have come up with three fun and easy to copy decor themes:

HAPPY LIFE: The first decor idea with plants is called ‘Happy Life’ and is perfect for the playful and colour loving Urban Jungle Bloggers among us. Using blooming plants, Hyacinths, Poinsettias, orchids and lilies in fun ways is the focus here. Think of fun DIY ways to interpret your plants like old lampshades or why not creating a Christmas tree with washi tape and adorning it with cheerful bromeliads? Here is the DIY instruction if you want to try it!

Urban Jungle Bloggers Festive Decor Ideas with plants - Happy Life

Urban Jungle Bloggers Festive Decor Ideas with plants - Happy Life

Urban Jungle Bloggers Festive Decor Ideas with plants - Happy Life

Urban Jungle Bloggers Festive Decor Ideas with plants - Happy Life

 

ECO LUXE: Festive seasons are a good excuse to go bold – with luxurious and lush textures, gold, shiny surfaces, glitz and glam. Those of you who love luxurious glam for Christmas might fall for the decor idea entitled “Eco Luxe”. Lush orchids or blooming Christmas cacti are clad in shiny plant pots with shimmering gold tones, copper and brass hues, silver finishings and more. Combine your plants with shiny candleholders, include them in your festive table top styling and you’re set for a very glamorous Christmas feast!

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UNEXPECTED WILD: The adventurous, the free spirits among us, the bohemians, the globetrotters, you all will love the third decor idea named ‘Unexpected Wild’. Interpret your plants in unexpected ways and places to achieve a easy-going, natural look for the festive season. Think of hanging Hyacinth bulbs instead of regular Christmas baubles on the tree, create a festive air plant wall installation, adorn your cacti and palm trees with string lights, wrap your leafy friends in paper bags, leather, and other natural materials to get that touch of “wild nature” into your home. Our secret favorite!

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Urban Jungle Bloggers Festive Decor Ideas with plants - Unexpected Wild

For more inspiration take a look at this fun video with all the above mentioned festive decor ideas with plants:

 

Will you be decorating with plants this festive season? Surprise us with festive decor ideas with plants on Instagram using the hashtags #ujbxmas and #urbanjunglebloggers. We will choose a weekly winner that will be featured exclusively on our blog! We are looking forward to more inspiration! Happy December, friends.

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Plant shelfie winners

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A tough job, but someone had to do it: choose the 5 winners out of 60 wonderful plant shelfies! Without further ado, these are our favorites:

My Paradissi
Dramaqueen at Work
LapinBlu
Mademoiselle Poirot
Traedraum

If you, Eleni, Barbara, Sarah-Lou, Carole and Jan, send us an email at hello (at) urbanjunglebloggers.com with your snailmail address we will send you a little something in the mail very soon.

Thanks everyone for playing! And of course, if you missed it, you can still check out all October plant shelfies right here.

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