For his installation titled “Giardinetta”, artist Manuel Felisi transformed an old Bianchina automobile into a germinator of blossoming new life. The rooftop of the abandoned car functions as a hanging plant rack complete with glass test tubes, while inside the car, and underneath the flowers, rain falls within the compartment and creates a damp, moist world for bacteria and organisms to grow.
(via Junkculture)
Source: junk-culture.com
Apparently, a rusty, old bicycle works well as a “trellis” — hung on the side of houseboat in Bolinas (Marin County), California.
(photo by James Gaither, J.G. in S.F., on Flickr)
Source: Flickr / jim-sf
Old and/or bent bicycle wheels can make great trellises for plants.
(via The Kirksville Permaculture Education Center; spotted on Pinterest here)
If you like this upcycling example, check out other bike-related posts here and garden-related items here.
Source: kvpermaculture.org
“Half pots,” designed by Gerard Moline (who was involved with the design of this previously mentioned item), can perch on edges of stairs, tables, and other surfaces.
Source: gerardmoline.com
Stevie Famulari’s new Green Line series — currently on view at the Plains Art Museum in Fargo, North Dakota — has fashioned five “elegant” garments (an opera gown, an asymmetrical gown, a lawn coat, a wedding gown and a laced gown) that are seeded with living plants and will grow, change and reseed themselves over the course of their lifetimes.
The garments are lined with waterproof material and are completely wearable.
This is another great addition to both the wearable gardens and art categories of Gardens in Unexpected Places.
Source: plainsart.org
Wearable planter clothing, designed by Egle Cekanaviciute. (via Design For Mankind)
Perhaps not as practical to wear as this planter-jacket, but still an intriguing idea.
More wearable gardens in earlier Gardens in Unexpected Places posts here.
Source: designformankind.com
Barreau&Charbonnet’s Volet Végétal is a drawbridge-like urban gardening system that lets apartment-dwelling greenthumbs extend their window plots in a striking and mess-free manner.
Bonus: The entire framed piece can be removed and placed upright on a floor (e.g., in the event of bad weather).
(via Volet Végétal: Ingenious suspended window plots from France | MNN - Mother Nature Network)
Source: mnn.com
Wearable planters … for your bike!
The planters, which attach to bikes via elastic cords, are made by Colleen Jordan, a.k.a. Wearable Planter on Etsy. Colleen designs the planters in 3D modeling software, then prints the planters out of nylon on 3D printers.
The sweet necklace planter featured in this earlier Gardens in Unexpected Places post is also one of Colleen’s creations.
(Spotted on Design*Sponge)
Source: designsponge.com
![What’s special about this [dish rack], is that it’s got these cute little containers at the bottom of the rack that houses herbs. Essentially, the residual water from the washed dishes trickles down to the plants to water them.
(via Trio Eco-Friendly Dish Drier by Jordan Bailey » Yanko Design)](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly4xowRgrF1qdzbhto1_500.jpg)
What’s special about this [dish rack], is that it’s got these cute little containers at the bottom of the rack that houses herbs. Essentially, the residual water from the washed dishes trickles down to the plants to water them.
(via Trio Eco-Friendly Dish Drier by Jordan Bailey » Yanko Design)
Source: yankodesign.com
