Modern Design Meets Sustainable Gardening

What do you get when you combine sustainable materials, modern design and a desire to plant something green? You get a fun and funky sustainable product called the Graine de pot, designed by Francois Clerc.

I loved the Graine de pot as soon as I saw it. It's a brilliant combination of biodegradable plastic, seed and soil. But what makes the Graine de pot stand out is the clever all-inclusive kit that also satisfies even the toughtest design critics.

The sustainable growing kit comes with a biodegradable plastic pot that expands to look like a hip, plastic beehive. The soil comes compressed and dried, but soon grows to fill the sustainable pot. Add water and then wait for the annual plant to grow.

Did I mention that the design is brilliant? The entire sustainable pot is designed to last approximately nine months. After that, the Graine de pot can be discarded in the compost pile where it happily biodegrades. Suddenly annuals don't seem nearly so wasteful.

Via Design Spotter