Look! Garden-Covered Furniture

Our friend found these lush, vegetation-covered furniture at a county fair &mdash they're a great take on garden furniture. It's furniture that's literally a part of the garden.

Garden expert Debra Prinzing found them at a fair in California, and they were planted with succulents (which grow well in southern California). If you wanted to do them in your own backyard in the Mid-Atlantic region, she recommends that you use a spreading evergreen plant, such as a fern or a moss. We think they would be great for a whimsical garden of a furniture lover.

Looking at them at least gives us a last look at the beauty of summer before we head into autumn. What do you think?

(Images: Debra Prinzing)

Comments (17)

I thoroughly love this idea! Beautiful

posted by sassifrassi on August 25th 2009 at 1:13pm
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Beautiful and very creative. I love it!

posted by modrngirl on August 25th 2009 at 1:18pm
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I have an old armchair like this in the garage, I might make a flower-chair (lol) for the front lawn :-)

posted by Nudik on August 25th 2009 at 1:25pm
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looks like a great place for a cat to sit on a sunny afternoon.

posted by Usbek de Perse on August 25th 2009 at 1:28pm
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Pretty idea, but I think it would look kind of junky in real life.

posted by slowdown on August 25th 2009 at 1:29pm
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I don't like it at all... looks a bit creepy

posted by SweetLola on August 25th 2009 at 1:49pm
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ch-ch-ch-chia!

posted by NorNor on August 25th 2009 at 2:06pm
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What a fun idea! Love it!

posted by suzy8track on August 25th 2009 at 2:18pm
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Uhhh...no.

posted by clampers on August 25th 2009 at 2:37pm
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Nice. I think its fun. I don't know if I'd do it, but I like to look at it. If you want a version you can sit on, this might be a good interior alternative: http://www.modernests.com/2008/12/diy-alert-shag-chair.html

posted by MODERnestS on August 25th 2009 at 3:41pm
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By the way...I think what makes it work is that there's a matching table and pot otherwise it could look trashy, but this way it is put together and obviously intentional. Which in the case of furniture in the yard, intentional is better than not.

posted by MODERnestS on August 25th 2009 at 3:43pm
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That looks kind of fun, but it seems like the chair would rot pretty quickly. I want to make a bench with grass or moss growing on the top.

posted by Brandyjane on August 25th 2009 at 5:26pm
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I think it's darling.

posted by Charlotte on August 25th 2009 at 8:12pm
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Definitely agree with you Usbek de Perse - would be a great place for the cats to sun themselves! Although our 3 cats would be fighting over the chair I'm sure!

posted by SoYouWantToBeADesigner on August 25th 2009 at 8:14pm
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OMG!!! These were in a dream I had!! Absolutely charming.

posted by GreatFriend on August 25th 2009 at 8:26pm
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Charming is right!

posted by kellylc on August 25th 2009 at 8:37pm
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I live in a college town. It sure beats the upholstered sofa on the front porch!

posted by mjs7640 on August 26th 2009 at 9:41am
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