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Sky Planter: turning houseplants on their heads

November 10, 2008 by Andrea Bellamy 5 Comments

Check out the Boskke Sky Planter. Yep, that’s it, hanging upside down there. Actually, it’s not upside down – it’s designed that way. (Another art school grad project! Thank goodness for design students. Without them, the world would certainly be less bloggable.)

Using an internal reservoir system, the Sky Planter feeds water directly to the roots of the plant, so no water evaporates or drips. The soil is locked in (I wondered, too) so there’s no mess.

There’s a lot I like about the Sky Planter. It uses up to 80% less water than conventional planters. You only need to water once a month. It saves floor space. And it certainly is a talking point.

But wow, that palm (at top) is bizarre looking! I don’t think I could pull it off in my home. And I wonder about the plants: do they thrive? Don’t they try to right themselves? (I’m thinking of that palm again.) What do you think?

Via Inhabitat.

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Filed Under: Indoors, Uncategorized Tagged With: Boskke, design, house plants, Sky Planter

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  1. Tyra says

    November 10, 2008 at 11:56 pm

    It certainly is a different and crazy idea but I like it!

  2. Jessica says

    November 11, 2008 at 2:54 pm

    Ooh, ooh, I want one! I’d think where the leaves go would just depend on where the window is. Hm..maybe I could figure out how to make my own.

  3. Sally says

    November 12, 2008 at 2:21 pm

    Wow, the pictures with these planters look surreal, like a work of Magritte. I checked out the site to find out how the soil is “locked in” so I could try to make one myself. Intriguing product; you can hang a plant high out of the way but still see the plant.

  4. blomma finds says

    November 30, 2008 at 7:02 pm

    I love this…. I would have thought that hanging plants had maxed out their potential…

  5. silvio says

    April 8, 2009 at 7:41 am

    these planters are great! bought 2 of them. the plants love them.

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