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Bloomifique Stellenbosch Orchids Styling

Urban Jungle Bloggers - Bloomifique Anthura Stellenbosch orchids

Are you getting into the winter blues? It’s been quite a while since we enjoyed mild temperatures and sunny days here in our areas. But today we have a little treat to cure your winter blues – we are adding some vivid colours to our plant gangs in anticipation of spring! When Dutch orchid grower Anthura asked us to team up with them and style their new Stellenbosch orchid in a deep, velvety purple, we were all game. And we asked some of our Urban Jungle Bloggers from around Europe to join in.

Truth be told, our first contributor, Dutch blogger Susanne of Frivole by Suus, is not short of colours in her stylish home. Still she perfectly interpreted the velvet hues in her stylish home – as a single player in front of her colourful walls or as an elegant plant pair in her living room. The Phalaenopsis orchid looks almost like a sculptural design object in this refined home.
Urban Jungle Bloggers - Bloomifique Anthura Stellenbosch orchids

British blogger Lori of Wild and Grizzly pairs her purple Stellenbosch orchid with pops of yellow and a mix & match of other plants and plant pots. She features the orchid as part of a playful #plantgang on her desk as well as a decorative statement plant on her mantle. We can’t decide what we like more! Can you?

Urban Jungle Bloggers - Bloomifique Anthura Stellenbosch orchids

Igor of Happy Interior Blog created a little and lush tropical garden in his Munich apartment. He matches the deep purple hues of the orchid with soft pink hues of other tropical plants such as the Calathea White Star, an Anthurium, and an Earth Star. The result is a little tropical oasis which feels like a tiny bit of the South Pacific moved to Munich.

Urban Jungle Bloggers - Bloomifique Anthura Stellenbosch orchids

The German blogger Sabine of Azurweiss has a signature style – puristic white interiors accentuated with delicate colours and vintage items. With the velvety purple Phalaenopsis Sabine celebrates the vibrancy of spring – her framed postcard says ‘Waiting for Spring’ in German. And adding a dash of colour to our homes makes the waiting a whole lot easier!

Urban Jungle Bloggers - Bloomifique Anthura Stellenbosch orchids

Franco-Italian blogger Ilaria of Un Due Tre Ilaria probably enjoys the best winter weather of all our participating bloggers – she lives in the sunny south of France. Yet her style has a distinctive urban touch – a reminiscence of her time in Paris. Her Scandi inspired minimalism merges with lush plants and the Stellenbosch orchid injects an unexpected vibrancy with her purple colour. We think this is a winning mixture! deneme bonusu veren siteler

Urban Jungle Bloggers - Bloomifique Anthura Stellenbosch orchids

Judith of JOELIX.com features her Stellenbosch orchids in an impressive plant wall installation – a beautiful plant ensemble made up of cacti, succulents, a dotty Begonia maculata, foraged twigs, and a wonderful collection of ceramics set a visual highlight in her home close to Paris. The purple hues are ideally matched with soft pinks, greens, and natural hues in a bright and airy setting. 

Urban Jungle Bloggers - Bloomifique Anthura Stellenbosch orchids

If you love the elegant beauty of a Phalaenopsis orchid, we recommend you check out the video by Bloomifique about how to keep your orchids happy and thriving. Thanks to Anthura for providing all bloggers with the beautiful Stellenbosch orchids and Pottery Direct International for the lovely plant pots.

This blogpost was created in collaboration with Anthura and Bloomifique. As always all opinions are our own. Thank you for supporting the brands who support this blog!

