self-watering flowerpot

I tracked down the beautiful self-watering pots I remembered seeing awhile back. Turns out they are designed by a Danish company, Eva Solo.

Denmark is probably my favorite country. When Jimmy was born, our neighborhood was teeming with Danish au pairs, and they were incredible girls.

Studio City was like a little laboratory in National Culture - girls from Denmark, South Africa, Holland, Germany - from everywhere. The Danish girls were astoundingly sensible, mature, intelligent, responsible - and lots of fun to have around. Before we hired our first Danish au pair, I picked up a travel book on Denmark that said the Danes were the 'Latins' of Scandinavia. Turned out to be true.

While I'm on the subject of Denmark, for awhile now I've been pondering which of the books on Denmark's rescue of its Jews in WWII to order for Christopher. I think I've settled on Conquered, Not Defeated: Growing Up in Denmark During the German Occupation of World War II.





weird synchronicity

Jimmy just came into the kitchen and started chanting, 'He wants to water the plants, he wants to water the plants.'







This is a self-watering planter:





source:
Wrapables






EarthBox investigation with Christopher
adjustable reservoir for indoor plants
EarthBox reminder
self-watering pots and planters from Denmark
hydroculture
sub-irrigation



-- CatherineJohnson - 22 Apr 2006

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