Soft-12-sided planter for a different look

This 12-sided planter from Woolly Pockets takes a softer approach to the floor planter – and sports a new and different look. Made of recycled bottles and also being breathable, these planters can allow the roots to be aerated.

The Brian has zippers so you can fold down leaves to expose more topsoil to air or sun. Comes in brown, black, camel and peacock (blue).

$150

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Hanging (Recycled) Bubble Terrariums by Roost

These hanging terrarariusm (terraria?) from Roost are perfect mmStuff material. Handblown (recycled) glass. Comes with sisal rope. Works great with air plants (pictured) or you can fill yourself with dirt and moss and whatever plants you like.

Small: $48

Large: $64

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Light up your garden, DWR style

These pots will light up your garden. Made from 100% polythylene, they are recyclable (for whatever that’s worth) – and durable for outdoor usage while also being lightweight so you can actually move them around a bit. They are built with a special drainage system to optimize the health of your plants.

And of course, there’s the light. Compact fluorescents conserve energy, but offer enough light to illuminate a section of your garden or walkway.

Cool.

They start at $375 and are all on sale now until they’re gone.

(Also: that picture looks like a certain hotel in LA, no?)

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Super Durable Fiber Cement Planter

Terrain is having a sale on 100% recyclable fiber cement – 25% off (enter promotional code PLANTER for discount).

These attractive planters are durable enough to withstand the harshest weather (sun, heat, frost, etc.) for years and years (fiber cement is used for house siding because of this durability), yet attractive enough to use inside.

Fiber cement makes for good planters because of there porosity, which allows for aeration and drainage of the soil.

The finish is a nice white (though turns grey when wet). Looks very natural and light. The pot pictured is $168 (pre-sale price), other pots run up to $488 (pre-sale).

Though they are advertised as “recyclable”, I’m not sure what exactly that means – it can be ground up and reconstituted as cement, I suppose…? But kudos for trying to be green. And I suppose their overall durability helps them to be somewhat green compared to other pots that break down and end up in landfills.

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Little rustic box: Chinese grain measure

These little wooden bins, old grain measures from Chinese mills, are the real article. 8 inches across, 5 inches high, they can be used as planters, centerpieces, or little storage bins.

At only $18, they’re relatively cheap way to add some rusticity, authenticity, natural feel to any home.

Note: they are NOT watertight (they did hold only grain, after all, not water).

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A house for your houseplants

We like these planters by Nobuhiro Sato (you may recall him from such posts as the drain planter post). They’re designed to look like your plants are a rooftop garden on a little Euro-styled condo with windows, doors and even balconies.

$130

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The indomitable will of nature

This little planter serves as a reminder that no matter what man does to pave paradise (apologies to Joni), nature will always keep growing up and around us. The single-minded nature of plants: grow and thrive.

Designed to look like a manhole or shower drain, sprouts will come up through the drain. Concrete base with a steel lid. A simple and interesting take on the traditional planter.

$45

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La Gardia designed pot/planter

La Gardo Tackett is a potter/designer who was based in Southern California (at least his studio is here). His “architectural pottery” featuring pots that were stacked on one another, situated in metal scaffolding and otherwise architected was all the rage in the 50′s, even having been featured in the World’s Fair in Brussels in 1958 where he received rave reviews from colleagues and critics alike. He made a series of eggheads that were apparently condom holders that were manufactured by Schmid International and sold mainly through Playboy magazine.

His stuff is generally difficult to find and usually one must peruse eBay and such places, but Velocity (one of our favorite place to find sweet stuff) has this planter in stock, which we think is pretty cool.

They also are having a sale until the end of January 2010: 15% off orders over $165.

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