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December 2015: Planty Wishes for 2016

Urban Jungle Bloggers - Planty Wishes for 2016

How quick was that? Is it already the end of 2015? Not long now until we will bid this year farewell and welcome a new and hopefully more peaceful year 2016. Let us all gather our positive energy and say PLANTY NEW YEAR to the world. We will show you the beauty of plants, the goodness in humans and our mutual hope for a happy and healthy 2016.

In December we will share our Planty Wishes for 2016: it can be anything, from a plant-inspired illustration, a table setting, a vignette, greeting cards, a wishlist of plants – whatever inspires us bloggers to show our planty wishes and positive energy! Click on the images below to read all the blogposts.

Banner image via The joy of plants as seen at the Trendlunch 2016 in Amsterdam.

 

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Planty Product

Plantshelfie Perfection: Win a set of 3 floating shelves from Mocha Casa

Urban Jungle Bloggers plant shelfie giveaway

November is all about the #plantshelfie on Urban Jungle Bloggers! And we are beyond happy to see lots and lots of inspiring and creative #plantshelfie ideas coming through for this month’s styling challenge. To give back to you plant loving friends, we have teamed up with one of our green members and webshop owners, Sarah of Mocha Casa. One lucky plant friend among you will soon call this set of three floating ‘Piccolo’ shelves their own – and you will have a new playground for future plantshelfies!

Urban Jungle Bloggers plant shelfie giveaway

The cute Piccolo shelves have a wonderful natural look and are a perfect and playful accessory to create an individual shelf styling on the wall. It is handmade in birch ply with soft rounded edges and perfect to display small succulents, trailing plants, vases and other beloved decor objects. To us this looks like a perfect addition to any Urban Jungle Bloggers home, don’t you agree? And we are happy to give away one set of three Piccolo shelves together with Mocha Casa to one of our lucky community members!

Urban Jungle Bloggers plant shelfie giveaway

Join the giveaway by:

  • Follow Urban Jungle Bloggers on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest (if you haven’t done so far)
  • Like the Facebook page of Mocha Casa
  • Leave a comment under this blog post until November 30th, 2015. The giveaway is open worldwide!

We have a lucky winner! Comment no. 8 was drawn randomly. Congrats to Katie Robbins for winning a set of three Piccolo shelves! We will get in touch with you via email. Thanks everybody for joining in!

Good luck & happy #plantshelfie styling!

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Planty Product

Display your airplants with Etairnity + Giveaway

Urban Jungle Bloggers Etairnity Airplants giveaway

Airplants or Tillandsia are perfect plants for everyone who wants to inject some quick greens in the home without facing all the hassle of potting, repotting, finding adequate planters, finding space for the plant pots etc. Airplants are so easy and simple, they are actually a perfect way to start a little urban jungle if you are still reluctant with new plants in your home.

Urban Jungle Bloggers Etairnity Airplants giveaway

Airplants are called that way because all they seem to need is air. They are rootless and need not to be put into soil. You just keep them like that – the only requirement they have is to either spray them with water from time to time or let them sit in water for approximately one hour per week. You can also use a liquid fertilizer to spray on them from time to time. That’s all! But you don’t want your airplants to be scattered around your home just like that – you want them displayed properly. And that’s where Etairnity comes into play!

Urban Jungle Bloggers Etairnity Airplants giveaway

Etairnity is a Dutch webshop focused on airplants. They offer beautiful airplant ‘homes’ to make the most out of airplants. They aim to heighten the beauty of the airplants thus their ‘homes’ are simple and minimalistic made of wood. These are wonderful additions to any kind of interior styling. We love their simple, earthy and natural vibe. They also offer airplants in their webshop so if you feel inspired, you know where to look now!

Urban Jungle Bloggers Etairnity Airplants giveaway

We have teamed up with Etairnity for a giveaway so yes, two of you can win a set of three airplant cubes including airplants if you join the giveaway on our blogs: JOELIX.com and Happy Interior Blog.

