9 Instagram accounts every budding urban gardener should follow

For those not blessed with a garden, our interiors become the only way to express our green-fingered creativity. Instead of the lawns, flower beds and vegetable patches you might see at the Chelsea Flower Show, urbanites have a little less to worth with. Herb troughs, giant plants, succulents and cacti - not to mention design-conscious pots in ceramic and concrete - are our bread and butter.

If you're looking for your next dose of 'greenteriors' inspiration, these are the Instagram accounts you need to be following.

Grace & Thorn

Followers: 31.8k

Nik Southern, the brains behind Grace & Thorn, is the woman responsible for London’s obsession with house plants. Her Hackney shop stocks a highly Instagrammable array of plants rather than flowers and her mission is to get Londoners to #greenupyourgaff. Follow G&T for ideas on out of the ordinary planters, how to make terrariums and general ‘greenspiration’ for your home, however small.

Follow @graceandthorn

Conservatory Archives

Followers: 47.2k

A relative newcomer to London’s green scene, Conservatory Archives is an indoor gardening specialist just down the road from Grace & Thorn. Its account is a beautifully curated feed of cactus, giant house plants and inspiring urban spaces where plants rule.

Follow @conservatory_archives

House Plant Journal

Followers: 149k

Looking to create your own urban jungle? Daryl Cheng's House Plant Journal helps you understand how to care for your plants, how to style them and takes you on tours of exceptional ‘greenteriors’ and garden nurseries.

Follow @houseplantjournal

The Sill

Followers: 111k

The Sill motto is: Plants make people happy – and this is just what a mindful scroll through its Instagram account will do. Based in New York, this plant delivery service edits a gorgeous feed of edible-looking succulents, chic urban apartments draped in greenery and botanical hotspots around the world.

Follow @thesill

Patch

Followers: 2.9k

Patch London takes the stress out of buying house plants in the capital (i.e lugging your purchase back from Columbia Road to faraway postcode) by delivering them to your door - and it has an equally soothing Instagram account. Founded by Freddie, it includes helpful guides to adding a green touch to your home, including specific ideas for your kitchen, bathroom, bedroom and living room. Look out for pictures of the ‘Big Ken’, one of the site’s bestsellers.

Follow @hellopatch

Plants on Pink

Followers: 88.2k

Fans of millennial pink will love this feed, where lush-looking ferns and cacti among other plants are photographed against, you guessed it, pink. Founded by Dutch artist Lotte van Baalen, anyone around the world can contribute to Plants on Pink by sending in their images.

Follow @plantsonpink

Prick

Followers: 5.2k

London’s first cacti and succulents shop has just the Instagram feed you would expect from such a zeitgeist-riding concept based in Dalston. Perfectly filtered succulents in all shapes and sizes are photographed in on-trend concrete and terracotta pots, alongside ideas for how to style them at home.

Follow @prickldn

Botany E5

Followers: 51.8k

If you can’t make it over to the bricks and mortar shop in Clapton, Botany’s Instagram feed is a treasure trove of urban gardening ideas from string of heart hanging planters to shelving ideas.

Follow @botanyshope5

Toro Studio

Followers: 10.9k

A house plant studio based in Cornwall’s arty Falmouth, Toro is a serene collection of images detailing the author’s ‘botanical wares and musings’. Think posts of its tranquil shop, plant ‘shelfies’ and beautiful ceramics to house your plants, succulents and cacti in.

Follow @toro_studio