When looking for a nice place to stay in Barcelona, I found THE perfect hotel for a plant lover like myself: the Praktik Garden hotel. It's a hidden oasis in the middle of the city, conveniently located in the Eixample area between the Passeig de Gràcia and the Sagrada Familia. Even before entering the lobby Read article…
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Urban Jungle Bloggers #20
After the longest Sunday of the year, summer is finally here! Most of my cacti woke up after long months of hibernation and are currently growing new ears/leaves/paddles. This one just grew a tiny little arm the other day which made me so happy because this is what he looked like a year ago…. Today Read article…
Urban Jungle Bloggers #19
Voilà, this is my personal plantgang! For the May edition of Urban Jungle Bloggers we are celebrating plant diversity by showing our collections of plants. It's almost impossible for me to show you my entire plant gang… well actually I did it a while ago and it litteraly took me an afternoon to gather them Read article…
Urban Jungle Bloggers #18
This month's Urban Jungle Bloggers topic is a special one. It hits right to the core of what UJB is all about: sharing, caring, giving, joy and… plants! Offer a plant to a friend! If you know me offline you've probably at least once received one of my succulents babies. There's an entire family growing Read article…
A mini oasis with Tina Frey Designs
If you've been reading my blog for a while, you may already know Tina Frey Designs. I first discovered the brand at Maison & Objet in Paris and completely fell for the sensual designs in resin and their handmade feel. This Spring they are launching a beautiful new Urban Garden Collection with planters and swings Read article…
Filming in the greenhouse
A few weeks ago a film crew came to visit me in the Oise. It was one of the coldest days of March and after a sunny week, it was unfortunately overcast for most of the time. But we had a fun day: I showed the team around our greenhouse, talked about my plants (even Read article…
Urban Jungle Bloggers #17
Spring is here! We had some incredible sunshine this week and the first cacti in the greenhouse had a growth spurt! The Euphorbia ingens succulent (no it's not a cactus!) in our kitchen is still in hibernation, so he let me dress him up for Easter without resistance 😉 For last year's Easter styling with Read article…
Go Green with IKEA
I'm super excited to share today's post about a cool collaboration between the Urban Jungle Bloggers and IKEA Germany! Igor and I teamed up with IKEA Germany for their new outdoor campaign and we want to encourage you to go green together with us. We both styled some pieces of the new outdoor collection in Read article…
Urban Jungle Bloggers #16
When we chose February's Urban Jungle Bloggers topic I thought this would be easy peasy. There are so many cool DIYs out there to make a beautiful macramé plant holder. Until I realized I didn't have any nice rope or fabric. I tried to make something with electrical cords (which we do have in all Read article…
Sla Amsterdam salad bar
If you follow me on Instagram, you probably saw that I was in Amsterdam the other day. I met up with my blog pals Deepa and Giova for coffee and pancakes and a stroll around de Pijp. They know me well and took me to Sla, because it's a true Urban Jungle Bloggers hotspot. Ever Read article…
