Terra Cotta Tuesday

 

Old and new pottery, as cachepots, in this collection.

Terra Cotta pots are beautiful in the way that they age naturally but Cachepots can be an enjoyable alternative.  Today I am giving some love to the cachepots found around our home. 

Philodendron 'Prince of Orange'  resting in a white footed cachepot found at a household sale.

Pilea peperomioides in a footed cache pot that was gifted from a friend.

 Peperomia obtusifolia 'variegata' commonly called Baby Rubber Plant.  

I have quite a few rounded cover pots that fit around smaller terra cotta pots perfectly.

Monstera 'alba'

In our living room mid-century modern planters hold larger plants that receive morning sun along with the help of grow lights.

 Philodendron bipinnatifidum

This plant was in the landscape section of a big box store and had barely any foliage.  I almost tossed it because it took a year or more to leaf out. 

Monstera deliciosa

South facing window of the studio

Sansevieria suffruticosa

Toshiko always needs to be a part of the process ;)

I am always picking up cache pots at retail chains, Goodwill, resale shops, household sales, antique shops and so on.  Old bowls, pottery, wooden boxes and baskets also make great cache pots/containers for plants.  

A cachepot is actually a French term pronounced cachepo or as we may know it as a  "planter" or like my grandmother called it a jardiniere or a decorative container or "overpot" for a plant.  It is intended to be more attractive than our beloved terracotta or perhaps a plastic flowerpot in which the plants grow in at nurseries.  

You probably already have a cachepot system in place :) What have you used as cover pots?

enjoy, take care-

Stephanie

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