* Old metal box * Gravel * Potting compost * Miniature Picea glauca conica (white spruce) * Three small Soleirolia soleirolii (mind-your-own-business)* Three small Nertera granadensis (bead plant) * Bun moss (available from floristry suppliers) * Silver star
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Perfectly pink LIVING ROOM
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