Make plant decorations from moss balls yourself - you don't even need a flower pot for this

Created: 12/07/2022, 10:00 am

By: Anne Hund

With just a few simple steps, you can conjure up small balls from earth and moss - and put your favorite plant in them.

The idea comes from Japan.

A decorative trend from Japan is finding its way into many living rooms: Kokedama.

With this type of planting, the houseplant is wrapped in a ball of soil and moss.

You can either buy the small moss balls or simply make them yourself.

So if you're still looking for trendy plant decorations or a pretty souvenir for your next housewarming, you can get creative here.

Practical: You can save yourself the flower pot.

Kokedama: Which houseplants are suitable?

For Kokedama (translated: moss ball), either a bonsai tree, as in the original from Japan, or, for example, succulents, ornamental grasses, ivy and orchids (which, however, do not tolerate conventional potting soil), are suitable.

The principle is actually quite simple: The roots of the respective plant are wrapped in a ball of moss and can be used as a table or hanging decoration.

You can also find out how to properly tie an Advent wreath here.

You can also easily make kokedamas yourself.

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Kokedama: Make your own plant decorations from moss balls

To make the moss balls you will need:

• A small plant that does not need much water.

• fresh moss

• floral wire (or a parcel or decorative twine)

• A bowl of soil (or a substrate for orchids).

Kokedama - DIY for the trendy decoration with plants

Now it's time to garden: Take the houseplant that you want to work into the moss ball out of the pot, free it from the soil and cut off the roots that are too long.

Now put a few handfuls of soil in the bowl, form the moist soil into a ball and put the plant ball of roots and soil in it.

To do this, first make a hole in the globe so that the plant has enough space.

With an orchid, you should use an orchid substrate instead of soil.

"Fill this with the orchid in a coffee filter and then form the whole thing into a ball," says an online report by

.

Now all you have to do is wrap the globe (or the ball with the substrate) in fresh moss and wrap floral wire or string around it.

If you want to hang up the plant decoration, you can either use the (colored) cord ends or alternatively an inconspicuous nylon cord.

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Dip the finished kokedama in some water

Tip: Before decorating, dip the finished Kodema in a little water and drain well.

Then it is well watered.

If necessary, as with other hanging plants, you can later carefully pour some water from above.