Designing a plant Planter/Mural on the wall is very similar to designing a concrete structure using brick, cement, steel and the likes and balancing all of these rugged, rough edges with a dash of natural landscaping, using greenery in the form of plants, thereby giving it natural & soft contours to an otherwise artificially erected hard feature of brick & mortar.
Bonsai, essentially are plants which are “trained” to grow in shallow pots, over a prolonged period of time, using clip and grow pruning techniques and intricate wiring techniques, to give a desired shape & personality to the plant, based on a Bonsai artist’s unique perception of the design and display for the plant.
Blending this concept, with that of a Wall Mural/Planter, this too captures the heart and soul of Bonsai Designing in its entiriety. Instead of growing the plant in shallow pots or on marble trays, a trained plant is made to grow on a wall planter, with a self patterned wall as a backdrop for the plant with emphasis & greater detailing, on its exposed root system.
A sturdy, hardy plant, preferably the ever-green and easily adopting, ficus variants or fig trees are most suited for an arrangement like this. In Nature, the Banyan Fig, can be seen growing readily in every nook and corner, be it in-between the minutest fissure in the walls of the house, or on the roofs, these plants have a tendency to appear just about anywhere and everywhere. A well developed & aged exposed root system of these plants can exhibit complex ramification as well as intensely proliferated, designer branching patterns, which showcase the aesthetic beauty of the plant, with a nude brick-patterned wall as a backdrop to add finishing touches to the overall look of such a planter.
Blending this concept, with that of a Wall Mural/Planter, this too captures the heart and soul of Bonsai Designing in its entiriety. Instead of growing the plant in shallow pots or on marble trays, a trained plant is made to grow on a wall planter, with a self patterned wall as a backdrop for the plant with emphasis & greater detailing, on its exposed root system.
A sturdy, hardy plant, preferably the ever-green and easily adopting, ficus variants or fig trees are most suited for an arrangement like this. In Nature, the Banyan Fig, can be seen growing readily in every nook and corner, be it in-between the minutest fissure in the walls of the house, or on the roofs, these plants have a tendency to appear just about anywhere and everywhere. A well developed & aged exposed root system of these plants can exhibit complex ramification as well as intensely proliferated, designer branching patterns, which showcase the aesthetic beauty of the plant, with a nude brick-patterned wall as a backdrop to add finishing touches to the overall look of such a planter.
