Instagram Inspiration: Our Weekly Top 5
Some fresh and eccentric variations on the potted plant thanks to the geniuses on Instagram
By Kirsten Abel July 9, 2015
Instagram Inspiration is a new column on Seattlemag.com that explores our favorite Instagram themes each week.
It’s hot. There hasn’t been much rain lately. Maybe your lawn is half a shade away from yellowish-brown. Maybe you don’t have a lawn at all.
Whatever the case, it’s time to cultivate a little green where we can! Here are five creative ways to bring plants into your home and workspaces. Who wants a boring old terra cotta pot when you can have a planter shaped like a dinosaur?!
1. Homestead Seattle: @homesteadseattle
2. Guinea Print Co.: @guineaprintco
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