Sofiia Omelchenko
BDes (Hons) Graphic Design
Root in Peace
Not every plant parent has a green thumb. For many, the fun of growing houseplants is tempered by a sense of guilt and withering loss when a leafy dependent dies.
Despite how common this experience is, plant death is rarely talked about, and is often treated as a personal failure.
“Root in Peace” is a plant funeral event that explores houseplant death as a shared emotional experience, rather than an individual mistake. It opens up conversation and reframes loss as a part of growth.
Compost Coffin. The soil from each plant is returned to a central compost coffin.
Final installation.
Memorial Wall. Guests write a final farewell and place it alongside their plant portrait.
Order of Service. The order of service guides guests through each stage of the plant funeral.
“Root in Peace” publication. Includes causes of death, plant killer stories and a foliage farewell.
Tombstone Grow Kit. Contains: tombstone of life, a packet of seeds, step-by-step sowing guide.
Tombstone of Life. A new life begins to grow.