The number on the door to our apartment has been missing for a long time and when I wanted to paint something on this terracotta pot it was the perfect solution. I found a shape that I liked for the black and printed it on paper, cut out the inside so it was like a template, then taped it to the pot and carefully filled in the black. When it was dry I painted the 6 in white. It sits on the cupboard at the top of the stairs outside our apartment door.
When I was in China, I kept seeing plants grown in water. I think they look so cool. Anyway, turns out most indoor plants can live like this and they are very, very easy to look after. I even found out that my mum has had a vase of indoor plants that have been in water for about 3 years and are still growing strong. I nabbed some cuttings of them last time I visited and now I keep a stock of plants in a vase.
When you want to make a new plant, you can just cut a section off and plonk it in a vase or jar of water. After a few weeks it will sprout roots, but best of all, you only need to top up the water every month or so, and because there's no dirt it's not messy. I have them on every window sill in the house, and they also make great gifts.
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So you know the plant in the pot at the beginning of this post. Guess what? Hidden inside the pot is a jar of water!
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