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80 Summer Gardening Essentials

From Modern Gardening Tools to Geometric Garden Groves

— August 8, 2013 — Eco
One of best parts about the warm weather is being able to get outdoors to plant your favorite flowers and vegetables, and these summer gardening essentials will have you prepped and ready to start working outside in no time.

Gardening not only takes time and patience, but it also requires individuals to have the proper equipment and tools to make the whole process flow much more easily and efficiently. With the amount of items needed ranging from watering canisters and outdoor herb planters to gardening gloves and plant-monitoring tools, it can become easily overwhelming as to what items you need to have before starting to plant outdoors. These summer gardening essentials however, are offering potential gardeners a list of helpful items to acquire that will make their outdoor planting experience much more enjoyable.
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Gardening Cheat Sheet Mats
Gardening Cheat Sheet Mats
The Nourishmat is Designed to Make Growing Your Own Greens Easy
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Ditch-Bound Gardening Guides
Ditch-Bound Gardening Guides
The Grow Your Greens in a Hanging Gutter Tutorial Makes Use of Space
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Specific Snail-Removing Products
Specific Snail-Removing Products
Unikia's Snail-Specific Tools Equip You for Post-Rainy Days
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Vibrantly Accented Mits
Vibrantly Accented Mits
Mom Can Garden in Style with Gardening Gloves by Katherine Rohrbacher
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76
Self-Reliant Watering Systems
Self-Reliant Watering Systems
The Surculus Sprinkler Takes the Hassle Out of Watering the Lawn
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75
Childish Gardening Sets
Childish Gardening Sets
Alessi Giardino is Designed to Get Kids off the Couch and into the Yard
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Hand-Forged Tilling Tools
Hand-Forged Tilling Tools
Fisher Blacksmithing Garden Tools Are Crafted With Heritage in Mind
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73
Chic Garden Hose Sheaths
Chic Garden Hose Sheaths
'Hose Clothes' Takes Your Garden Hose from Bland to Badass
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Funny Funneled Gardening Gear
Funny Funneled Gardening Gear
The Flower Watering Pot Opens Up as Blossoms to Draw Rainwater
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71
Contemporary Compost Carriers
Contemporary Compost Carriers
The Compost.it Bin Speeds Along the Compost Process
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70
Marvelous Modular Gardens
Marvelous Modular Gardens
3rd Space Creates Gardens that Adapt to Context
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69
Solar-Powered Gardening Robots
Solar-Powered Gardening Robots
The Vitirover is an Eco-Friendly Way to Keep Your Garden Groomed
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Self-Sustaining Planters
Self-Sustaining Planters
The Smart Herb Garden Uses Nanotechnology to Grow Plants Indoors
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Contemporary Vegetable Pods
Contemporary Vegetable Pods
GROWUP is a Modern Hydroponic System Designed for Urbanites
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Plant-Inspired Writing Utensils
Plant-Inspired Writing Utensils
The Garden Tool Pen Makes Writing Down Chores Relaxing
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65
Gardener Water-Monitoring Gadgets
Gardener Water-Monitoring Gadgets
The Rugiada Helps Your Garden Grow by Managing its Water Flow
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64
Fast Food-Growing Kits
Fast Food-Growing Kits
Make your Favorite Dish from Scratch with the Pizza Growing Kit
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Landscaping Storage Seats
Landscaping Storage Seats
This Gardening Tool Set Incorporates a Comfortable Folding Chair
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Geometric Planter Systems
Geometric Planter Systems
These Haskell Garden Pots Add Grandeur Elements to Your Yard
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61
Rainfall Watering Cans
Rainfall Watering Cans
The Raindrop Mini Collects a Flowering Can Full of Natural Water
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60
Luxury Car Lawnmowers
Luxury Car Lawnmowers
Garryd Howell's Land Rover Unsiex Garden Tools Make Gardening Look Glamorous
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Badass Garden Weaponry
Badass Garden Weaponry
The Special Forces Shovel Does More than Just Scoop
