Now, before I begin a short, mostly photo chat about Banana Republic, I want you to know that I’m not affiliated with this brand. It’s true that I did sell clothes at this flagship Grant Avenue, San Francisco store (eons ago) for about a year, but that was before I got into a life of plants, gardens and outdoor living.
Anyway, here’s what I’m thinking they did right.
Nailed it with Shelving:
Shelves dedicated to indoor plants works wonders here!
Love the wide shelving with bold tropical plants. The massive leaves of the split leaf philodendron along with other strong architectural plants makes a statement in a large space. They also bring warmth and a homey feel.
The leaves sprawl towards a table selling accessories. Several succulent plants live on the table, too (not shown.)
I like that this is done in a way that doesn’t feel contrived. It’s a living wall so to speak, with a plant palette that includes: ferns, mother in law’s tongue (Sanseveria) philodendron, and fiddle leaf fig (Ficus lyrata).
Plants positioned against a faux floor to ceiling window backdrop (Sorry it’s blurry)
Fake Succulents
I walked around checking all of the plants to see if they were real or fake, and these turned out to be fakes (hard to tell. Look so real.)
Column of fake succulents. I had to touch them to be sure!
Fake succulent columns at a distance
Tillandsia Wall
Real Tillandsia wall at Banana Republic
Indoor Succulents
Succulent terrarium planted in pebbles
Aeonium planted in 100% pumice
Dracaena
Dracaena
For more useful info, you should check out these posts on 1) Tillandsia air plants ; 2) types of succulents; and 3) tropical house plants . Or, see more photos of my (real) succulent pot growing in.
Happy Gardening
ps: Want to design your own Tillandsia terrarium, planter or wall hanging? I’ve included my Amazon link – for example, the Hinterland Air Plant Assortment