Arrangement No. 09
The Zinc Columns
Two pillars, side by side
The arrangement
A short note
A modernist's pairing: two tall columnar cacti, one slender and chartreuse-green, the other thicker and dusky blue. Together they read as a piece of small architecture.
Both are fast-growing South American columnars that share appetite, light and watering. The contrast in colour and girth keeps the planter from feeling repetitive.
Care
Bright direct light. Water weekly through summer when the soil is dry; monthly in winter.
Styling
A plain hammered-zinc cylinder lets the colour difference do the work. Avoid ornament — the planter is a frame, not a statement.