10 for 10: Best Garden Picks on Etsy's Tenth Anniversary - Gardenista
When three college friends created online crafts marketplace Etsy in 2005, their inspiration was Grandma’s clutter. From some of our favorite Etsy makers and craftspeople, here are our top 10 Etsy picks for gardeners: Avid gardener Chandra Hartman wanted to satisfy her itch to grow things but had very little land Knowledgeable of urban permaculture she went about turning her small space into a mini growing area by focusing... ...on the tiny and humble seed A collection of 10 Packets Of Organic Heirloom Seeds includes such varieties as Black Valentine Beans Clemson Spineless Okra and White Scallop Summer Squash 27 from Moonlight Micro Farm Made to order, a porcelain Graphyne Planter in a matte finish has a glossy interior and comes with a hexagonal drainage tray. A canvas Klein Tools Zipper Bag is 13.99 from In the Hands of Professionals. A Handmade Bentwood Hanging Planter has a shelf for a plant and is $65 from Ethanollie. “Before Gertrude Jekyll, there was William Robinson, a Victorian iconoclast who invented the idea of the ‘wild garden,’ ” Kendra tells us. The Volcano Store’s Waxed Duck Canvas Half Apron ($42) is a favorite of Justine, who calls it “an efficient and elegant way to carry your tools as you work.” Artist Liane Tyrrell used plant-based dyes to make a pair of hand-stitched Hand Dyed Cotton Curtains ($65). Made of jute twine, a Crocheted Plant Pouch from Australia-based design shop My Very Own Goggles is $32. Made in the US, a handmade trowel and cultivator Garden Tool Set from Ashfield Tools in Massachusetts has birch handles ; $90. We’re inveterate collectors of vintage gardening books.