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58
Cute Courier Gardens
Cute Courier Gardens
Az & Mut Plants Green Life in Unconventional Pots
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Teapot Gardening Tools
Teapot Gardening Tools
Use the Watering Kettle Can to Feed Your Plants in a Prim & Proper Fashion
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Roll-Up Rubber Shoes
Roll-Up Rubber Shoes
The Japanese Gardening Boots Make for Easy Storage
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Flora Light Filters
Flora Light Filters
The Plant Window Blocks Sunlight and Makes At-Home Gardening Easier
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54
Flowering Flyer Boxes
Flowering Flyer Boxes
Posterchild Does Guerrilla Gardening To Beautify Toronto
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High-Tech Growing Aids
High-Tech Growing Aids
The EasyBloom Plant Sensor
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Fashionista Gardening Tools
Fashionista Gardening Tools
Stay Glamourous While Digging Dirt
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51
Miniature Matchbox Gardens
Miniature Matchbox Gardens
Matchcarden Cultivates Tiny Gardens in Miniature Townhouses
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50
Modular Herb Planters
Modular Herb Planters
The KiGA Kitchen Garden by Hurbz is Stylish and Convenient
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Vibrantly Customized Plant Markers
Vibrantly Customized Plant Markers
This DIY Activity Allows You to Differentiate Between Plants
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Terrific Two-Tier Planters
Terrific Two-Tier Planters
The Sweet Pot Soaks Up Every Drop of H2O to Feed Two Leafy Communities
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Green Thumb Growables
Green Thumb Growables
The Joel Derksen 8 Container Gardening Kit is Fix-It-Yourself Food
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Modern Gardening Tools
Modern Gardening Tools
The Gro Watering Can by Hallgeir Homstvedt is Cylindrically Minimalist
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Green Thumb Seating
Green Thumb Seating
The Nic Roex Spade Seat Embodies an Earthodynamic Design
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Intergalactic Gardening
Intergalactic Gardening
Piotr Szpryngwald's Plant Proposes a Way to Cultivate Crops in Space
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Finger-Friendly Faucet Adapters
Finger-Friendly Faucet Adapters
The Push-Button Outdoor Tap Lets Users Easily Turn On Their Water
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Upcycled Plum Containers
Upcycled Plum Containers
InPlum Reclaims 'Fruit Waste' to Fabricate a New Building Material
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Outdoor Gardening Desks
Outdoor Gardening Desks
Beethoven Potting Bench is a Work Surface for Landscaping Enthusiasts
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40
Lush Flower Floor Treatments
Lush Flower Floor Treatments
Joe Jin's 'Daisy Garden Rug' Features Grass-Like Roots and Daisies
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Eco-Friendly Portable Glasshouses
Eco-Friendly Portable Glasshouses
Kristyna Pojerova Cultivates Herbs in Her Own Kitchen
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Hanging Botanical Adornments
Hanging Botanical Adornments
The Gabriella Asztalos 'Floating Garden' Provide an Elegant 3D Effect
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Eating Utensils for Gardeners
Eating Utensils for Gardeners
Amazing 'Soil Cutlery' by Vladimir Rachev
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Couple Cultivation
Couple Cultivation
The Twin Handled Fork Offers Horticultural Happiness in Relationships
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Flexible Flattening Pails
Flexible Flattening Pails
The Pack-Away Silicone Collapsible Bucket can be Stowed Anywhere
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Eco-Friendly Plantable Pencils
Eco-Friendly Plantable Pencils
The Sprout Pencil Will Grow a Plant Once You're Done With It
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33
Modular Modern Planters
Modular Modern Planters
The Trapa System is Convenient and Contemporarily Stylish
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Geometric Planters
Geometric Planters
The Crystal Collection from Pour Les Alpes Brings Geometry to the Garden
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Urban Hanging Plant Growers
Urban Hanging Plant Growers
These 'Growing Bags' Plant Holders Are Great for Outdoor Gardening
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Transparent Upside Down Pots
Transparent Upside Down Pots
The Sky Planter Clear Provides More Light for and Insight into Roots
