THE ORGANIC GERMINATION STATION By Trinidad Gana

A cleverly designed system that provides a safe haven for seed capsules both before they’re transplanted in the ground and when it comes time to plant the sprout. It arrives as a single sheet with perforated shapes that can easily…

WHEN RAIN FALLS ON THE EARTH’S DRIEST DESERT

The Atacama desert in Chile is the driest non-polar desert on Earth, but even this seemingly barren wasteland can burst with life under the right conditions. If the desert experiences heavy rainfall during the Southern Hemisphere’s spring (October, November), the…

HANAYUSHI TAKAYA: Innovative Flower Headpieces

Born in 1975, Takaya started out in the world of culinary and in 2004, he started his work as a Flower Artist in Kyoto. Using only fresh flowers, he invented an original technique of art in the field of hair…

FLOWERS FIREWORKS By Sarah Illenberger

Sarah, is a multi-disciplinary artist based in Berlin working at the intersection of art, graphic design, and photography. With a focus on analog craftwork using everyday items, Sarah is renowned for creating vivid, witty images that open up new perspectives…

HILGARD GARDEN By Mary Barensfeld Architecture

“A meandering ramp through aromatic groundcover and the limbs of three Japanese maples presents itself as a garden path in a Zen-like retreat. The garden, the back yard of a 1964 Berkeley, CA townhouse, traverses a steeply sloping site to…

MY GREEN CITY: Back To Nature With Attitude And Style

The last few decades were dominated by the urban, the digital, and the sleek as well as a notable esteem for speed and consumption. Today, a growing counter movement is advocating for a sustainable and more responsible way of dealing…

PLANTS CAN COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER THROUGH THE SOIL ?

In James Cameron's Avatar, the lush moon known as Pandora is covered in a "neural network" of roots, enabling the plants to communicate with each other—the interplant, if you will. But if Pandora's ecology is anything like Earth's, Cameron has…

THE PLANT-A-SAURUS POT

These quirky dinosaur planters become a brilliant way of combining gardening with an imaginative prehistoric creature. Spotted at this year's Dwell on Design, the clever decorative plant pots have been dubbed "Plant-A-Saurus" and are the product of Shelter Black Shop.…

THE 388-YEAR-OLD BONSAI TREE SURVUVED HIROSHIMA BLAST

The 388-year-old Japanese plant has seen its share of events, good and bad. Perhaps most remarkable, though, is the fact that it survived the atomic bomb that devastated Hiroshima in 1945. Located on the Yamaki family compound, less than 2…

THE GARDEN COLLECTION By Emily Blincoe

In this series, entitled The Garden Collection, photographer Emily Blincoe creates unique flower arrangements with a creative twist. Each photograph features organized compositions filled with petals, leaves, and stems arranged by hue. Set against the same dark background, the plants…

RED ON GREEN: Life And Death Of 10.000 Roses By Anya Gallaccio

Anya Gallaccio, attended Kingston Polytechnic and Goldsmiths College at the University of London. Gallaccio creates site-specific installations, often using organic materials as her medium.  Past projects have included arranging a ton of oranges on a floor, placing a thirty-two ton…

TANG CHIEW LING’S LITTLE LEAF WORLD

Leaves; they’re all around us. Even deep in the city, you can find them on lone trees poking through the asphalt, or a potted plant outside a store. One Malaysian artist has found a way to incorporate the everyday, often-ignored…

TERRARIUMS BY 1012 TERRA

The name of the brand “[ 10¹² ] TERRA” was inspired by the number of cells produced per day (10¹²) and glass cases called terrarium, made for collecting and showcasing plants. Terrariums have definitely had their crafty moment in recent…

HOW TO BECOME A TREE AFTER YOU DIE ?

Spanish designer Martin Azua has come up with a design for an urn - The Bios Urn - that will allow your remains to be integrated with a seed which will grow into a tree or any kind of plant…

THE FURNITURE FOR PLANTS By JiB Design Studio

The inspiration behind the O furniture series came from our human tendency to sporadically place plants and pots at home and was crafted with a top surface perfect for containing these plants. The shallow, sunken top is lined with handcrafted…

HOUSE PLANTS THAT IMPROVE AIR QUALITY ACCORDING TO NASA

In addition to the dangerous chemicals used to make carpets, couches, paint and dry wall, our homes can be filled with chemicals from everyday household items and products. Things like pressed wood, facial tissue, paper towels, plastic and rubber (to…

THE MOSS BALL HANGING PLANTS BY MISTER MOSS

Australian company Mister Moss created a line of indoor/outdoor hanging moss balls filled with plants that are handmade and one-of-a-kind. They come in a variety of plants but what makes them truly unique is the various colored string that they’re…