Our journey through plant-pot pairings continues: a path that blends aesthetic sensitivity with care for living spaces. In this new chapter, we explore three new combinations designed to highlight every detail: the choice of the plant, the most suitable pot, and the ideal soil mix to create a truly balanced habitat.
Seeking the most appropriate composition is not only about the plant’s growth, but also about the quality of the environment we live in. Because these simple, well-designed pairings can turn any corner into a welcoming space, bringing with them that uniquely Italian sense of warmth, harmony, beauty, and attention to detail.
A clean and rigorous composition
The Equisetum is an outdoor plant that grows in height with linearity, without frills. Thanks to the excellent combination with the cylindrical shape of the pot, it gives an aesthetic sensation of parallelism and extreme cleanliness. From the chromatic perspective, the combination of grey and green is very effective.
The complement is vegetable substrate, without chemicals. These are dark balls, which hide the topsoil and make the composition even more beautiful. But it is not only a matter of aesthetics: these dark balls are also very effective because they help to eliminate excess moisture and increase soil transpiration.
The timeless poetry of terracotta
A sense of perpetual warmth is expressed in this combination, matching two particular shades of terracotta red: the Euphorbia flowers (an indoor plant) and an elegant rectangular pot with a classic crate shape.
In order to create a contrast between these two similar shades, an impactful decoration is used: white wood chips. It is a purely decorative element, which is obtained by grinding the wood in its natural state and then colour it as desired. The final result is a chromatically balanced composition, of great effect in its simplicity.
A classic impactful pot
The pot is a classic that never goes out of fashion. Simple, clean, with essential shapes: ideal for hosting a resistant and stubborn plant like the Anthurium.
Although its beautiful flowers bloom at different times of the year, they are not its greatest quality. It is in fact an indoor plant that gives great satisfaction especially for its extremely bright green colour, which does not lose its brilliance even during the winter. The composition is elegant and balanced, enriched by vegetable substrate, enhancing the overall effect and, at the same time, helping the healthy growth of the plant.
More than a pot
You can learn more about this topic and find many other interesting insights in our “More than a Pot” magazine dedicated to terracotta pots.
