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WILLO Pillow Pots

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I never realized people love plants so much that they would like to nestle them in their arms, until I saw the WILLO Collection. Made of very high quality textiles, these plant pots are soft, comfortable and also easy to clean as their bottoms are constructed of waterproof fabrics. So you simply need to place them at home to enjoy the fun, while never need to worry about the cleaning problem.

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Floating Pot

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You’ve ever seen a flower pot that can move up and down automatically? Meet your surprise with this Floating Pot. It comprises of two containers that fit inside one another: the inner one holds the soil and the plant while the outer one is usually filled with water. When water is added, the inner container then becomes lighter than water and thus moves up. But as the water gets used up, the inner container will move down to remind of the owner that the plant needs some water.

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Weed Spinner

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Weed Spinner, a weeder that works together with electric drills, is a powerful device removing weeds with their roots. It is made of carbon steel and therefore tough enough for a long-time usage. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Face Pots

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Charm your guests with Good Studio’s Face Pots. Made up with three parts—a basic pot, a face print and a protective pot, these new pots will grow plants on peoples’ heads and therefore create an interesting visual effect. Look, everybody here seems just so nice with plants as their hair! [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Easy-to-Grow Mushroom Garden

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People nowadays seldom have a chance to see mushroom growing out of trees as they’ve been used to spend most of their time in cities. Fortunately with the Easy-to-Grow Mushroom Garden, you can now have an urban mushroom farm inside your kitchen! Specially made for indoors, the Easy-to-Grow Mushroom Garden can exist in any places as long as you offer it with needed water. Within about ten days, little mushrooms will come out and you can then harvest them twice or even four times everyday. Just so easy! [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Pinching Plant Pots

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Hey lovely green plants, how I wish you could know what I’m saying, because these ‘Potences’ by Gregory Marion would be the best houses you can ever found. They supply a powerful support for you to climb on while never ruining the aesthetic feeling; they offer some clips too, in order to prevent the vines falling onto the ground. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Life Pot

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The particular design is called the “Life Pot”. It is created by Jomi Marco and Josep Armengol to bring warmth and liveliness into your environment through the fabulously nice combination of a transparent pot suspended above the table and lovely green plants. And more importantly, the transparent design also enables you to observe the plants’ roots directly, therefore to make a better understanding of their growth status. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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OXO Good Grips Pour & Store Watering Cans

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The spout moves freely for easier filling and watering? What a strange but wonderful idea! Simply give the spout the ability to rotate, and then we can live a more convenient life. But that’s not all! The spout is also designed to be translucent, making measuring the storage an easier work. Moreover, the grip comes with a continuous non-slip handle for efficient carrying and poring. Available in small, medium, and large sizes, the OXO Good Grips are priced at $9.99, $14.99 and $24.99 respectively. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Stem Planters

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Here and there, the six Stem Planters, forming a tuft together like a bunch of flowers, would give your living room a refreshing look. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Log & Squirrel Self Watering Planter

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Of course plants can give a refreshing look to your living space, but they do need enough care and attention. So to help you take care of the plants properly, we’ve introduced quite a lot of planters before and here is a new one, the Log & Squirrel Self Watering Planter. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Click & Grow Planter

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Just see how greatly the high technology has changed the world, coz even your plants have to rely on the PC for life. Integrated with several sensors, a processor and unique software, the ‘Click & Grow’ is an innovative planter that takes the computers as its energy source. Simply connect the device to your PC, put some seeds into the pot, fill it with water, and upload the proper growth program, then you can have the growing system to take care of your plants. But that doesn’t mean the plants no longer need your attention, because you still have to water them when the notification lights are on. The system is expected to hit the market this year, at a price of €17. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Breathing Pot

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Nowadays, demanding schedules often occupy people so that he/she has no time for other things like watering the plants. As a result, the busier you become, the sooner your plants die. But the ‘Breathing Pot’ from Jae-Han Song seems like a clever solution to that problem. It simulates breathing, expanding and contracting all the time…until the water runs out. So when you find the pot stop ‘breathing’, it’s time to water the plant. Easy as that! [Read the rest of this entry...]

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‘Breathe’ Concept Soil-Free Harvesting

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Creative Factor: Eliminates the need of soil and encourages people to harvest plants inside their residence.

Designed by Jim Ruck, the ‘Breathe’ Concept Soil-Free Harvesting is a vegetation system that aims to bring people closer to the nature by permitting us to harvest plants inside the residence. It adopts misters to take the place of soils to supply the plants with needed water and nutrients. The conceptual garden also provides periodical water flow for the plants. Both the water flow and the misters are powered by electricity. It also features backup batteries to pump the water or set on the misters during the time of power outage. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Keep2Green

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Simpler but practical designs are always popular and today we’ll show you another ‘we should have thought of that before’ product. It is the ‘Keep2Green’ pot by Paul Gribincea. The concept about it is quite simple: the system makes a full use of the space and water by planting some grass beneath the hanging pot. So you’ve gotten that? Good. Mainly made from metal, ‘Keep2Green’ is heavy enough to withstand moderate winds and holds the flower pot steadily in the air. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Re-flowerpot by Hyunjun Kim

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So how do you like the ‘fragile’ flowerpot which easily breaks up into two parts? If you’re someone who ever experienced heartbreak resulted from losing your precious flower due to the incorrect re-potting, you may feel excited about the idea. Yes, it’s a detachable flowerpot that allows you to properly transfer the plant from one pot to another without hurting its root. Just separate the two parts of the pot, and then you can easily move the potted plant. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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