rainbow plant wall

I have admired the plant wall at the Grandview Public Market for years now. When I moved into my townhouse, I knew from the jump that I wanted to recreate it to some degree. At first, I tried with flowers, but they ended up being veerrrrry high maintenance on the water intake. You might say that I was too impatient to keep up.

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After a number of trips and having to delegate water duties to friends or Madre, I knew it was time to consider a new plant. Although I loved the color that the impatiens brought to the space, I knew it wasn’t a reasonable plant for my lifestyle and I soon swapped them for the ZZ plant!

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Same pots, new vibe. It would be six months until I would realize that these bulb plants would ultimate grow and bust my terra cotta pots. At one point during the pandemic, replacement terra cotta pots were impossible to find at a local hardware store. I recently found backups at Jo-Ann Fabrics and scored 6 backups, after I had gone through the exercise of splitting up bulbs and repotting the ZZ plants. But there was always something missing on the patio. I had the plant wall, all green. A herb garden tower, all green with basil, mint, and rosemary a plenty. A few succulents on the bistro table. So how oh how could I inject some color into this space of 50 shades of blush and greenery?

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oh yeahhhh. This was the perfect mix of the greenery that met my green thumb needs and the pop of color that I’ve been longing for! That’s it. A remix to the existing plant wall had to happen. All I needed was a bit of acrylic paint and a sealant to make it happen since I already had the backup terra cotta pots.

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I was so jazzed to see the colors up against the wall that I simply placed the painted pots into the ring and then the potted plants into them. #lazychic

But I can you really blame me? This shizzzz is bananas! I love it. The pop of color is exactly what I wanted to spruce up the space. I’m totally gaga for this look and watch out, endless selfies are coming your way.

xx – Sass