August 12, 2020
Garden pots and planters come in a lot of sizes, shapes, styles and materials, each with its own advantages and disadvantages.
Whether yours is a small urban container garden or one that’s part of a large suburban patio, when it … Read More...
Category: Container Gardening, Creating, Garden Design, Green & Sustainable, Herb Gardens, No-Dig Gardening, Raised Beds, Rooftop Gardens
Tags: bacsac, Container Gardening, container gardens, gardening gifts, Gifts for Gardeners, lightweight concrete, metal planters, planters, plastic planters, resin planters, stone planters, terra cotta planters, textile fabric planter bags, wood planters
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February 19, 2014
Add this botanical tiled vertical garden space to the list of wonderful places to sneak off to for an afternoon rendezvous. I think a comfy mattress on the interior platform would be just the place for a nap en plein … Read More...
Category: Container Gardening, Containers and Pots, Garden Design, Green & Sustainable, Greening, No-Dig Gardening, Public Gardens, Vertical Gardens
Tags: botanical tiles, Container Gardening, environment, French landscape designers, garden shows, garden structures, Jardin Jardin, Paris, planters, sustainable design, Tuileries Gardens, vertical gardening
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July 27, 2013
The word “Opus” refers to creation or works of art, an encompassing, open-to-interpretation definition that suited what Marissa Pretorius hoped to do with her life.
“I did not want to be bound by the name, but rather have a creative … Read More...
Category: Bulbs and Plants, Container Gardening, Finding, Garden Design, Sky Planters
Tags: Container Gardening, flower shop, hanging gardens, indoor gardening, indoor gardens, indoor plants, Kodedama, New Zealand, plants, string gardens, succulents, suspended gardens, urban gardens
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June 1, 2013
Hey apartment and small space dwellers, here’s an easy DIY compact hydroponic indoor farm system you can make with repurposed off-the-shelf IKEA storage boxes.
ELIOOO is not a product, it’s architect and designer Antonio Scarponi’s cleverly conceived and designed instruction … Read More...
Category: Books, Container Gardening, Containers and Pots, Creating, Green & Sustainable, Green Gadgets, Herb Gardens, Hydroponics, Reclaimed & Recycled, Urban Agriculture, Vertical Gardens, Window Boxes
Tags: Container Gardening, crowdfunded design, Ikea hacking, indoor gardens, organic gardening, planters, sustainable, sustainable agriculture, sustainable design, urban farming, urban garden, vegetable gardening, vegetable gardens
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November 21, 2012
Pet abodes can take up precious space in small homes. So if you could house your cat (or small dog) and your plants at the same time in a single stylish combination kennel, container garden, and herb garden … Read More...
Category: Container Gardening, Containers and Pots, Finding, Great Finds, Green & Sustainable, Herb Gardens, Vertical Gardens
Tags: cat kennel, Container Gardening, herb garden, indoor plants, Italian design, multi-functional design, pet kennel, pets, planter, urban garden
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January 21, 2011
Here’s when the thing that falls between the cracks is a good thing. As part of her application to grad school in architecture, Brooklyn designer, Emily Wettstein, dreamed up these gorgeous tables then crafted them from reclaimed walnut and … Read More...
Category: Container Gardening, Containers and Pots, Finding, Great Finds, Green & Sustainable, Outdoor Furniture, Reclaimed & Recycled
Tags: Container Gardening, indoor gardens, tabletop
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February 10, 2010
No, they are not edible, they are plantable!
Seeking an alternative to the flowers, boxes of chocolates, and other symbols of love and affection traditionally offered on Valentine’s Day? How about these Garden Bon Bons? For novice and expert gardener … Read More...
Category: Container Gardening, Edible Landscaping, Finding, Food & Entertaining, Great Finds, Green & Sustainable, Herb Gardens
Tags: Container Gardening, local food, seeds, sustainable agriculture, urban gardening
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September 10, 2009
If you can handle worms in your kitchen, then Studio Gorm’s Flow Kitchen might appeal to you. It’s a living kitchen where nature and technology are integrated in a symbiotic relationship, processes flow into one another in a natural cycle, … Read More...
Category: Composting, Containers and Pots, Edible Landscaping, Finding, Food & Entertaining, Great Finds, Green & Sustainable, Green Gadgets
Tags: Container Gardening, edible gardening, green, growing your own, kitchen composting, kitchen gardening, kitchen gardens, natural kitchen, sustainable, vermicomposting, vermiculture
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June 11, 2009
Read, recycle, and replant. Here’s a step-by-step guide to making your own garden containers from discarded newspapers.
Making pots for seedlings is a great way to recycle newspaper and save money gardening.
These recycled newspaper pots are relatively easy to … Read More...
Category: Container Gardening, Creating
Tags: Container Gardening, pots from newspapers, recycled newspapers into pots
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June 1, 2009
Plant this idea with your school or organization of choice: keep 50% of the pot and see your campaign grow as your donors watch their purchased bulbs and plants bloom. Flower Power Fundraising (1-800-223-8831) provides full-color brochures featuring detailed information … Read More...
Category: Bulbs and Plants, Container Gardening, Finding, Great Finds
Tags: bulbs, container garden, Container Gardening, flower power, flowers, fundraising, gardening, grow your own, plants
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