A floating garden for individually potted plants, comprising a buoyant body with a plurality of through-bores extending from the top to the bottom surfaces, the through-bores adapted to receive potted plants and potting soil. Each through-bore comprises a larger diameter upper portion and a smaller diameter lower portion aligned with each other, and a netting cup in the lower portion extending adjacent the bottom surface of the buoyant body. The netting cup holds a wicking material such as peat moss in the lower portion of the through-bore, while the upper portion of the through-bore holds potting soil and the plant.

There is disclosed a water treatment apparatus for treating stormwater, the water treatment apparatus comprising a volume of filter media, a baffle and an inlet conduit. The baffle extends upwards from the volume of filter media and defines a pre-treatment zone on one side of the baffle and a treatment zone on an opposing side of the baffle. The inlet conduit opens into the pre-treatment zone and is separated from the treatment zone by the baffle. The baffle is configured to regulate a flow of stormwater received via the inlet conduit by controlling the passage of stormwater from the pre-treatment zone to the treatment zone.

A method and container for developing seedlings includes germinating the seeds and air pruning the seedlings to a depth of about 3 inches.

One embodiment provides a modular green roof tray, house plant growth media and horticulture growth media, and a tree protection mat for weed and moisture control made from recycled disposable diapers. The growth medium and tree protection mat contain superabsorbent materials from diaper that can absorb waters and greatly reduce irrigation so to provide a drought resistant feature. One embodiment also provides a manufacturing process to perform 100% recycling of disposed diapers.

An environmentally-friendly aquatic plant growing holder allows aquatic plants that grow near or in water to be planted without soil or sand, enables the stem portions of aquatic plants to be supported in an upright position, and allows the roots to grow outside the body of the holder to induce natural plant growth. The plant growing holder is manufactured with various materials such as ceramic, glass, crystal, metal, etc., so that aquatic plants that grow in wetlands and most plants that grow in soil but can be planted without sand or soil may be planted in a planting tool such as a basin type small plate, bowl, cup, jar, fishbowl or manmade pond. The plant growing holder has a through-hole that cap may be adjusted, thereby allowing the aquatic plant's stem and roots to be induced to grow freely in water and allowing the plant to be firmly supported.

The present invention relates to a method for utilizing fine-particle peat, in particular to a method for improving the stability of planting substrates.

A system and method for growing and protecting tree seedlings is provided. The system includes potting tubes that may function as a pot for growing seedlings and additionally as a tree guard for protecting transplanted tree seedlings from pests. The potting tubes are open at both ends and may be secured to a bottom end cap for use as a pot. After a growth period, the end cap can be removed and the tree can be transplanted with the tube surrounding the tree for use as a tree guard. The system includes a tray with end caps attached to the tray for transporting and transplanting large numbers of tree seedlings.

The invention relates to a method for the cultivation of a number of plants (9), comprising providing a carrier with apertures for said plants (3, 13) and providing a water supply (8), wherein said carrier can be provided on said water supply in a floating manner and wherein a growth medium containing the roots of said plant or the precursor thereof are placed in an air-containing intermediate space (10) in the apertures in said carrier at such a distance from said water supply that said roots of said plant or the precursor thereof are situated at a vertical distance (a) from said water supply, wherein at least two horizontally opposing sides of an upper part of the growth medium are sideways supported along a height (h) by corresponding sides of a removable side support structure (18), removably arranged on top of the carrier.

A process for low waste production of funerary urns includes the steps of providing cremain as a powder having a particulate size of between approximately 0.1 micron and approximately 1000 microns, providing composite material as a powder having a particulate size of between approximately 0.1 micron and approximately 1000 microns, placing the cremain and composite material into an input container of a 3D printer, wherein the composite material and the cremain are mixed to have at least approximately 20% by volume of the cremain, generating a 3D printer input file corresponding to at least one urn shape, and, based upon the input 3D printer input file, printing the at least one urn shape from the mixture with the 3D printer. The volume of the cremain can be as much as approximately 50%.

A plant growing system comprising a growing panel and a porous air hose coupled to the growing panel. The growing panel includes a plurality of openings for receiving a plurality of plant receptacles. The plurality of openings are arranged in a plurality of parallel lines on the growing panel, and the porous air hose extends along the growing panel between at least two of the parallel lines.