We've been charmed by hanging string gardens ever since we featured some that Sarah spotted in a shop window in Amsterdam last summer. So we were thrilled to learn, via Craftzine, that it's easy to make your own:
Photographs via Craftzine.
Above: Kokedama string gardens—involving a Japanese technique of wrapping moss around root balls—require a blend of mud and clay that clings together well to form a ball. For step-by-step instructions, see Craftzine.
Above: The materials list includes a small plant, moss, potting soil, clay mud (or bonsai soil‚, and twine.
Above: After forming a clay mixture around a plant's roots, apply moss, pressing firmly. For a closer look at the techinque, see Craftzine.
Above: To water it, hold up a pot of water to submerge the plant's root ball. For more suspended gardens, see "Hanging String Gardens by Feder van der Felk."