Wild Interiors by Hilton Carter

Author:Hilton Carter
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Ryland Peters & Small
Published: 2020-02-04T16:00:00+00:00

CLIMBING UP THE WALL

On the patio wall on the right are spider plants (Chlorophytum comosum), a Boston fern (Nephrolepis exaltata), and Philodendron scandens ‘Brasil.’ Above left, Curro misting a Madagascar jasmine (Stephanotis floribunda). Above, a cat hiding behind a ponytail palm (Beaucarnea recurvata).

Living in Barcelona has its benefits. You get to eat all of the paella, take siestas, and have mild to warm weather all year round. This means you rarely have to bring your outdoor plants inside once winter shows its ugly face. For Marissa and Curro, this is everything because they treat their patios and terrace like an extension of their living/dining rooms. Since they mostly purchase plants for their outdoor spaces, there are many more options to choose from. For them, shopping for plants is quite simple: “It’s often based on love at first sight. Once we get a plant home, then we figure out where to put it. But at other times, we’ll be looking for something for a specific space and need to be sure we find a plant that will be happy with the light conditions,” says Marissa. With so many plants, they have never felt the need to name them, and when asked, they wouldn’t admit to having a favorite, although Marissa says, “To be honest, Curro has a soft spot in his heart for the ponytail palms (especially the one he rescued from the trash).” As they say, “One man’s trash ponytail palm is another man’s treasured ponytail palm”—or something like that.

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