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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October 28, 2013
LED GrowLight Pendant Lamp, $1250 via Lightopia.
Need a mood and financial boost? There’s an app for that. Or a plant. While browsing today through Frank Mertens’s site Expression That Inspires, I stumbled upon Nursery & Garden Industry Australia’s unusual … Read More...
Category: Bulbs and Plants, Container Gardening, Containers and Pots, Experiencing, Herb Gardens, Lifestyle, Sky Planters
Tags: biophilia, health, nurseries, planters, plants, plants and health
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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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May 18, 2013
Joining a community garden project or tending an allotment is a great way to get your garden fix if you don’t have your own plot of land or outdoor space.
To get yourself in the mood for participating in a … Read More...
Category: Community Gardens, Container Gardening, Containers and Pots, Green & Sustainable, Herb Gardens, Indoor Gardening, Urban Agriculture, Window Boxes
Tags: garden gifts, gardening kits, green, indoor gardening, indoor plants, kitchen garden, planters, planting herbs, urban garden
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May 14, 2013
Influenced by principles of experimental archeology, Dutch artist Sjoerd Jonkers hand crafts pots, vases and bowls using a primitive production technique in which he casts plastics in sand molds.
The resulting black, grey, sand, and stone colored Neolastic (Polyurethane) wares … Read More...
Category: Containers and Pots, Finding
Tags: artisan makers, artist pots, artist wares, ceramics, Dutch design, Dutch designers, handcrafted, planters, sandcasted
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December 3, 2012
Cable tie stitching joins together the modular shelving units for Melbourne designer Alex O’Connell’s Cross-It system.
The 600h x 600w x 200d boards have circular cut-outs to accept flower pots, making it nice for indoor plants (though I would make … Read More...
Category: Containers and Pots, Finding, Outdoor Furniture, Vertical Gardens
Tags: indoor gardening, indoor plants, indoor screen, planter screen, planters
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November 17, 2012
As multifunctional concepts are great for small spaces, we love how the Revolve Window extends the interior space, enables easy transport of plants from indoors to outdoors, and at the same time functions as a decorative window box.
On what … Read More...
Category: Container Gardening, Containers and Pots, Finding
Tags: architecture, container garden, design competitions, design concepts, IMM Cologne, indoor plants, outdoor plants, planters, Spark Awards, window box
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June 27, 2012
Swedish designer, Louise Hederström, brings nature to the city with her multipurpose planter and garden seating inspired by a willow tree.
Willow, which would be suitable indoors or outdoors, has one large opening at the top with containers that … Read More...
Category: Container Gardening, Finding, Garden Design, Outdoor Furniture
Tags: containers, garden seating, planters
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June 5, 2012
Funny how some people find their passions. After tripping over an overgrown creeper’s tendril in 2008 and fracturing his hip, Johannesburg, South Africa-based designer, Joe Paine, was inspired to design products for plants.
Kreep Planter System by Joe Paine.… Read More...
Category: Birds, Bees, and Butterflies, Containers and Pots, Edible Landscaping, Finding, Great Finds, Green & Sustainable, Outdoor Furniture, Urban Agriculture
Tags: bird feeders, bird houses, handcrafted, handmade, modular outdoor furniture, planters, Vertical Gardens, wall planters
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March 17, 2012
What better day than St. Paddy’s Day to roll out some cool green outdoor furniture and accessories that won’t cost you a lot of green? Here are 13 fun things to usher in spring–12 and one extra for good measure:… Read More...
Category: Containers and Pots, Finding, Lighting, Outdoor Furniture, Shade
Tags: garden accessories, garden umbrellas., green outdoor accessories, green outdoor furniture, outdoor accessories, planters
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