{"id":5795,"date":"2021-12-27T13:00:29","date_gmt":"2021-12-27T13:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.growingrevolution.com\/?p=5795"},"modified":"2021-12-27T13:00:29","modified_gmt":"2021-12-27T13:00:29","slug":"our-best-gardening-moments-of-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/2021\/12\/our-best-gardening-moments-of-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Best Gardening Moments of 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It\u2019s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">that<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> time of year again: The New Year is almost upon us! But before we say goodbye to 2021, we want to share with you our best gardening moments of the year.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2021 has been a fantastic year for vertical gardening and that\u2019s all thanks to our customers, whose incredible support and passion for PlantBox has helped this revolution to grow wild. Take a look at what made our year extra special.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gillian\u2019s family vertical allotment<\/span><\/h2>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5809 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/2-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1410\" height=\"945\" srcset=\"https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/2-3.png 1410w, https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/2-3-300x201.png 300w, https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/2-3-1024x686.png 1024w, https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/2-3-768x515.png 768w, https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/2-3-600x402.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1410px) 100vw, 1410px\" \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">One of the most heart-warming moments of the year was when Gillian decided to educate her children about nature and encouraged them to engage with the great outdoors by creating two vertical allotments using PlantBox. One was stacked high with salad vegetables, the other with 32 strawberry plants. The strawberry plants contained a mixture of early, mid and late crops, so the whole family could enjoy a summer of freshly-picked fruit\u2014what a great idea!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The children were super-excited to watch their home-grown crops grow day by day and to be able to pick their first strawberries of the season. With home-grown strawberries that good, we\u2019re not surprised!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We loved sharing the family\u2019s progress on our social media over the summer. It was so rewarding to see the children enjoying every step of their growing journey and to see them being inspired to get creative in the garden. We can\u2019t wait to see what Gillian and her children decide to grow next summer.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">John\u2019s homegrown experiments<\/span><\/h2>\n<div style=\"width: 1080px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('video');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-5795-1\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" loop preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/John_Beavan_Home-grown_Fruit__Veg_331610950_1080x1080_F30.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/John_Beavan_Home-grown_Fruit__Veg_331610950_1080x1080_F30.mp4\">https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/John_Beavan_Home-grown_Fruit__Veg_331610950_1080x1080_F30.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gillian and her family weren\u2019t the only ones getting in on the home-growing action this year. John, home gardener and happy customer, used his PlantBox to create a vertical allotment of herbs, which proved a success at dinner and with the local bumblebees. He also conducted an experiment of growing fruit and salad, and compared the results to those grown in a grow bag. (Spoiler alert: John found his strawberries grew \u201cexceptionally better\u201d in his living wall!) You can watch all of John\u2019s videos in full on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BwzQBM56flQ&amp;list=PLZo8uXxSexAx0Xus5pHYY7qY4SRSzr4d1&amp;index=3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube channel<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Seeing all YOUR homes transformed<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If we had to choose a favourite highlight from 2021, then this would probably be it. We were overwhelmed to receive so many photos and videos from our customers\u2014we\u2019re all about reconnecting people with nature, but actually getting to see your leafy transformations and stunning displays was beyond incredible.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We were especially delighted to see so many people using PlantBox to prove that you don\u2019t need a large space, lawn or raised beds to create a beautiful garden. Among the numerous urban transformations, we saw plenty of balcony makeovers, decking re-designs, patio touch-ups, courtyard reconfigurations and many more!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Check out some of our favourite photos below.<\/span><\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5803 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/1-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/1-2.png 1080w, https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/1-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/1-2-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/1-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/1-2-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/1-2-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/1-2-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ahouselikethis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">@ahouselikethis<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> used their PlantBox to create a living wall of wellbeing wonder! Designed with plants that look and make them feel wonderful, it also has practical uses. The flowering plants scent the air and encourage pollinators, while their favourite herbs provide fresh ingredients for cooking.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cSpending more time at home during the first lockdown and having family outside of London in the countryside reminded us that, while we love city life, we forgot how restorative being close to nature can be.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWe decided to create a living wall to boost our wellbeing, including plants that can scent the space, be used in cooking and, most importantly, make us feel great.\u201d<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u2014<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ahouselikethis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">@ahouselikethis<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5808 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1410\" height=\"945\" srcset=\"https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3-3.png 1410w, https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3-3-300x201.png 300w, https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3-3-1024x686.png 1024w, https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3-3-768x515.png 768w, https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3-3-600x402.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1410px) 100vw, 1410px\" \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CSbbicFq4QW\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">@finkpinkart<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> shared her PlantBox vertical garden with us on Instagram back in May, stacking it almost entirely with lobelia, and watched her vertical garden grow throughout the summer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIt\u2019s right next to our seating area so we get to watch the bees coming and going, it\u2019s just lovely.\u201d<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u2014 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/finkpinkart\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">@finkpinkart<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 1080px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-5795-2\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" loop preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/@theedwardianrenovation-dual-video.mp4?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/@theedwardianrenovation-dual-video.mp4\">https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/@theedwardianrenovation-dual-video.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/theedwardianrenovation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">@<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">theedwardianrenovation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> transformed their indoor living space with a PlantBox vertical garden. As well as looking, sounding* and smelling incredible, these 80 plants help create cleaner air, reduce stress and improve wellbeing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">*Thanks to the cascading watering system\u2014the soothing sound is like a miniature waterfall!<\/span><\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5802 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/2-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/2-2.png 1080w, https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/2-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/2-2-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/2-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/2-2-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/2-2-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/2-2-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Joel wanted to create a relaxing outdoor space surrounded by nature and transformed his balcony into an urban jungle. Alongside three PlantBox living walls, he added a row of PlantBoxes to the outside edge to completely surround himself in nature.