Photography by respective bloggers: Frivole by SuusWild and GrizzlyHappy Interior BlogAzurweissUn Due Tre IlariaJOELIX.com

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Bergamotte x Urban Jungle Bloggers: Your Mini Jungle

Bergamotte x Urban Jungle Bloggers Oaxaca mini jungle

English text below! For our French readers, pour nos lecteurs français :
Ce mois-ci on a eu l’honneur d’imaginer une collection capsule pour Bergamotte, connu par ses bouquets splendides livrés à Paris sous 2h et dans les 24 heures en métropole. Pour cette collaboration on a imaginé une “Mini Jungle” avec quatre plantes faciles à faire grandir chez soi. La collection capsule avec le nom Oaxaca dont le nom de la ville mexicaine a inspiré la sélection des plantes : des succulentes robustes, un cactus et un Peperomia forment ce petit jungle pour la ville. 
L’agave “Nana”, très décorative au style un peu punk, l’opuntia “Ficus”, un rappel des vacances autour de la Méditerranée. 
Les feuilles du beau sedum Burrito tombent facilement, mais ne vous inquiétez pas : après quelques temps de petites racines apparaissent et de nouvelles feuilles poussent. Le peperomia Napoli, poivre nain ou larmes de crocodile (!) surprendra par ses fleurs semblables à des antennes ! Pour recevoir votre mini jungle chez vous, rien de plus simple, sous condition que vous habitez en France, rendez-vous sur le site de Bergamotte pour passer commande. Dans 2 heures (sur Paris) ou 24 heures, vous recevrez un très joli colis avec ces quatre beautés d’une diamètre de 10,5 et 12 cm, livré dans leurs pots en terracotta et avec un petit drapeau aux couleurs d’Urban Jungle Bloggers. Si vous aimez autant votre mini jungle que nous, n’hésitez pas à partager une petite photo sur Instagram avec le hashtag #urbanjunglebloggers car deux fois par jour on y partage les photos les plus inspirantes… peut-être la vôtre ?

Bergamotte x Urban Jungle Bloggers Oaxaca mini jungle

Bergamotte x Urban Jungle Bloggers Oaxaca mini jungleWe all start small in life. And also with our urban jungles we start small. Sometimes it is one plant that we had for years, sometimes it’s a new plant from the garden center and our passion is ignited. Step by step we then build our own urban jungle. To help you kick off your own urban jungle (at least all of you based in France) we have united forces with the Paris based flower & plant webshop Bergamotte. Together we have curated a ‘mini jungle’ named Oaxaca. The namesake Mexican city was an inspiration for the plant selection: Sturdy succulents, a cactus, and a Peperomia make this unique little urban jungle for the city home.

Bergamotte x Urban Jungle Bloggers Oaxaca mini jungle

Bergamotte x Urban Jungle Bloggers Oaxaca mini jungle

The Oaxaca mini jungle is available online for all plant enthusiasts based in France. The mini plant gang is comprised of the following beauties: an Opuntia ‘Ficus’ cactus with juicy cactus figs, a spikey agave ‘Nana’, a trailing ‘Burrito’ sedum, and a leafy Peperomia ‘Napoli’ with its rich leaf pattern. All plants are potted in simple yet lovely terracotta pots of 10.5 cm and 12 cm diameter and come with a little Urban Jungle Bloggers flag. The Oaxaca collection adds an instant Mexican vibe to your home with the sturdy greens and matching terracotta pots. Group them together and lay the founding stone of your ever growing urban jungle at home!

Bergamotte x Urban Jungle Bloggers Oaxaca mini jungle

Why this plant gang? We think it adds a wonderful green touch to every home – whether you have no plants at all so far or you already own a vibrant urban jungle. This collection features four sturdy plants that are easy to care and will not disappoint. All of them require low to moderate watering and and they will thrive happily in any corner of your home with enough sunlight. There are no special requirements to keep your mini jungle thriving and happy! Why not spice up your sideboard, a book shelf, your coffee table, or windowsill? The start of an own urban jungle is now easier than ever before for you folks in France! You can order the Oaxaca mini jungle online at Bergamotte. And for everybody else we have dedicated an entire chapter on ‘How to start your urban jungle’ in our Urban Jungle book. Grab a copy if you haven’t so far! 