Urban Jungle Bloggers Etairnity Airplants giveaway

All you have to do on our blogs is comment and answer the following question: What’s your favorite Etairnity product and why? Of course you can join in on both blogs to double your chances! The giveaway is open to all readers and runs until September 6th, 2015. Good luck!

Urban Jungle Bloggers Etairnity Airplants giveaway

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Hotels for Urban Jungle Bloggers in Spain

Hotels for Urban Jungle Bloggers in Spain

Usually we unite our forces to bring the best of the green blogger world to all of you. But this summer we had to split up and discover – almost simultaneously – two hotels in two Spanish cities that are made for Urban Jungle Bloggers: the Praktik Garden Hotel in Barcelona and the Praktik Metropol Hotel in Madrid. Vamos!

In the heart of vibrant Barcelona, between the Passeig de Gràcia and the Sagrada Familia, you’ll find the Praktik Garden Hotel. It’s hard to miss the hotel entry from the outside: you are welcomed by lots of potted plants and trees in front of bright red doors:

Praktik Garden Hotel Barcelona

Once inside, it may take a minute to reach your room, because there are dozens of potted plants to be admired in the lobby of the hotel:

Praktik Garden Hotel Barcelona

As you would expect with a name like Praktik Garden, the hotel has a beautiful terrace garden. Between waving palm trees and lush banana trees you can hang out and relax, right in the middle of the city. It doesn’t get more Urban Jungle than this!

Praktik Garden Hotel BarcelonaPraktik Garden Hotel Barcelona

The rooms in the hotel are designy with great lighting and very comfy beds. They also have beautiful black & white tiles on the bathroom- and balcony floors. And as an extra “UJB-pleasing feature”: each room has different botanical art on the walls:

Praktik Garden Hotel Barcelona

If you head to the Spanish capital Madrid, you should definitely consider staying at the Praktik Metropol hotel in downtown Madrid. It is located in a buzzing corner and a few walking minutes away from the central square and the royal palace. But it is not so much the location that will make your stay unforgettable!

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Feeling the travel bug? Well, you know where to go to now!

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Houseplant of the Month

Plant of the Month: The lush Ficus Ginseng

Urban Jungle Bloggers Ficus Ginseng House plant of the month July 2015

Hello July, hello new ‘Plant of the Month’: Please welcome the beautiful Ficus Ginseng in our homes! During our London weekend we were happy to collaborate with our friends from The Joy of Plants and offer 10 ‘Plants of the Month’ to 10 lucky winners and attendees of our Blogtacular presentation. And they and us were lucky to bring back a rare and beautiful bonsai plant native to Asia: the Ficus Ginseng or Ficus microcarpa.

Urban Jungle Bloggers Ficus Ginseng House plant of the month July 2015

This houseplant is a true eye-catcher: The rough-shaped, aerial root is crowned by a bushy treetop of shiny green leaves that sprout incessantly if the plant is looked after. And that is the other advantage of the Ficus Ginseng: It not only looks beautiful and interesting, it is also a great plant for anyone who wants a low-maintenance plant. The ideal plant care for the Ficus Ginseng consists of moderate watering without any stocked up water in the saucer, regular plant food additions and it can go outdoors during summer and likes a cool indoors place during winter. That’s all to it!

Urban Jungle Bloggers Ficus Ginseng care tips

A fascinating fact about the Ficus Ginseng is that the roots are grown in China and Malaysia for up to 15 years (!!) before they get imported by Dutch growers and then the bonsai growing process is completed in greenhouses. So every Ficus Ginseng in our homes is a pretty mature plants with a good deal of history and travels. A real globetrotter if you want so!

Urban Jungle Bloggers Ficus Ginseng House plant of the month July 2015

We are both smitten with the addition of this bonsai plant in our homes in Paris and Munich and we hope that all 10 lucky winners are as happy with their Ficus Ginseng as we are! Happy July everybody!

This post has been brought to you in collaboration with The Joy of Plants. Thank you!

 

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