I ventured through my French doors to my small outdoor courtyard area today to check on my cacti garden, only to find that one of the plants had tragically perished. That’s right. I killed a cactus. The ridiculous hail storm that befell Dallas recently may have contributed to its passing, but I’m sure that weeks of inattention did not help. I have long since come to the realization that I do not have a green thumb, but cacti are supposed to be tough and resilient. Clearly they are no match for me. As I now either need to go plant shopping (yet again) or settle on a rock garden, I started browsing for ideas online. This amazing arid garden in Marrakesh Morocco created by designer Esther Gutmer and architect Helena Marczewsk definitely caught my attention.
Then reality kicked in, and I remembered that I did not have glass walls – nor do I have a space that I could possibly transform into anything that even comes close to this. Unfortunately, I got distracted again when I came across this great company out of Austin, TX called Articulture Designs. The company focuses on sustainable designs, living walls, and interior plant projects. Here are some samples of their work.
love it!
The tabletop designs by Articulture Designs would make great hostess gifts. Regrettably, I don’t think these would be right for my outdoor garden and the living walls that the company assembles would not live long at my place. I’m not a huge fan of artificial plants, but I these succulent sculptures by Waterstone Succulents out of Houston, TX are really pretty. Plus, they may be the only kind of plants I can’t kill…
Need this!
