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THE PERFECT URBAN GARDEN

 
The Wallflower Urban Garden designed by Haldane Martin is a modular planter system that is designed to enable urban dwellers to grow vegetables and other plants on vertical walls.  
 
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/607567783/wallflower-urban-garden

EASY MADE HANGING GUTTER GARDEN

A very simple vertical garden that is easily made from bits available from your local DIY store. Check out construction details on www.livingwallart.com 

www.livingwallart.com/do-it-yourself/hanging-gutter-garden/

DR YES CHAIRS

This most stylish of chair, the Kartell Dr Yes Chair, suitable for outside use was designed by Philippe Starck and Eugeni Quitllet. The chair is very comfortable, easy to clean and available in a wide range of colours. Costs around £80.00.

 

TOWER GARDENS _ THE ANSWER TO GROWING IN SMALL SPACES

The Tower Garden from www.mytowergarden.com is a patented vertical food production system that is perfect for yards,balconies and roof gardens. In the Tower Garden I think at last we have found a practical, well designed sytem that makes vegetable growing easy for non gardeners who haven't got much space.

The system works on hydroponics. The plants are not grown in soil or compost but are grown in a recycled solution that contains all the nutrients that they require. The Tower will grow twenty plants that will mature in a fraction of the time that soil grown plants do.

The system is not available in Europe yet but I will be looking out for its launch here.

 
 

HAND PAINTED TIN CANS

 
All the way from Peru these hand painted tin cans from www.re-foundobjects.com make unusual plant containers especially for growing herbs on a windowsill or patio table.

Small £10.00  Large £14.00

PEMBA

 
For extravagant pattern that would light up any yard, the Pemba Beach Chair from www,anthropologie.eu fits the bill. Bright patchwork patterned cotton is hung from a frame of mango wood - all very exotic. £168.00

NEXT LIME TUBS

 
I really love these Lime Green Zink Planters from www.next.co.uk. They are 40cm square and are sold in pairs for £60.

THOR - THE BRINGER OF HEAT

Fire Pits in small spaces can be a problem but the Thor designed by AK47 is perfect where space is at a premium. Its narrow design allows it to give out heat at a higher level than the standard low fire pits.
Thor is a very cleverly designed fire pit. It is fed from the top with fuel stored in the side pods. At the base is a drawer that collects residual ashes.

www.encompasso.com

 

OFFICEPOD - SPACE OUT IN THE YARD

Finding a quiet work space is often not easy in our hectic living spaces. Moving out into your yard maybe the solution especially when you can get such a cracking workspace such as the Officepod from www.officepod.co.uk. It is a solo workspace with a futuristic design that will soon have you clammering to work at home! 

 

GARDENS BY THE PALLET LOAD

I found this very clever idea on a very interesting site www.lifeonthebalcony.com. 
Pallets are easy to get hold of and are nice and tall whilst not too deep where space is a premium. Click on www.lifeonthebalcony.com/how-to-turn-a-pallet-into-a-garden/ for indepth information on how to construct your own.