garden dining room I : the loving allspice trees

when we moved to a larger brooklyn apartment, i was overwhelmed by the space in the dining room.   the one thing that i wish this apartment had is a large outdoor terrace.  so if i can't go outdoors i am bringing the outdoors inside!

1. inspiration:  gorgeous indoor garden at the wynn las vegas

2. project 1: the loving allspice trees

ingredients:

* two Michaella Allspice Trees (5 gallon) : michaella allspice trees smell lovely and grow very slowly
http://www.monrovia.com/plant-catalog/plants/1846/allspice-michelia.php

they will bloom twice a year with large white flowers.. and they are an evergreen so they will always be green, imagine the possibilities - tiny fairy lights in winter, and how they will frame the windows as they grow

* two large restoration hardware planters : these are not meant to be used indoors, so i lined mine with plastic sheeting and my husband used a waterproofing silicon to keep the water in... these are also great because they have a shelf to give extra height to the trees

* two large 18x18 cake pans : these catch any water that does creep out and keeps your wood floors from getting wrecked.  recommend silver annotized cake pans to coordinate

* at least three bags of good quality potting soil

pictures:

and i see some large buds already that look like they will flower: