Garden Pots Go Undercover

March 4, 2010

If you were an ordinary pot feeling exposed and wanting to go incognito, you might don one of these felt pot covers by Italian firm Imegadito.

Unless you have an outdoor space protected from the elements, I’d keep these indoors.…

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Hanging Out in Your Kitchen Potager

February 15, 2010

With Cocoon, Swedish designer Mans Salomonsen combines decoration, storage and gardening in a kitchen window sky planter. You can grow spices and store fruits in the organic shape and while cultivating both life and color into your environment. Made of clay, Cocoon absorbs water…

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Got Nature in the Bag

January 31, 2010

bacsquares

Spotted recently at the Maison & Objet design fair in Paris, the clever and very au courant Bacsac flexible container system really piqued my interest. Constructed of double-walled polypropylene canvas, a “geotextile” fabric, they are lightweight yet strong, impervious to frost and sun,…

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Au Revoir Paris: Bringing Home the Garden

January 27, 2010

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Patrick Blanc vertical garden wall behind glass at Marité et François Girbaud shop in Paris

It’s been a week of creative inspiration and as I pack it all up from Paris for my to return to New York, I will be…

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When Things Go to Pot

January 24, 2010

repotted-pot

It’s not always easy to repot without disturbing the plant. Here’s a cool product design concept that can make it easier. Be sure the soil is moist enough so it doesn’t fall apart when you attempt to repot. Hold the…

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