hey! i just got one of these for christmas too! i'm thinking of doing some spider plant, ivy and similar- stuff that's hard to kill and will cascade down and out of the pocket.

Cascading plants look so pretty in them! And I love the idea of a hanging herb garden in the kitchen. I had never heard of these, so THANK YOU for asking this! =)

if you want easy color go for a coleus mix, since the foliage is colorful its much longer lasting and more carefree than something flowering. they are also pretty easy to grow and commonly available. it can also tolerate full to part shade so it does well indoors. This is my favorite mix and its compact so good for a container (or pocket):
http://www.parkseed.com/gardening/PD/2986/

Do make sure that whatever plant you choose will get the proper amount of light in the location you plan to put it!

How does it stay alive inside? How do you water it?

I am fascinated by Woollypockets and would love to hear from anyone who has actually used them. laura1234 -you put dirt inside them and water like any potted plant. I've always wondered if there is a possiblity of moisture or condensation on the wall behind the Woolypocket. Anyone?

They work great with indoor plants! I've been planting them for all year (the photo above, for example)!

Easy starter plants are pothos (many different kinds) and heartleaf philodendrons. These are great "spillers" and will hang down nicely to cover the pockets.

If you want to add more thrill, all sorts of dracaenas (I love 'Gold Star') are beautiful and easy. Flowering plants like orchids and bromeliads are also happy in Pockets, and you can replace them when the blooms fade if you want.

Kitchen herb gardens will work well if you have a VERY sunny wall - herbs need about 6 hours of direct light every day.

We'll have more plant lists up on our website soon, but basically, match the plant to the amount of light you have, water sparingly (just once or twice a week, and always on the "tongue"), and have fun! Your plants will love living in Pockets.

Thanks everyone for all your suggestions. This weekend I am going to go shopping for plants.

I've had two single pockets on my wall for a while - they (woollypocket) posted it on their blog here:
http://www.woollypocket.com/blog/2010/10/22/you-wool-i-wool-we-all-make-woolly-walls/

Since that picture I've had two of the plants die - the purple one and the small fern at the top right. I replaced the purple on with a Kangaroo Paw fern which is not doing so well either...that spot is cursed! I'm going to try a Zebra plant there next and if that doesn't work I'm going to get something fake ;-)

The others that are still doing well (since October 2010) are the Pothos (two varieties), the Prayer plant, the Peace Lilly (upper left), the Bromeliad (which has turned more vertically and isn't as obvious), and the Dracaena (which has a few leaves with brown spots but is otherwise healthy. Other than replacing the Kangaroo Paw fern, [since you asked...] I'm going to add another Bromeliad on the top right behind the Dracaena and then probably replace the Pothos in the bottom right with something that hangs more so it will cover the pocket better.

The only thing I found difficult was keeping the plants toward the back of the pocket, they kept shifting toward the front (especially the Dracaena in the middle).

If Stephanie is still following this thread I've got a couple questions. Why only water at the tongue (especially for cases where the plants have shifted forward)? Is it bad to plant both toward the front of the pocket if I wanted to fit a couple additional plants in?

Other than that, it's pretty easy and looks great.