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Self-Watering Flower Pots
Self-Watering Flower Pots
Deger Cengiz Makes Caring For Plants Ultra Low Maintenance
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At-Home Garden Sets
At-Home Garden Sets
The GreenKit by Bubble Design is Made for Urban Dwellers
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Folding Greenhouses
Folding Greenhouses
Daniel Schipper's Urban Gardening Idea
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Green Thumb Cutlery
Green Thumb Cutlery
The Constructive Eating Garden Utensil Set is for Shoveling in Food
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Garden Hose Guns
Garden Hose Guns
'Design Reaktor Berlin' Pairs Young Designers With Industrial Companies
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Clever Gardening Stations
Clever Gardening Stations
These Watering Stations from Company Laorus Make Gardening Easier
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Self-Watering Pots
Self-Watering Pots
The 'TriPot I' Automatically Waters its Own Plant
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Milk Jug Gardening
Milk Jug Gardening
Anna Garforth is 'Head Gardener' of Greenery Filled Tribal Masks
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Portable Personal Gardens
Portable Personal Gardens
The Babylon Project Offers Well-Maintained Green Cities
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Industrial Scrap Planters
Industrial Scrap Planters
Living Pots Encourage Organic Gardening with an Eco-Friendly Foundation
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Upcycled Hydroponic Gardens
Upcycled Hydroponic Gardens
The Grow Bottle Combines Style and Sustainability
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Diagonal Gardening
Diagonal Gardening
Indoor Kiikku Planter by Finnish Designers Susanna Hoikkala and Tanja Sipil
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Illuminating Indoor Gardens
Illuminating Indoor Gardens
The 'Green Indoors' is a Living Lamp for Lush Home Plants
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Two-Finger Gardening Tools
Two-Finger Gardening Tools
The Ring Weeder Lets You Pull Weeds with Two Fingers
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Urbanite Greenhouses
Urbanite Greenhouses
Jochem Faudet Wants Everyone to 'Grow Your Own'
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14
Self-Watering Eco-Planters
Self-Watering Eco-Planters
Let’s Patch Allows You to Grow Herbs Easily in Your Own Home
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Indoor Vegetation Planters
Indoor Vegetation Planters
The Windowfarms Allows You to Grow Fresh Vegetables All Year Round
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Geometric Garden Groves
Geometric Garden Groves
The 'Urb Garden' is the Ultimate in Avant Gardening
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Kiddy Vegetable-Growing Kits
Kiddy Vegetable-Growing Kits
The Peat Gardening Kit Teaches Children the Importance of Fresh Foods
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Solar-Powered Plant Pots
Solar-Powered Plant Pots
The Solar Planter Puts Gardening on Auto-Pilot
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Garden-Embedded Masonry
Garden-Embedded Masonry
Planter Bricks Let You Build Flower Pots Right Into Your Window Sills
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Indoor Gardening Pods
Indoor Gardening Pods
The FreshWall Design System Allows One to Grow Plants Within Their Home
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Grenade Planters
Grenade Planters
These Seed Bombs are Grenade Exploding Gardening Tools
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Serenely Artful Valley Cabins
Serenely Artful Valley Cabins
Feldman Architects Have Designed the Ultimate Getaway Heaven
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DIY Victory Garden
DIY Victory Garden
'Eleanor's Garden' is the Ultimate Locavore Growing Kit
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Upcycled Water Bottle Gardens
Upcycled Water Bottle Gardens
The PET Tree is a Vertical Garden for Eco-Conscious Urbanites
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City-Based Survival Kits
City-Based Survival Kits
Ryan Romanes' 'Urban Survival Kit' Teaches Kids How to Live in a City
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Compartmentalized Countertop Gardens
Compartmentalized Countertop Gardens
The Planto System Encourages Domestic Food Production
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Living Self-Powered Lamps
Living Self-Powered Lamps
The 'LivingLight' Grows Herbs While Generating Its Own Power
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