How does your garden grow?

Last holiday we carried an interesting item called the Streamgarden Hydroponics, which let you plant whatever you want inside. Taking care of a full-size garden is a ton of work and many homes lack a yard, so the idea of an indoor garden, and its smaller, more manageable scale, really intrigued me. I got a random email from a customer looking for the Streamgarden, which we no longer carry, but it sent me off to the vendors website, www.greenfortune.com, and that’s when I saw this little idea on a bigger, cooler, grander scale. It’s called a Plantwall, it’s a garden wall that self waters. Gorgeous, right? The way Green Fortune presents the item seems more tailored to retail and public spaces, but what do you think about making it available on a slightly smaller scale as something Design Within Reach sold? Is it something you might be interested in buying? Send us your comments.

Comments

[Rich Rogan]

I wonder how difficult it is for upkeep of plants such as this?

[Larissa]

According to the website the plantwall practically cares for itself. It self-waters and self-fertilizes. Read more about it here: www.greenfortune.com.

[Kay K]

I've actually been looking to put this solution into a retail space, but GreenFortune has no US-based distributors yet. I'd definitely be up for this on a smaller scale ... at home or at the store. Another cool alternative for DWR would be to offer panels that the customer can buy to make it as large as he or she wants. Yes?