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Self-Contained Garden

Urban gardeners turn to maintenance-free planters for convenience

Implications - Seeking to attract the urban consumer who's tight on time, brands in the gardening industry, are integrating elements of technology to make the planting process more streamlined. Requiring little to no effort, these gardening products feature unique self-watering and self-maintaining features, allowing busy, on-the-go consumers to enjoy the tranquility of plants without the hassle of constant monitoring.
Workshop Question - How can your brand or product help your busiest customer enjoy downtime?
Trend Themes
1. Smart Gardening - Automation and technology are being incorporated into the gardening industry creating products with unique self-watering and self-maintaining features.
2. Indoor Urban Farming - Urban farmers are looking for products that allow them to grow fresh herbs, vegetables, and flowers indoors in small apartment spaces.
3. Effortless Gardening - Gardeners are increasingly looking for zero-maintenance systems and self-contained kits that require little to no effort to grow fresh plants.
Industry Implications
1. Smart Home Technology - The incorporation of technology in the gardening industry plays well into smart home technology, enabling customers to have full control of their gardens through smartphone apps and voice assistants.
2. Home Decor - Indoor gardening accessories such as Herbie serve as decoration while fulfilling the consumer's need for fresh indoor plants.
3. Sustainable Farming - Effortless gardening kits that are self-contained and require little maintenance have the potential to provide a sustainable way to grow fresh produce in small spaces, perfect for city-dwellers.
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Self-Watering Indoor Gardens
Self-Watering Indoor Gardens
This Versatile Planter is Combined With a Hydroponics System
This mini hydroponics system is the perfect thing if you want to grow an indoor herb garden. The ZeroSoil Mini Indoor Garden even has two separate growing compartments so you can grow different... MORE
Effortless Gardening Kits
Effortless Gardening Kits
GardenIn's Zero-Maintenance System Comes Out of the Box Pre-Assembled
If you have a knack for killing every kind of plant life you come in contact with, GardenIn is a home gardening kit that will make it seem as though you have a green thumb. The indoor kit is... MORE
Autonomous Planters
Autonomous Planters
This Self-Watering Planter is Perfect for Forgetful Users
Argentinian designer Mariel Andrea Volpe has conceived of a self-watering planter called the Puro. The Puro works by using discarded batteries with low-voltage power to detect moisture levels in... MORE
Self-Replenishing Home Gardens
Self-Replenishing Home Gardens
The Electrolux Home Garden Gives Users Access to Yearly Herbs
Many people have home gardens, as botany and gardening are admirable and fun pastimes; very few, however, have indoor herb gardens that can replenish themselves year-round. Avoid having to ever go... MORE
Modern Planting Pods
Modern Planting Pods
Herbie is an Indoor Garden Accessory for the Urban Farmer
Herbie is an indoor garden accessory that is designed for urban farmers. The compact product is available in four styles and features a drip irrigation system that helps one’s plants grow... MORE
Self-Watering Urban Gardens
Self-Watering Urban Gardens
The Glowpear is a Self-Watering Planter That Will Brighten Any Space
If you want to have a plant, but don’t have much of a green thumb, fear not: the Glowpear is an urban garden that waters itself. If many an office plant has perished under your not-so-careful... MORE
Self-Watering Herb Kits
Self-Watering Herb Kits
The Ecofarm Mini Herb Garden Self-Sustains Using a Built-In Fish Tank
Ideal for those who don’t want to over-commit, this mini herb garden also functions as a self-cleaning fish tank. From Ecobird, the Ecofarm is currently seeking finances on crowdfunding... MORE

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