Its cold and rainy here in seattle, but today my kitchen just got a little bit brighter. Our transparent cube lets you see the whole show, soil, water and roots. They can be an eye catching, if not attention grabbing, installation in a public space. Oct 04, 20 how to make upside down planter or sky planter at home best garden ideas green plants duration. Nov 09, 2008 the sky planter has turned gardening on its head.
May 25, 2012 the daily grommet team loves the dramatic design of the boskke sky planter, a modern upside down hanging planter that is mess free. Because there is no excess water to drain away, they can be used indoors, without losing water to evaporation. A full canopy of plants was created using sky planters and punctuated by the decorated sky planters suspended beneath. Turning growing on its headliterallythe sky planter from designer patrick morris for boskke defies gravity in a sleek and modern upsidedown planter. Introducing plant life into your homes and workspaces through beautiful, low maintenance, self wqtering, urban gardening products. Ecofriendly and easy to use just water from the top, boskke sky planters have a unique reservoir system that feeds water gradually to the plant roots and minimizes moisture loss through evaporation or drainage. The sky planter actually uses a groundbreaking internal reservoir system that feeds water directly to the roots without leaks or evaporation, using up to 90% less water than ordinary pots. A floatstick indicates the water level and each planter comes with wires and hooks for easy installation. Instructions for getting optimum results from your planter in a notill system are contained on a dvd created by members of the iowa learning farm team. Some may not like the idea, but the system nonetheless is decorative, practical and original. Updated sky planter recycled 2019 how it works on vimeo. Following graduation, morris spent 2 years testing the sky planter and launched boskke with his brother, jake morris, and friend, ross stevenson.
Each sky planter recycled comes with the sloflo internal i. A locking disc and piece of mesh hold the plant and soil in place. The sky planter recycled range offers a creative solution to indoor gardeners with its simple hanging design made of recycled plastic. Boskke sky planter ceramic medium the design gift shop. This nondrip upsidedown plant pot is perfect for the home, the office or even outdoors. Look up and enjoy the beauty of nature with a boskke sky planter. The dvd is available from the iowa learning farm for free and can also be seen on youtube in a series of videos. The sky planter upside down indoor plant pot is a nice object to make a boring bathroom look nicer. How to make upside down planter or sky planter at home best garden ideas green plants duration. The boskke sky planter turns gardening on its head images. Green your world from the inside out and upside down with the award winning sky planter by patrick morris for boskke. Readygrown plants are simply removed from their container and inserted into your new sky planter. Growing tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers up in the air not only saves space and adds decorative interest to your backyard deck or patio, but it also eliminates the hassles of weeding, pests, hole digging, flimsy stakes and cages, and bending over to water, tend and harvest.
Boskke sky planter allows you to grow plants upside down inside your room and it comes from new zealand. The sky planter uses readygrown plants that are fed inside the traditional way. Somehow the soil is locked into the pot and some kind of gravitydefying water reservoir keeps moisture at the plants roots and not dripping on your furniture. Boskke ceramic planters designers the clever design store. Sky planter upside down indoor plant pot pastel blue. Designed by patrick morris, the boskke sky planters make decorating your home with beautiful foliage incredibly easy. Living with plants becomes effortless with boskkes urban gardening range that works indoors and out, in spaces large and small. The boskke sky planter ceramic challenges gravity by hanging a plant pot upside down from the ceiling and letting the plants grow downwards the sky planter from boskke celebrates plants since a living environment with a lot of green not only looks good, but it also increases the oxygen content, filters the air and thus increases the vitality of our habitats. All the guests are amused and ask where i bought it. The sky planter allows you to create a fantastic green friendly, space saving design feature in your home. Its crafted with beautiful stoneware ceramic and uses the boskke sloflo irrigation system providing your plant with water for up to two weeks at. The hanging planters look like upside down flower pots and come in an array of colors that you can mix and match to create a lively and colorful look, or keep simple and sleek with a single color scheme. Boskke is the brand that fronts two very clever guys, patrick and jake morris. The sky planter, with its innovative design, allows you to.
Kickstart spring with this seethrough, selfwatering planter. Green your world from the inside out and upside down with this award winning product by patrick morris from boskke. Boskke sky planter triple pack feature pots urban balcony. Patrick morris is currently in the masters product design program at the royal college of art in london, still continuing to act as the creative director for boskke. The boskke sky planters unique reservoir feeds water gradually to the plants roots. Everything home laudable is more fun with friends invite them now.
Unlike traditional plantpots the boskke sky planters clever sloflo internal irrigation system feeds water directly to the plants roots to limit evaporation and conserve water, which means you you wont have to water your plant as often as you would with a traditional plantpot. The boskke sky planteras unique reservoir feeds water gradually to the plantas roots. See more ideas about growing tomatoes, tomato planter and plants. Buy boskke sky planter planters sky based on a clever double system. Jc antique large 4 tier clear glass with brass metal cosmetic makeup storage cube. Sky planter is the amazing gravitydefying topsy turvy plant pot. Sky planters skies, planters, hanging, ceiling, upside. They also make use of sloflo irrigation technology so only require watering once every couple of weeks. Potted plants commonly lose water through evaporation and drainage.
