We wanted to come up with a clever way to pick this week's giveaway winner, but we're fresh out of ideas after last week's picking. We opted to go the traditional route and asked a friend on instant ...
How many of you have a black thumb? For the most part that's due to not knowing what your plant needs -- more water, less water, sun, shade. While just a concept, the Pet Plant by Junyi Heo tells you ...
Chicken coops tend not to bring thoughts of high design and innovation. The introduction of the Eglu in 2004 by British company Omlet changed the way urbanites think about raising hens. With economi...
Automatic sprinkler systems can be super convenient, but they can also be a waste of resources if they turn on right before, after, or during a rainstorm. Time to upgrade!This weekend the New York Tim...
We are not sure how practical cooking meat from a suspended grill is, but there are definitely some interesting ideas incorporated into this concept....
Our thumbs are brown. Not even a hint of green, which leads to a serious lack of plants in our space. Maybe if our plants could tell us when they needed something it could make up for our lack of a gr...
The bamboo light concept is an interesting solution for landscape lighting. Running on LED's, we like how the light really accentuates the form of the bamboo. There is a weird futuristic organic look ...
Composting and living in an apartment usually don't go together. If composting for your window garden or balcony full of plants is something that you have been wanting to do, NatureMill has a unit tha...
A high end appliance for your home garden, the Smeg Home Garden gives you the perfect climate control for your most precious plants....
Collecting the sun in a bucket to provide light in the evening. That is a nice concept. The energy bucket reminds us of Candela lighting but is even better because it does not require electricity. ...
At first, we were disturbed. That really is a robot, positioned to be reading a book to two children. It's the iRobot ConnectR, one of two robots the iRobot company is adding to their line of produc...
A low tech reminder of when to water your plants. Rather than rely on electronic sensors or an automatic watering system, the water me when I tilt vase concept simply changes orientation when it is t...
What kind of technological magic allows for this? Well, nothing too high tech really except for a special glass reservoir and some strategically placed holes and wicks to give the appearance of a fla...
An umbrella that moves with the sun. Tuuci has built a pretty solid umbrella in the Razor. An aluminum mast with cam and pulley system is what allows for someone to spin the assymetrical umbrella in ...
A swing and a light in one. Designers Boaz Cohen and Sayaka Yamamoto have integrated LED's into an acrylic glass seat to extend a day time activity into the evening. Pair this with your Afterglow ben...
Never shift your seat again. If you are lucky enough to have a deck that can accomodate an umbrella that is 11 feet in diameter that is. The cantilever umbrella uses foot pedals to allow for control ...
Um, is it just me, or are your flowers playing music? Mess with your friends' heads and provide music on your patio with StereoStone's Hanging Planter Speaker. This version retails for $149.95 and i...
Ahh, refreshing. Considering the eleven foot canopy, you will need a bit of room to house this particular umbrella. If you can spare the space though, connecting a simple garden hose to the umbrella w...
Earth-lovers, penny-pinchers and green thumbs unite!* The Dual Hose Programmable Timer from Hammacher Schlemmer allows you to be all three when it comes to watering gardens. This device gives you th...
A garden appliance? That is what AeroGarden claims it is, that is, an appliance that lets you grow a garden in your kitchen. It's a virtual earth-in-a-box with a green thumb computer to help you out...
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