Wooden House Plants - Medium Pansy

• The blooms are the draw: golden yellow pansies with dark, feathered centres, soft violet ones, a blushing pink pair, and a few orange flowers trailing over the edge of the pot.
• Leafy green sits behind and between the flowers, so the picture reads as a full, slightly overgrown pot rather than a sparse arrangement.
• The pot itself is washed in lilac, pink and blue, a little like a terracotta pot caught in evening light.
• The outline follows the shape of the plant, with wavy edges where the flowers and leaves spill out, so it looks like a small cut-out garden rather than a plain square plaque.

The piece is made from mango wood with an enamel finish. The enamelled face has a glossy, jewel-like depth to the colour. The raw wood edge shows warm honey-brown tones and a gently rippled profile, which frames the bright print against something natural. As with any wood, the grain and tone of the edge will differ a little from piece to piece.

It suits a shelf, a window ledge, a side table or the top of a bookcase, anywhere a bit of colour is wanted but a living plant would struggle, such as a room with little light. Dust it with a soft, dry cloth. Keep it away from standing water and damp, as wood does not like prolonged moisture.

Pansies have long been a favourite of cottage gardens and window boxes, known for their small, upturned faces and their mix of colours within a single bloom. In the Victorian language of flowers, they were linked with thoughtfulness and remembrance, which makes a pot of them a quiet, friendly thing to keep on display. This one asks for nothing and stays in flower all year.