The Upside to Upside Down Plants

File under wacky ideas we love: the Boskke Sky Planter, designed by Patrick Morris, which comes to us from green land of New Zealand. If you live in an apartment where space is at a premium, or if you have pesky cats who think of potted plants as salad, or if you just want a refreshing way to add some green life to your home, look no further.

(Photo: Boskke Sky Planter )

In fact, just look up. Don’t worry---a locking disc holds the plant and soil in the pot, and an internal irrigation system waters the roots directly, so you can add a bit of greenery to your home's design without being limited to the lower reaches.

(Photo: Boskke Sky Planter )

And we know from what we've learned about both  Feng Shui and Green Design that the more plants in the home, the better everyone feels. The Boskke Sky Planter was just exhibited by Droog, the inventive Amsterdam design operation, in mid-April at the Milan Furniture Fair. We're eager to see more from both these companies.  

Comments

[Peter the Great]

Beautifully written. Reminds me of the fad for growing tomatoes upside down. The problem with them was watering was a pain, and most didn't thrive. The pots on these don't look extensive enough for the roots, and this leaves me feeling that the plants have been strung up upside down and are being tortured in some more barbaric age. I'd like to see more articles about plants in rooms (and with chewing cats) because they are messy, live things and don't always stay as 'design object' but one that lives and breathes--rather like people--and hence requires a greater degree of assimilation. The hothouse plants in office buildings. whisked out when they inevitably fade and die is a corporate solution to to a design problem; we need answers: how do we multiply plants in a room and still maintain a designed look with the beauty and frailty of life. Nice article.

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Wow, i never knew you could do this haha ... this is on my list of things to try this sunday on my day off!!

[Peter the Great]

I just have to add: do these inverted plant-pots remind anyone of Styrofoam coffee cups? That was my first response to the top photo.

[vinman]

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[Mae]

What a unique way to use and display plants. I find this pretty interesting but I don't know if my mom would approve, though she loves her greens to bits lol. I might suggest this!

[Black Diamond]

Wow! This product is amazing. Boskke is brilliant. I have a vaulted ceiling and this will be amazing. Going to do my whole room and have a forest above. Might be time for some Skylight Tubes for more natural light.

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simply beautiful!!

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[Rick]

Whoa this is pretty impressive... Kinda reminds me of when I used to grow square tomatoes.

[Doug471]

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Where is the internal irrigation system? I don't see any irrigation system connected to the potted plant in the picture.

[Ireo Skyon]

interesting post..i will come back for future updates..

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[Judith Wing]

What a fabulous idea. I must try doing this. All my attempts a growing Bonsai plants and orchids have have only net with limited success. This is just the thing I need to renew confidence in myself as a boutique gardener.

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[Carole Book]

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[hydroxatone]

wow those eat looking plants its funny because at first i thought they were actually plants that grow upside then realized the real mechanism of how they work i think its a great idea that adds some real cool modern design in your home or just to make it a little funky its great thanks so much
H.K.

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I didn't know you could do this w/ other plants. only knew about the tomatoes

[Ian]

An interesting and well written article. As the owner of 'The Lichfield Planter Company' I will be looking to see if we can produce something similar. For us though, the problem could be that we only use wood. We try to be green, but non the less I shall be looking to see if we can do something similar.