I'm sure someone will say this is book-sacrilige, but I think it is a great idea! Especially if the books were unusable for some reason. I have a fat water-damaged tome around here somewhere that's about to become a planter or die trying. Thanks for the inspiration!

That first one is just beautiful. What kind of plant is that in it?

The plant looks like a bonsai'ed small-leaf azalea. Possibly a boxwood, hard to be sure without flowers!

I'm a librarian, and I don't have a problem with the upcycling of old non-collectible books this way, I just don't care for the look. I like actual bonsai planters for bonsai, this doesn't work for me.

Am I the only one who gets water in places besides IN the pot? Seems like a opportunity for mildew, which could then migrate to my other books.

this is book-sacrilige!!! JK, looks cool

Ok, we can see that this is possible for short-term display purposes, but is it at all practical to keep plants this way? Of all materials imaginable to make into containers for plants, why choose ones that are inherently porous and prone to rot? No wastage has been avoided since these vessels will end up in landfill after they become too water damaged and/or rotted to serve their ill-conceived purpose. Just because you can...

Yes I say this is book sacrilege.

No. I am not a fan of this. Only the bonsai image is successful-ish. The rest look pretty terrible; too busy & just, unattractive. In my opinion, a planter should accentuate the interesting plant & not the other way around. Also, books! Why?

Yuck, yuck, yuck. All around yuck.

I agree - I'm all for incorporating books into rooms, even if that means cutting holes in useless ones. I think there are many beautiful ways to do it. This is not one of them.

@amed studio - In the third picture here, it looks like the books are covered in resin or glue. The FAQ states,

"Not wet the pages?

No, the pages do not get wet. Each book is treated with the insulating material, after being dug. In this way you can water the plants without the book in which houses are ruined."

dumb

Really!!! Are we going through this again!!! Books are for reading, or (for some people) decoration or paperweights, or recycling as old paper. period. Everything else is just silly and pointless.