Color and Scent of Soil: Visible Earth

An indoor planting area where soil is deliberately exposed. The top of the planter is not covered with neat decorative stones or bark, but instead, the dark, moist potting soil is directly visible, with an irregular undulating surface, a few fine plant roots emerging from the soil, and naturally fallen leaves and a small amount of moss. The soil color is dark brown, almost black, and after watering, the color deepens, showing the distribution of moisture. The edge of the planter is a thin slit flush with the ground, so the soil is almost at the same height as the floor. This approach of making the soil visible brings a sense of smell and authenticity that a covering layer cannot provide. A few scattered soil particles are on the adjacent floor. Avoid: covering the soil surface with white pebbles and decorative bark, making the soil surface perfectly flat and clean, using artificial imitation soil materials, making the planter higher than the ground like a pot.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一個刻意讓土壤外露的室內植栽。植栽槽的上方沒有覆蓋整齊的裝飾石與樹皮,而是直接看得見深色濕潤的培養土,表面有不規則的起伏、幾條植物的細根從土中冒出、以及自然掉落的葉片與少量的苔蘚。土的顏色是深褐近黑,澆過水後顏色更深並可以看出濕度的分佈。槽的邊緣是一道與地面齊平的細縫,土幾乎與地板同高。這種讓土壤可見的做法帶來氣味與真實感,是覆蓋層無法提供的。旁邊的地面上有幾粒散落的土。避免:用白色小石與裝飾樹皮覆蓋土面、把土面整理得完全平整乾淨、使用人造的仿土材料、讓植栽槽高於地面像一個盆。