A novel collapsible plant support includes a collapsible coil adapted to rest on a flat surface. In a particular embodiment, the collapsible plant support includes a plurality of vertical support structures coupled to the collapsible coil so as to provide additional support. In another particular embodiment, a collapsible plant support includes plant receptacle receiving element that supports both a collapsible coil and also a plant receptacle. In a more particular embodiment, the plant receptacle receiving element includes fluid ducts for connecting multiple plant receptacle receiving elements into a fluid network. In another embodiment, the coil is disposed within a helical sleeve coupled to a flexible, cylindrical mesh.

A modular vertical plant cultivation wall system configured to produce minimal carbon footprint from fabrication through erection, to be built of sustainable material and to be installed rapidly by low skilled labor is provided. The modular vertical cultivation wall system includes at least two vertical posts, at least two planter shelves, at least two endcap walls, and at least one of: a pipe, a seed/plant root retaining matrix, and irrigation fluid. Further, a method of providing a modular vertical cultivation wall is provided.

This invention relates to a flower pot comprising a bottom, a side wall extending from the bottom of the flower pot, and an exchangeable decorative cover sleeve, wherein the side wall comprises an upper circumferential edge, a lower circumferential edge and a recess in between the upper and lower circumferential edge, and wherein the exchangeable decorative cover sleeve is arranged in the recess to be retained by the upper and lower circumferential edge while allowing to exchange the decorative cover sleeve. The invention further relates to a method for exchanging a decorative cover sleeve of a flower pot according to the invention, and a method to assemble a flower pot according to the invention.

A structural building unit, a form for making a structural building unit, and a method of forming a structure from structural building units are disclosed. A structural building unit comprising left, right, back, and front portions with the front portion extending inward and downward from the left and right front edges creates a void into which soil and plants may be placed, allowing plants to grow from any structure created with the structural building units. These structural building units are suitable for improving the aesthetic value of the structure and providing any structure built therefrom with shade and other methods of cooling, including evapotranspiration, reducing the contribution of the structure to any heat island effect. The plants also lead to improved air quality through conversion of carbon dioxide to oxygen and carbohydrates.

A plant labeling system includes an adjustable, malleable support made of weather-resistant material, a tag made of weather-resistant material removably secured to the support and a label removable affixed to the tag corresponding to a predetermined type of plant. The system may also include an electronic identification beacon removably attached to at least one of the support, tag or label. A method for manufacturing a plant labeling system includes preparing a malleable support made of weather-resistant material having one end configured to stake into the ground; mixing malleable material that becomes weather resistant when cured; rolling out the malleable material onto sheets having a support matrix; cutting malleable material to predetermined size and shape for plant tag; integrating the malleable material with the support; shaping resulting integrated material and support into predetermined size and shape; and curing the integrated material and support into the finished labeling system.

A device for cultivating plants is provided, comprising a watering device, an illuminating device, one or more seed mats, and a control unit configured to control the watering device and the illuminating device by means of a program controller, wherein the program controller comprises watering data and illuminating data which is individually matched to the one or more seed mats.

A system, method and apparatus for a container for a plant includes a body having a vertical axis, an open top, a base, a sidewall extending upward from the base, holes in the base and legs extending downward from the base. The holes comprise elongated slots and apertures that intersect each other.

A self-watering portable greenhouse is disclosed having a tubular frame constructed of light-weight, water-tight tubular members which serves as a combined structural skeleton for external walls, a platform for plant containers, and a reservoir for liquid nutrients provided to plants in plant containers by self-watering through a wick connecting the reservoir and the plant containers.

Foldable tubular construct/element with one rigid degree of freedom is of a tubular construction formed by a number of single layered annular units which are connected in sequence; each single layered annular unit is of a prism having N ridge lines; two adjacent prisms each having N sides are connected to each other by sharing a polygon with N sides formed on an intersection plane; each prism with N ridge lines is composed of N rigid planar quadrilateral facets; two adjacent single layered annular units comprise N spherical mechanisms formed by the intersections of only four planar quadrilateral facets at each apex, where N is a number greater than 3.

Provided is a tag retaining system for use with a container. The tag retaining system includes a tag retainer having a front surface and a back surface. The back surface has a middle portion interposed between first and second side portions. The first and second side portions have adhesive thereon for mounting to a surface of a container. The middle portion is free of adhesive to form a tag opening between the surface of the container and the middle portion and the tag opening receives a tag therein.