air plant tillandsia Creating An Air Plant Display On Cholla Wood / Joy Us Garden

I love Air Plants! Now that I live in the desert I wanted a new way to display them ... on beautiful Cholla Wood.

You can read more about my Air Plant creation including all the materials & steps, & see pics here: http://www.joyusgarden.com/air-plant-...

Want some Air Plants of your very own? We sell them fresh from the greenhouse to you: http://www.joyusgarden.com/products/t...
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I love tillandsias, commonly known as air plants or tillys, & have been using them in creative designs for years. A plant that grows without soil … what’s up with that?! Various air plant creations graced my front porch when I lived in Santa Barbara. Growing them in that temperate climate just 7 blocks from the beach made it easy. I now live in the Sonoran Desert so it seems fitting that I would create an air plant display on cholla wood.

When in Rome after all – I used to collect driftwood on the beaches of California & now it’s desert wood in Arizona. Growing air plants here is a challenge so I decided it best to consolidate them & make the maintenance easier. I originally had them scattered here & there all growing outdoors in the shade. In November I piled them on a tray because they were starting to look a bit dried out.

I was inspired by the Japanese art of kokedama to wrap the stems and roots of my air plants in moss. In my mind this will up the ante on the moisture factor when those hot summer days roll around. Time will tell if it’s effective at all but I think it looks good. In the very least, it’ll be easier to water & spray my tillandsia babies with them all in a row.

I’m going to hang this living piece of art on a wall on my side patio. During these cooler months I spray or water my air plants once or twice a week. When it heats up here in Tucson I’ll need to water them every day – by that I mean wet the air plants & soak each bundle using my little watering can. I love how this piece looks, & to me, it’s well worth the effort.

Yes, air plants are fun to play with & can be used in so many ways. Kids find them fascinating & it’s a great way to introduce them to the world of horticulture. We love them so much that we aligned with a grower in the Santa Barbara area & sell their air plants on our website. These epiphytic beauties come straight from the greenhouse to you. Don’t you want some air plants to create with too?!

You can read more about my Air Plant creation including all the materials & steps, & see pics here: http://www.joyusgarden.com/air-plant-...

Want some Air Plants of your very own? We sell them fresh from the greenhouse to you: http://www.joyusgarden.com/products/t...

air plant tillandsia Creating An Air Plant Display On Cholla Wood / Joy Us Garden
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