THE SCOUT   03.25.09 6:00 AM
No-Fuss Plants for Gifts or Decor

                                Living Arrangements offers potted cacti and succulents in vintage and modern vessels.
Living Arrangements offers potted cacti and succulents in vintage and modern vessels.
Photo: Gene Reed
Helmed by Trey Ellett, months-old company Living Arrangements focuses on succulents and cacti for potted arrangements suitable for gifting or decorating moderate-size events. Ellett uses both new and vintage vessels—which he collects himself—for looks ranging from rustic to modern. Small arrangements in vintage coffee cans start around $40, with the median price for an arrangement hovering around $75. "The idea was to send something that will live on," Ellett said. "The idea of doing something more renewable and more green."

  —Alesandra Dubin

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