Florets - Floral Quote - # 158 - by Igor Josifovic and Judith De Graaff

'Florets - Floral Quote' is a series of blog posts where I feature quotes by authors - mostly well known - but you will also find some obscure ones.

All of them have written one or several books about flowers, green plants, gardening, interior styling or interior design. Many are experts in their field but what is the most important is that they are all passionate about flowers and plants.

I love books and in my ever growing library I look for quotes that I hope will be both inspiring and be useful while arranging flowers or green plants in your home.

"It's very understandable: when we buy a new plant we're excited and want to take good care of our new plant friend. We lavish it with care and attention, and give it a drink of water every day. But most plants only need to be watered once or twice a week - and some much less often. Our overeagerness turns out to be a fatal mistake, and the new plant bites the dust. As a side note, a tip: the finger test is always good. If the upper layer of soil is dry, you can water the plant again."

~ Igor Josifovic and Judith de Graaff ~ 

[Igor Josifovic: blogger, social media expert, plant lover, co-founder of Urban Jungle Bloggers and co-author of Urban Jungle (2016)]

[Judith de Graaff: blogger, graphic designer, plant lover, co-founder of Urban Jungle Bloggers and co-author of Urban Jungle.]

[Quote from: Urban Jungle by Igor Josifovic and Judith de Graaff. Published by Callway.]

[Houseplant: Schlumbergia.]

[Styling and Photography © Ingrid Henningsson/Of Spring and Summer.]

Floral Media - Houseplant of the Month - Hibiscus

It's May and it's time to feature another house plant!

The Flower Council of Holland do a campaign that they call 'Houseplant of the Month' - where they every month will highlighting a particular plant.

In the month of May they are featuring Hibiscus as Houseplant of the Month. 

Indoor plants are popular again and green plants are featured more and more in interior magazines and on blogs.

Urban Jungle Bloggers are very much on target with this trend where Igor Josif and Judith de Graaff are doing a great job promoting and encouraging more green plants in the home.

The Flower Council of Holland is an organisation that promotes plants and flowers.

 

A link to more good stuff about flowers and plants on Flower Council of Holland.

Here are two links to The Joy of Plants - the UK branch of The Flower Council of Holland - Funny How Plants Do That.

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Have a Happy Floral Monday!

I will see you later in the week.

~ xoxo ~

Ingrid

[Images provided by The Flower Council of Holland.]

Floral Media - Houseplant of the Month - Ivy

It's April and it's time to feature another houseplant!

The Flower Council of Holland do a campaign that they call 'Houseplant of the Month' - where they every month will highlighting a particular houseplant.

In the month of April they are featuring ivy or Hedera as Houseplant of the Month. 

Houseplants are popular again and green plants are featured more and more in interior magazines and on blogs.

Urban Jungle Bloggers are very much on target with this trend where Igor Josif and Judith de Graaff are doing a great job promoting and encouraging more green plants in the home. 

The Flower Council of Holland is an organisation that promotes plants and flowers. 

Weather you are a consumer, florists or press you can all find out what Houseplant of the Month will be for all the coming months of 2015.

Apart from Holland the campaign is also run in France, Germany and the UK.

A link to more good stuff about flowers and plants on Flower Council of Holland.

Here is a link to The Joy of Plants - the UK branch of The Flower Council of Holland.

Also - yet another link to Funny How Plants Do That.

Here is also a fun little video called "Rugged Men with Green Intentions".

Have a Happy Floral Wednesday!

I will see you later in the week.

~ xoxo ~

Ingrid

[Images provided by The Flower Council of Holland.]

Floral Media: Houseplant of the Month - Primula

Houseplants are becoming increasingly popular again and green plants are featured more and more in interior magazines and on blogs.

Urban Jungle Bloggers are very much on target with this trend where Igor Josif and Judith de Graaff are doing a great job promoting and encouraging more green plants in the home.  

The Flower Council of Holland is an organisation that promotes plants and flowers. 

The Flower Council of Holland do a campaign that they call 'Houseplant of the Month' - where they every month will highlighting a particular houseplant.

In the month of February they are featuring the Primula.

Weather you are a consumer, florists or press you can all find out what Houseplant of the Month will be for all the coming months of 2015.

The campaign is also run in France, Germany and the UK. 

 

Here is a link to some more information about the campaign. 

A link to more good stuff about flowers and plants on Flower Council of Holland.

Here is a link to The Joy of Plants - the UK branch of The Flower Council of Holland.

Also - yet another link to Funny How Plants Do That.

Here is a little video showing how you can create your own DIY flower pot designs for the potted Primulas.

Have a Happy Floral Wednesday!

~ xoxo ~

Ingrid

[Images and video provided by The Flower Council of Holland.]