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Plant Trends from Maison et Objet 2017 in Paris

Urban Jungle Bloggers - plant trends from Maison et Objet 2017

We are just back from the Maison & Objet design show in Paris and we were on the hunt for new plant trends for 2017. Exhausted but happy we brought back quite a few green design highlights from Paris. Let us start with one of our absolute highlights: The lush boot of French high-end furniture brand Cinna France. Unlike other high-end design labels, Cinna features very vibrant, contemporary and urban furniture. But it also featured a breath-taking hanging garden. Three hanging grids, each 2,000 kilos heavy, were abundantly planted with lush greens. Palms, ferns, philodendrons, Rhipsalis and other leafy plants invited the visitor to come and discover design under a green canopy. Honestly, wouldn’t you like such a fantastic hanging garden if you had a big and spacious home? We’d be very happy to have one! But let’s have a look at more green design and plant discoveries from Paris.

Urban Jungle Bloggers - plant trends from Maison et Objet 2017

Spanish Moss airplants on a new wall-mounted lamp by Cinna France. Spanish Moss airplants and Rhipsalis in this open plant pot by Serax:

Urban Jungle Bloggers - plant trends from Maison et Objet 2017

Not new (spotted also at last year’s Maison & Objet): the outline plant frames (trellis) and terracotta pots by Eno Studio. Different shape, but also a beautiful graphic support for trailing plants: the LIPA plant trellis by Studio Macura:

Urban Jungle Bloggers - plant trends from Maison et Objet 2017

Hanging plants galore by Serax:

Urban Jungle Bloggers - plant trends from Maison et Objet 2017

These flower pot pendants reminded us of the Blumenampel by Atelier Haußmann  that we saw in Cologne. But it’s actually by XL Bloom. Right graphic plant hangers from Lott Lov from Germany:

Urban Jungle Bloggers - plant trends from Maison et Objet 2017

Artek used lush greens in their booth setup:Urban Jungle Bloggers - plant trends from Maison et Objet 2017

The brand new GRO plant pot by Lucie Kaas with a ceramic top with draining holes and a matching tray of mouth blown glass. They come in two sizes (small & medium) and three colours:

Urban Jungle Bloggers - plant trends from Maison et Objet 2017

The Baenk bench by Danish design brand WOUD has a hole: perfect to keep umbrellas, or much better: a plant pot! On the right: the macramé plant hanger by Lott Lov from Germany:

Urban Jungle Bloggers - plant trends from Maison et Objet 2017

Left: Umbra Shift Deuce watering can and the Umbra Shift pots from the Pleated series designed by MSDS design. We love them! On the right: and epiphytic cactus and a Rhipsalis on top of a wooden crate, seen at Serax:

Urban Jungle Bloggers - plant trends from Maison et Objet 2017

Sempre from Belgium created a jungle bar in the middle of one of the halls at Maison et Objet. Makes you want to hang out for hours and drink cocktails, right?

Urban Jungle Bloggers - plant trends from Maison et Objet 2017

Pikaplant are hermetically sealed inside a humid biotope and continuously recycle the water and air inside. On the right: the classic Vitra miniatures enjoy Vitra’s urban jungle:

Urban Jungle Bloggers - plant trends from Maison et Objet 2017

Papier Tigre showed a quick, fast and inexpensive idea to update your plastic plant pots: simply wrap a beautiful paper, like the new Papier Tigre wallpaper, around the pot and attach with some washi tape. There you have it: a fun and stylish plant pot:

Urban Jungle Bloggers - plant trends from Maison et Objet 2017

New plant pots in several sized by Danish design brand WOUD:

Urban Jungle Bloggers - plant trends from Maison et Objet 2017

Plants and botanical frames by Lifestyle Home Collection:

Urban Jungle Bloggers - plant trends from Maison et Objet 2017

We hope you enjoyed our little green design round-up from this year’s Maison & Objet show. More design discoveries can be found on Happy Interior Blog and JOELIX.com over the next days too.