This stylish planter comes in 3 sizes, but this page is for the medium version. Boskke beautiful, functional urban gardening products. Boskke designer patrick morris has created the sky planter, an inverted pot for flowers, herbs, and other leafy companions. Boskke products celebrate and support plants because living in an environment with plants that not only look beautiful but also increase oxygen and filters air, bringing greater vitality to the built environment. Boskke launched the decorated sky planter ranges at london design festival in 2011 with a dramatic installation at a popular east london cafe. Boskke is taking lead to naturally improve city life with evolved gardening gear thats easy to use and stylish to look at. See how we installed it and my initial reaction after the jump. The daily grommet team loves the dramatic design of the boskke sky planter, a modern upside down hanging planter that is mess free. A practical planting solution for modern living areas where space can be limited. Todays prize is this seriously cool boskke sky planter. This transparent sky planter allows you to witness the dynamics of plant growth with the soil and water entirely visible. This nondrip upsidedown plant pot is great for the home, the office or even outdoors and is suitable for herbs, flowers and most foliage.
Boskke sky planter triple pack boskke have produced this great triple pack to encourage the idea of mini hanging garden particularly perfect for herbs. The sky planter wastes nothing it doesnt take up any floor space, it is made from recycled plastic, and its sloflo irrigation system meters out the water updated sky planter recycled 2019 how it works on vimeo. Sometimes a tiny tweak from a designer presents a giant leap for the design thinking of mankindoki, so a giant leap might be stretching it, but i really think the twisted logic of design hit sky planter from boskke is a great example of simple, yet startling design ps. Its crafted with beautiful stoneware ceramic and uses the boskke sloflo irrigation system providing your plant with water for up to two weeks at a time.
A unique, eye catching, if not attention grabbing, installation in a public space. Ecoboskke sky planter 2tech ltd 2tech ltd 2tech ltd. The ceramic sky planter medium is particularly suited to growing medium size plants. The sky planter creates a fantastic green friendly space saving and stunning design feature for a home or commercial environment.
Boskkes upsidedown sky planters save water and space. Then they are locked in place using a simple procedure shown in the video below and simply turned upsidedown. The sky planter is more than a stylish upside down plant pot though. Ive been intrigued by the boskke sky planter after reading about it on renest a while back and last week my husband surprised me with a planter of my own. Made from recycled plastic, it makes a quirky gardening gift for anyone who loves plants but perhaps doesnt have a garden. Refill the selfwatering sky planter only once or twice a month. Once locked in place, turn the pot upside down and suspend from a securely fastened ceiling hook.
Plants emit oxygen and absorb carbon dioxide and noxious. Its unique style isnt just for aesthetics, its functional as well. Theres so much more to a plant than goes on above the soil. It conserves water, uses up to 80% less water than conventional planters. The sky planter is easy to assemble, as shown in this short video. Boskke sky planter clear medium boskke touch of modern. Planter attachments for beginner farmers how to level your planter growing potatoes the old fashioned way talk to us. By now youve probably realised that the houzz australia christmas giveaway is well underway.
The sky planter is a great way to maximise space as it enables you to hang plants from the ceiling without losing floor space. The innovative planters designed by patrick morris of new zealands boskke make the impossible a reality. For all you lessthangreen thumbs, your plants will need less water because it g. An innovative reservoir structure gradually replenishes the plants roots, keeping plants luscious and full, both indoors and out. We can only imagine that this is how potted plants look in the northern hemisphere haha. A few pointers will help adjust a planter for notill farming systems. Sky planters skies, planters, hanging, ceiling, upsidedown.
Kickstart spring with this seethrough, selfwatering planter the boskke cube is a stylish tabletop planter that, thanks to an integrated reservoir and unique irrigation technology, prevents you. The designawardwinning sky planter by boskke is made from 100% recycled plastic and holds a wide variety of plants upsidedown. Ecoboskke is a great way to maximise space as it enables you to hang plants from the ceiling without losing floor space. This clear version is ideally suited to orchids, whose roots are typically exposed to the light in nature. Thus, just fill the tank once or twice a month to feed the plant. Why you need the boskke sky planter and how to use it opumo. This stunning conversation starter can be yours for a variety of prices depending on the. Winner of the red dot award for product design in 2011. The sloflo internal irrigation system feeds water slowly directly to the plants roots. The great thing about the boskke sky planter is that its so easy to use. The boskke sky planter turns gardening on its head treehugger. Converting your planter for notill operation integrated. The sky planter uses 80% less water than conventional.
Boskke cube large planter clear selfwatering planter dimensions 63 x 63 x 625 opening diameter 47 polycarbonate. Jan 14, 20 designed by patrick morris, the boskke sky planters make decorating your home with beautiful foliage incredibly easy. All sky planters feature a terracotta reservoir that uses boskkes sloflo irrigation technology to take the guesswork out of watering. Not surprisingly, the ingeniuty behind the sky planter led to it been awarded the prestigious uk new designers ceramic. Look up in any home, office or other indoor environment and the least used space will inevitably be the ceiling. Aug 14, 2009 the boskke sky planter turns gardening on its head images.