If you’re fascinated by the idea of having a hydrogarden, but have no idea how you would ever get one started, then let us introduce you to the GrowBottle! Cleverly repurposed from wine bottles, this nifty little growing set contains everything you need to get a low-maintenance garden growing. Simply follow the step-by-step instructions, and soon you’ll have fresh culinary herbs that grow virtually anywhere, using simple hydroponics. Each reusable set comes with a hand-crafted recycled wine bottle, soil, USDA certified organic/heirloom seeds, clay pebbles, wool wick, plant nutrient, cork coaster, and a decorative ribbon made from recycled plastic bottles. The GrowBottle is available in five varieties – oregano, chives, basil, parsley, and mint.

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If you’ve been dreaming of an indoor garden, but simply don’t have the space or the sunlight to manage growing inside, then check out this kitchen island that doubles as a small hydroponic garden. Made from walnut and steel, and secured with simple yet beautiful wood joinery, Peter Buley’s new island is the perfect way to make room for some delicious decor. And if you happen to be in New York City on October 2nd, be sure to stop by the GreenHomes’ DIY Green Block Party where you’ll be able to see this piece and many others up close.

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Gardening indoors can be tricky – especially when growing plants that require carefully controlled environments with lots of light. Enter Pocket Grow’s LabBox, a high-tech planter that is being billed as the world’s smallest automatic hydroponic system on the market. This fully-contained terrarium uses an automatic drip irrigation system and high-intensity, energy-efficient LED lights to keep your plants healthy. Plus, the trippy purple glow will look great against your black light posters.

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Gardening enthusiasts living in cities will certainly cheer for Britta Riley and Rebecca Bray’s Window Farms experiment. The artist-in-residence duo at Eyebeam have teamed up to develop a DIY system for creating “suspended, hydroponic, modular, low-energy, high-yield light-augmented” vertical gardens that will enable anyone to start their own garden right in their very own window. Britta and Rebecca were showcasing their prototype at Eyebeam last week and have enlisted a dozen or so volunteers that are building their own farms — all to go on display in windows throughout NYC from May 31 to July 14.

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