Paper short abstract:

The topic is ‘Urban Jungle’ homes, which refers to how young people furnish their homes with a huge number of green plants. These may be regarded as a way of creating a home atmosphere and a life in urban areas surrounded by nature. The close relationship to plants is regarded as of importance to save nature and the planet.

Paper long abstract:

Urban Jungle is an expression referring to how young urban people furnish their flats with lots and lots of green plants. This paper addresses questions of how plants have become increasingly important in the process of creating a home atmosphere, a place to belong. The topic invites many aspects; plants may be a hobby, a DIY-project where creativity is a way to make personal and individualistic homes while at the same time, through social medias, make them part of global subcultures. Relationships between plants and plant owners are also important. Sometimes plants are treated as children and friends whilst some envisage their plants as part of a family. Thus, the boundaries between plants and people are blurred and the plants’ roots transcend both time and space. Offshoots link them to other landscapes and other generation. Plant-owners express satisfaction with living an urban life surrounded by nature. Some of the most profiled green jungle enthusiasts stress how green plants are vital; they have power and they must be protected. They breathe life. As a green wave flashes over the globe, green potted plant may be regarded as sustainable element in everyday life: the green potted plants in urban flats express a way of living that helps protect the planet. Theories connected to atmosphere, emotions, and entanglements are important in the study.