Though it might remind you of Saint Patrick’s Day, today’s Plant-o-pedia subject, the Oxalis, or Shamrock, is a great all-year-round addition to your plant collection, with it’s tiny white flowers making an occasional appearance, and it’s ability to bounce back to life when neglected for too long. The Oxalis will also stay compact, so if…
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Plant-o-Pedia: Rubber Tree
One of the most-asked plant questions we get at The Jungalow is “what are the easiest plants to grow”? We’ve totally been there- getting the hang of keeping plants alive takes time and practice (and, sadly, a few dead plants along the way). Today’s Plant-o-Pedia star, the rubber tree, is a great plant to help…
This Just In: Marijke Buurlage
Do you ever see a painting, photograph, or illustration that’s so inviting you just want to live in it? When Marijke Buurlage‘s work first came across our desks at The Jungalow, we were immediately transported into her colorful and graphic world! Marijke, who hails from, and is based in, the Netherlands, describes her illustrations as…
Textile Treasury: Khadi Cloth
We get so many questions at The Jungalow about textiles, that we thought it’d be fun to start a whole new series featuring the origin of beautiful textiles from all over the world. Today, we start in India, with khadi cloth. Khadi, which means handwoven cloth made from hand spun yarn, is most often made…
Plant-o-Pedia: String of Hearts
Unless you just discovered The Jungalow today, you already know how crazy about plants we are around here- they add color and texture to any room, and bring the kind of life to a house that truly makes it a home. Without plants, you can’t have a jungalow! So, when planning The New Bohemians, we…
This Just In: Malena
It’s always exciting to see companies who are doing more than just making a buck- whether it’s taking care of our physical world, or creating opportunities for the people living in it to have access to resources many of us take for granted. The social entrepreneur movement is making an imprint for good. These days…