Homeowners are always looking ahead to the moment they can sit outside in their garden and enjoy the warmer weather. However, before this can happen, there are certain preparations that need to be put in place. Maintaining your garden during the winter can actually help to prepare for a sensational summer garden that has all […]

It’s the time of year when our thoughts start to turn towards long summer evenings, entertaining in the garden and al fresco dining. If you’re lucky enough to have a garden, then it’s also the time to think about getting it summer-ready so you can take full advantage once that longed-for nice weather arrives. Here […]

Based in Italia, Moreno Ratti is an architect and designer who attempts to incorporate ecological thinking in his work. He recently designed a series of flowerpots that include travertine marble that acts as a sponge in the pot. It works as follows: the marble that contains the plants absorbs the water to distribute it to […]

Pull and Push, a design studio from Kyoto, created these little building called Mansion Planter. These little houses can be used as planters and are so small that they can fit in the palm of your hand. Made of concrete, glass and brass, these tiny structures were designed to contain plants, but they can be […]

The Bonsaiii Company has combined two, time-honored techniques to live a balanced life. They have united Bonsai and Meditation into a lifestyle-art-piece that sits on a persons desk.  They call it Bonsaiii. (Pictured is the Founder of the company Nelson Bates, his Fiancée and their Baby.) It’s meant to encourage a person to not only care […]

With a very simple design, these creative vases imagined by Omer Polak allow for amazing flower arrangements. The design is fascinated by Ikebana, the Japanese art of flower arrangement, and so he built something inspired by it.