Vertical Living Walls

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Are you tired of looking at the dead walls in your house?

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Swing, Swing.. Swings!

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Fletcher & Myburgh met in 1999 and soon shared a passion for art and nature and ultimately a vision to create functional metal work that people could interact with. Caroline’s previous collection for Liberty, Steve’s background in sculpture, and a Princes Trust loan heralded the start of Fletcher & Myburgh.

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Living Trees, Living Art - Pooktre

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In 1986 Peter had the idea of growing a chair. Nine years later Peter and Becky became partners. Pooktre was born. Together they have mastered the art they call Pooktre, which is the shaping of trees as they grow in predetermined designs. Some are intended for harvest to be high quality indoor furniture and others will remain living art. And this is how a beautiful story started…

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Talking Plant

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Ever wished that your plant could talk to you or atleast express their feelings?
Thanks to designer Junyi Heo plants will be able to do just that.
The Digital Pot measures soil conditions, temperature, humidity, and water; it then calculates the requirements of the potted plant and displays the mood of the plant using smileys and other icons on the front display. This way it is easier for you to know if the “atmosphere” you provide for your plants is a proper one or not.

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Get a Bigger Garden with Ecocube!

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Add a new dimension to your garden with Ecocube.

How does your garden grow? Simple - with ecocube.

Perfect for those with limited outdoor space, ecocube is a contemporary garden space made from sustainable cedar wood and bespoke to your garden. Relax, entertain, and give your garden space to grow with ecocube.

Create your ecocube in 3 easy steps

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Jurassic Coast Garden

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Did you ever think how it would be if you could rebuild a corner of nature which existed millions of years ago? This is the idea from which Nick Williams-Ellis started. He realized in 2006 a garden with which he participated at the design contest Chelsea Flower Show and won the silver medal. Important is not only the original idea but also the fact that he wanted to bring in the attention of the public the necessity to conservate zones and species of natural importance.

As well as using exotic plant material transported from the Sub Tropical Gardens at Abbotsbury, stone and fossil remains from the Purbeck quarries will also feature within this garden and will hint at the incredible environment that once characterised these shores some 150 million years ago.
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Foldable Greenhouse

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The Foldable Greenhouse is a project designed by Daniel Schipper. It is a light-weight, flexible, modular greenhouse, made of recyclable plastics, especially suitable for small spaces like city houses, balconies, roof terraces or town gardens.
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6 Reasons to Have Plants in your Home

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There are many reasons to have house plants in your home. Plants can do more than adding a decorative touch to your house, they can also add energy to your room and help you feel less stressed. We should also pay attention to what our ancestors have known for centuries, plants are not just ornaments and at some level we are connected to them so much that on cohabitating with them makes us healthier and less stressed. Studies show that there are at least 6 reasons why you should have plants in your home.

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Water conservation problems? Use Rainwater Harvesting Vertical Garden

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More than ever, water conservation is becoming a global concern. Even North American cities are facing issues of drought, shortages and the rising cost of water. The goal of this project is to develop a water conservation solution that functions within the suburban backyard gardening lifestyle.

This rainwater harvesting vertical terrace is the brilliant idea of Ontario College of Art and Design Student Michael Tampilic and has been entered in the Rocket 2008 Industrial Design Graduation Show and Competition. The terrace connects up with a downspout from your house and stores water in a large tank to continuously water the plants over long periods of time. It does this by using cotton wicks to transport the stored water by capillary action. Not only is this great for saving water in a desert environment, but it looks awesome and you don’t have to worry about watering.
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Basic tips on how to create the ideal garden landscape

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If you think that creating the garden of your dreams with just a few hours of work is possible you are probably wrong since sooner or later it will become obvious that this is much more of a complex task that one could possibly foretell. There is a way you could get the garden of your dreams in just a few days but that would require landscape designers, a landscape crew and alot of money. It is true that these designers do a wonderful job but the only drawback is that the finished product of these professionals will present their concepts, ideas and personality. It means you will have their dream garden on your property and not yours.

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