Photography by Urban Jungle Bloggers

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A plantshelfie with the FENCY from Tolhuijs

Urban Jungle Bloggers - Fency Tolhuijs plantshelfie

It’s one of our favorite plant styling ideas: the plantshelfie. The plantshelfie is a real Urban Jungle Bloggers classic and has been the monthly topic not once, but even twice before. Bloggers from all over the world joined in and styled their shelfie with plants in their own specific way. From a simple ledge, to a String shelfie or a bookcase: the fun of a nice plantshelfie lays in the unlimited styling opportunities. Personal photos, travel souvenirs, art, trinkets, sculptures, gems, decor objects… and at least one plant.

Urban Jungle Bloggers - Fency Tolhuijs plantshelfie

Recently we were approached by Tolhuijs Design because they wanted to introduce us to their latest design: the FENCY. Before watching into the details, we thought: plantshelfie! But the FENCY is more than just a shelf system:  it is a design object with a story: all materials from the grid structure and the wooden shelves are so called: waste upgrading. The grid structure is made of sturdy festival fences. They are upcycled: cleaned, stripped, cut into the right dimensions, polished and powder coated in white, black or a beautiful mint green Urban Jungle Bloggers colour. All of this work isn’t done by regular carpenters but by people in prisons and social work places. Working helps to give these people a purpose and responsibility in their daily lives which contributes to a better society. FENCY is social responsible!

Urban Jungle Bloggers - Fency Tolhuijs plantshelfie

The wooden shelves of the FENCY are made from pressed wooden pallets and can be attached to the grid with 2 simple hooks. These allow you to place them exactly where you like them: on top, a bit more to the left or to the right. Very versatile and so much fun to play around with! And if your plants (or your collection of props) grow bigger, simply adjust the position of the shelves.

Urban Jungle Bloggers - Fency Tolhuijs plantshelfie

Another cool idea would be to use parts of the FENCY as a trellis for crawling or climbing plants, like Devil’s ivy (pothos), Hedera (ivy), and Passiflora.

Urban Jungle Bloggers - Fency Tolhuijs plantshelfie

The FENCY comes in different shapes and sizes: it is a cool wall structure to organize kitchen utensils or to keep your work tools at hand in the home office. Use it to display your favorite clothes in your bedroom or artwork in the living room. We couldn’t help ourselves and turned it into a plant display and included our Urban Jungle book:

Urban Jungle Bloggers - Fency Tolhuijs plantshelfie

Single, double, triple or quatro shelves from pressed wooden pallets can be used to display a group or one singular plant, like the Aloë below:

Urban Jungle Bloggers - Fency Tolhuijs plantshelfie

We have a little bonus for you, if you wish to order your own FENCY: until December 19th 2016 you get 25% off if you use the code “urbanjungleblog”. Go ahead, get yourself a FENCY and happy plant styling!

This post is brought to you in collaboration with Tolhuijs Design. Thank you for supporting the brands that help support Urban Jungle Bloggers! Photography by Urban Jungle Bloggers.

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Planty Inspiration

Houseplant Appreciation Day 2016

Urban Jungle Bloggers - Houseplant Appreciation Day

Did you know today is the official Houseplant Appreciation Day? Well, we as real Urban Jungle Bloggers believe that every day is a houseplant appreciation day but we do appreciate an official international day to celebrate our green roommates too!

To show our love and the incessant love and creativity of our green community, we have started a new Instagram channel for the Urban Jungle Bloggers in 2016: We will share your green images tagged with #urbanjunglebloggers on a daily basis to inspire everybody to live with more plants and to get creative with greens. We will also link back to your Instagram accounts of course. Follow us if you haven’t done so far – you can find us on Instagram as @urbanjungleblog.

We hope you will enjoy your day and appreciate your lovely houseplants even more! Maybe they deserve an extra bit of tending and love today?

Have a happy and green Houseplant Appreciation Day 2016!

Images by : VilladestaStil_______Iris__roozendaalSoilwitchhEttrumtilLittlelandsmelbourneDorisleestudioEnthrallinggumptionAlphabeticalife 

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