Woolly Pocket

Happy Valentine’s Day to all the garden lovers out there!

Lots of love from all of us at Woolly Pocket and Woolly School Garden. xo

2011 has been a fabulush year for gardening vertically (and horizontally for that matter). We’ve been very bust bees this year pollinating all kind of projects–we did a HUGE and gorgeous living wall at the Chelsea Flower show, we worked with National Geographic on a Living Column in London,we collaborated with hundreds of schools to get kids gardening, we met Dudley and Omar and taught them how to garden–we went Mini and went green(er!) with our new green pocket–and inspired urban dwellers everywhere to Garden UP (including me!!):

I never really thought that I could become a good gardener–grow my own food and keep plants alive (especially really delicate ones like cilantro.) But I was dead wrong. I put my mind and my Pockets to it this year and not only did I grow cilantro, but I grew whole entire meals! Admittedly, I killed a couple of green friends along the way, but all in all I’d say that last years’ resolution can be considered accomplished. I am an urban gardener. Wait lemme say that a little louder I AM AN URBAN GARDENER! I mean, I grew cauliflower for goodness sake–right in my L’il Meadow.  I am very, very proud.

So, as we enter into the new year, if you never thought that you garden, or never thought that you had the space–it’s time to grow up– up a wall that is. Make a resolution that you can keep, and eat, and that can make your home look really pretty.

That’s all. See y’all next week. Have an amazing new year my friends.

As the Holidays approach, the senses are overwhelmed with the sights, smells, sounds and tastes of Christmas. It’s amazing how many of these flavors are plant-related: from the Evergreen Christmas trees in living rooms to the cinnamon and cloves in christmas cookies, the Golden Cedar  wreaths and the Mistletoe.  As the weather turns crisp and icy outdoors, we bring in the outside cheer with boughs of Holly, Poinsettias, Pinecones and Eucalyptus branches. The relationship between festive plants and Christmas go way back (if you’re curious here’s a neat article on Chrismas’ horticultural heritage).

Here at Woolly, we like to keep these green traditions ALIVE– both figuratively and literally, so we keep our Evergreens alive  and cozy all year ’round in Tinas, Lanas and Steves. Our Poinsettias come wall-ready: they’re nice and cozy in Wally and the Holiday cheer lives on and on…

From our green homes to yours…we wish you a lush, lively, woollyful Holiday!

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There are two simple truths that many gardeners and urban dwellers understand—land is scarce and time is a luxury. We are all super busy with life and it becomes hard to manage and grow a beautiful and plentiful garden. This is especially true with community gardens in urban environments

At Woolly Pocket, our team took on the Norman Harriton Community Garden in Los Angeles to help build a vertical farm in a community garden using our high performance Pockets, Wally Fives. Now, the garden has the ability to grow over double the amount of plants on the same plot of land while saving half the amount of water. How sweet is that? You can grow the best organic veggies, herbs and other edibles, all in a Pocket!

The Woolly Pocket vertical gardening system is unique because it’s easy to install, completely modular, and very easy to maintain. We invented the vertical system because there was no other solution that fit the needs of urban gardeners. We are huge advocates of community gardens and it’s important to build a sustainable and growing community garden.

To learn more, click here to watch our video tutorial on community gardening!

As Thanksgiving approaches, aromas of rosemary, sweet basil, cloves, sage, majoram and nutmeg waft to mind. Fresh herbs and spices are a quintessential  part of any Thanksgiving feast, so instead of buying sad little herbs in plastic boxes at the grocery store this Thanksgiving, grow your own! Use the herbs to cook your fresh herb stuffing, your herb-roasted turkey (or Tofurky), your gravies, salads and pies and then, use the herbs as edible centerpieces to enjoy and celebrate the harvest during the meal as well– doesn’t that sound herbalicious?  What are you growing for Thanksgiving this year?

Wowzers! And I thought my living wall was large.

Drexel University just completed the installation of the largest known active living wall in the United States. And when we say large, we are not kidding. The wall spans 1570-plus square feet and is located in the new Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

NEDLAW Living Walls designed the living wall in collaboration with Toronto-based Diamond and Schmitt Architects as part of the sustainable design features surrounding the Papadakis building.

According to Dr. Donna Murasko, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Drexel University, “The living wall not only improves the overall learning environment, but also creates an opportunity for further research into even higher quality living walls in the future.”

We understand that it isn’t easy building a 1570-plus square foot living wall in a home, but how awesome would it be if we all can? However, it is extremely easy to create a smaller living wall using Woolly Pocket. And if you decide to change your environment with a Wally we’d love to hear about it.

As Earth’s natural air-fresheners, it seems only natural to put lots of plants in the room that needs freshening the most: the bathroom. The good news is plants, especially tropical ones, thrive in the bathrooms because of the mist and humidity created from tubbing and showering.

Want to add some greenery to your water closet? If your bathroom is low-light, try Spider plants, Bamboo, Peace Lilies, Boston Ferns and even Aloe Vera (the aloe can serve double duty to sooth scrapes and burns–so put one near your medicine cabinet).

If your bathroom is sunny and bright, you can plant Asparagus ferns, Gardenias and Orchids.

Also try Sansevieria– (Mother-in-law’s Tongue) in the bathroom. They flourish in low-light, they are very low-maintenence, and if that’s not enough to convince you– According to the book Bedroom Feng Shui it’s good Feng Shui to keep Sansevieria near the toilet bowl. Who new?

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