Introduction: My String Garden
String Garden or kokedama
Kokedama:
Kokedama is a style of Japanese bonsai made by taking your plant out of its pot and into a ball of soil held together with a unique soil mixture, moss and string.
I tried one for my patio too.It is beautiful. Plant attached to string moving slowly at their place in circle .
In my tutorial at the end i have added some care instructions
And, how u can go further to personalize it or use it as Christmas decor
Enjoy making and do post when done.
Step 1: We Need
- Sheet moss (Easily available at wal-mart or any garden supply store)
- Yarn/String (I had some yarn available at home so used them)
- Plant (I chooses succulent plant as they will take less maintenance )
- Bucket
Step 2: Method
- Take required quantity of sheet moss and dip completely in water. Would advise to take smaller quantity to avoid mess.
- Take out plant from pot . Remove excess soil . leave enough soil to cover roots of plant. As i choose plant which can regrow their roots ,so, i divided big plant in 2-3 parts.
- Take out enough sheet moss from water and cover the soil area of plant.
- After covering with sheet moss tie it with string. Please note tie the sheet moss not the plant.
- Leave desired length of string as per your choice
- Dip plant in water and take it out to drain excess water
Your plant is ready to beautify your garden
Step 3: Final Result and Some Suggestions
Aren't they beautiful.
Here are some suggestion to care yr string garden
- For beginners succulent plant is best option as they need less care
- Water your plant according to climate. Either by dipping it in water or by spraying
- If u need to fertilize yr plant then liquid fertilizer is good.Dissolve in water and spray
- If you are keeping your plants inside then once fortnightly put it in bathroom. Steam generated during your shower will act as spa for plants. Pores on plant leaf will be cleaned
Beautify
- You can hang Christmas ornaments in between plants
- Use lace as string
- Laminate your or your family pic and hang it
- You can simply hang photoframe/Butterfly etc

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12 Comments
6 years ago
Great idea!
8 years ago
does these hanging plants need regular watering??
Reply 8 years ago
hi sata..that depends upon temperature...a few which is hanging indoor need weekly however outdoor ones need to taken care according to weather
8 years ago
u should hang them indoor
Reply 8 years ago
yes sonika i have a few inside too....they look lovely...
8 years ago on Introduction
If you live in SoCal check your plants daily at a minimum... The Santa Anna winds can, and will, desiccate any hanging plant (even succulents) in a single day.
Reply 8 years ago
thanks dear for suggestions..will keep track of it.....i just moved to California,so little knowledge about climate
8 years ago
I like this I think it's cool but would not hold up to well to the Saskatchewan so I guess I'll have to put some inside
Reply 8 years ago on Introduction
Yes dear, It will look awesome inside near window...will wait for the pic....
8 years ago on Introduction
Hi Admin, Please help again. Now i made my instructables again and posted but its still not showing . Now i noticed that in my profile every category (e.g published,Draft) is showing 0. Also all conversation is deleted from my 2 instructables. Its showing only my side of conversation...What to do??
Reply 8 years ago on Introduction
The counts are going to be off for a bit on your profile but this is up and in contests and can be seen by the public! We're working on fixing the count problem!
Reply 8 years ago
thanks dear for support...