The latest foreign trend is to incorporate plants into furniture design, going green in a totally literal way. The easiest way to enjoy nature is to have a garden. Maintaining a full-fledged garden is no child’s play so most people settle for a few potted, inhouse plants in theie homes. Though they add “green” quotient to your homes, if not planned properly they end-up into general clutter.

That’s precisely the point which gave rise to inhouse plant designing; someone designs multipurpose furniture with a difference - where you can plant your favourite greens within the design parameters of the chair or table itself, or even display units which make do with an ever changing element - living plants.

	The potted plant table by Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka saves space by having the pot incorporated below the table, with a simple white surface to enhance whatever the colour of the plant. The Little Garden is a round, metal, low table produced by Moroso. Its top is supported by a central circular stem that has a flower pot at the base.
	Designer Greg Zulkie has gone a step further and come up with the Stitch Table. It is a coffee table with three stainless steel pots that can hold anything - even plants. This is to do away with the necessity of plonking a pot (in however pretty a planter) on top of your shiny coffee table and thus spoiling the lines of the table, or even worst, risking scratching the said surface. These steel pots don’t need to only hold plants; they can also hold all the other miscellanea of life at home like magazines, papers and even dirty cups.
	The living display wall units are another idea which consists of two frames sandwiched together with pockets of soil to hold the plants upright. There is a feeder system to ensure that the plants don’t go thirsty, without water seeping all over the upholstery. This dynamic display of The Living Wall Planters will be extremely popular, especially once the manufacturers are able to get rid of the amateurish look of the product.
	Another idea is the living bench or ‘Bushy Bench’ by 5.5 Designers that has space for earth and plants to be grown to quite a height, to make up the backrest and arms. You can even colour coordinate the plants to match with your ornaments, or just let it be the center of attraction! This is the half effort bench though there are full ones where every inch can be covered in grass or ivy, some soft, sittable plant - ideal garden furniture. Of course, these may not be especially easy to grow, but just think of the oxygen contributed to the atmosphere quite apart from all the oohs and aahs that it will engender.

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