Why Indoor Gardening is the Best Hobby for Crafters

Would you be surprised to know that the number one hobby for 2019 was gardening? Well, the good news is you’re not that much of a nerd for gardening. Gardeners are all ages and all different types of people.

Even crafters are combining their hobbies with gardening projects. And fortunately for those of you who can’t pick just one hobby, this article covers some ideas for that very combo.

Here’s why indoor gardening is the best hobby for crafters…

You can garden in small spaces

Many modern adults do their gardening inside because of the trend to live in condos, apartments, and tiny homes. This lends itself to container gardens and vertical hydroponic setups.

And if you’re going to create a garden inside your home, you might as well make it beautiful, right?

Or interesting:

You can make your own planters

Making planters doesn’t even have to be expensive. There are plenty of objects around your house that you can stick a plant in.

Like this:

“100 Beautiful Indoor Garden Ideas. You'll Love It” by John Ideas

Or this:

Or this:

Or even this:

The upcycled planters above are all simple projects you can make for combining greenery with other décor. You could also paint a variety of pots or other objects (plant in a teacup, anyone?):

You can also modify premade planters.

Create terrariums just for plants

Here at The Tye-Dyed Iguana blog, I write a lot about terrarium crafting and tank décor. And often, these bioactive terrariums are a place for reptiles or amphibians and greenery to live together, along with some custodians to keep the whole mini ecosystem running smoothly.

But you don’t have to be an exotic pet keeper to create a vivarium. Tanks like the ones fish, reptiles, or amphibians are kept in make great containers for a variety of plants. And they are the perfect way to create displays. You can even make a really tiny vivarium with an invertebrate tank.

Create an aquascape

I’ve written about aquascaping on this blog before. It’s just like growing plants in a terrarium, except that the plants all grow underwater.

Aquascapes can make really interesting desktop or tabletop gardens.

Create a plant wall

Vertical gardening is really popular for small spaces. And you can get pretty creative with the mediums you grow in. These plants appear to simply grow from the wall:

“100 Beautiful Indoor Garden Ideas. You'll Love It” by John Ideas

Here’s another cool idea for a plant wall:

Build plant shelves

These simple wooden shelves have a hidden space underneath for grow lights:

Make living jewelry

Here’s the thing. Some plants, like succulents with low water requirements, can grow nearly anywhere. Some of these are called air plants. And people are making living jewelry with them:

Let your imagination get carried away and start some DIY crafting projects with plants. It will bring some green to your home (or work) and freshen the air, too.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How is indoor gardening like crafting?

Indoor gardening overlaps heavily with crafting: making macrame plant hangers, painting pots, building terrariums, creating propagation stations, and designing plant displays are all creative projects. The plants themselves become living art pieces that change and grow over time, unlike static crafts.

What garden crafts can I do at home?

Popular plant-related crafts include painting and decorating terracotta pots, making macrame hangers, building closed terrariums, creating moss art, pressing flowers, making herbal soaps or candles, and building wooden plant stands. These projects combine the satisfaction of crafting with the ongoing reward of living plants.