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5807 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/4-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1410\" height=\"945\" srcset=\"https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/4-2.png 1410w, https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/4-2-300x201.png 300w, https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/4-2-1024x686.png 1024w, https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/4-2-768x515.png 768w, https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/4-2-600x402.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1410px) 100vw, 1410px\" \/><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Chloe and her mum brightened up their garden using their PlantBox Living wall. In Chloe\u2019s words, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cMy mum is a keen gardener and I think she\u2019s created a masterpiece.\u201d<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> We couldn\u2019t agree more! Chloe also said, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cMy friends have thought it was fake because it looks so gorgeous. We get so many comments about what a great idea it is. Next year I\u2019m hoping to do another smaller wall!\u201d<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> We can\u2019t wait to see it!<\/span><\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5679 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3-1.png 1080w, https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3-1-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3-1-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/selinabusby\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">@selinabusby<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> packed heaps of indoor plants into a small area of her kitchen using PlantBox. The mix of ferns, peace lilies and large-leaf plants like calathea not only look incredible, they also act as round-the-clock filters to clean the air around them, helping to support occupants&#8217; mental health.<\/span><\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5813 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Our-Best-Gardening-Moments-2021-Blog-Banner.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1410\" height=\"945\" srcset=\"https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Our-Best-Gardening-Moments-2021-Blog-Banner.png 1410w, https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Our-Best-Gardening-Moments-2021-Blog-Banner-300x201.png 300w, https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Our-Best-Gardening-Moments-2021-Blog-Banner-1024x686.png 1024w, https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Our-Best-Gardening-Moments-2021-Blog-Banner-768x515.png 768w, https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Our-Best-Gardening-Moments-2021-Blog-Banner-600x402.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1410px) 100vw, 1410px\" \/>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cLots more growing to do, but delighted with it so far.&#8221;<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Jo installed her PlantBox living wall along her garden fence to help hide the eyesore that was the bare brick wall of a newly built house. Now Jo&#8217;s garden is walled by nature and looks incredible!<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 1080px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-5795-3\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" loop preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/@cherrycroftgardener.mp4?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/@cherrycroftgardener.mp4\">https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/@cherrycroftgardener.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/cherrycroftgardener\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">@cherrycroftgardener<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> used her PlantBox living wall to brighten up a dull, messy space (we all have them!) under the kitchen window. The area doesn\u2019t get much sun, so she used lots of shade-happy evergreen plants, including heucheras, ferns, ivy and grasses. We love that the trailing plants have been left to grow down and those heucheras are bloomin&#8217; brilliant!<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hearing how much your living walls mean to you<\/span><\/h2>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5801 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3-2.png 1080w, https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3-2-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3-2-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3-2-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3-2-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In addition to seeing your PlantBox living walls, we were also fortunate to hear how much they mean to you. 2021 has certainly been an extraordinary and challenging year, and it was moving to read so many positive messages telling us how your living walls have helped boost your wellbeing, support your mental health and make you smile on those dull rainy days.<\/span><\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5806 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/5-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1410\" height=\"945\" srcset=\"https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/5-2.png 1410w, https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/5-2-300x201.png 300w, https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/5-2-1024x686.png 1024w, https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/5-2-768x515.png 768w, https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/5-2-600x402.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1410px) 100vw, 1410px\" \/>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8220;I just wanted to send you a message to say how happy I am with your product. I purchased 30 PlantBoxes almost a year ago and have to say how impressed I am with them. A few days ago the weather was miserable, but just look at how amazing this beautiful living wall is at night with mood lighting! Even when it\u2019s awful outside it makes me feel so happy when I look out of my happy space.&#8221;<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2014<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/paulglenn71\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">@paulglenn71<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5805 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/6-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1410\" height=\"945\" srcset=\"https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/6-2.png 1410w, https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/6-2-300x201.png 300w, https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/6-2-1024x686.png 1024w, https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/6-2-768x515.png 768w, https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/6-2-600x402.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1410px) 100vw, 1410px\" \/>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cLooking at this from my garden office, even on a rainy day like today, puts a smile on my face.&#8221;<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u2014 Diane<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Returning to gardening shows<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5799 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/5-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/5-1.png 1080w, https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/5-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/5-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/5-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/5-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/5-1-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/5-1-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What is sure to be a gardening highlight for many people this year was being able to return to our favourite gardening shows: the RHS Chelsea Flower Show and the RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival. The whole of the Growing Revolution team had an incredible time meeting with customers, returning and new, and discussing all things vertical gardening. We loved collaborating with other exhibitors and it was such a proud moment to see PlantBox at not just one or even two but SIX sites throughout the show and to see vertical gardening being incorporated into so many award-winning displays. We\u2019ve been looking forward to next May ever since for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2022\u2014we hope to see you there!<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">@siobhanfre surprising us with her living wall<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5800 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/4-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/4-1.png 1080w, https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/4-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/4-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/4-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/4-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/4-1-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/4-1-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">One of the highlights for the Growing Revolution team at The RHS Chelsea Flower Show was when <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/siobhanfre\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">@siobhanfre <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">came to visit the stand to share a photo of her PlantBox living wall, which she had planted up earlier in the year. Siobhan had recently moved into her new flat and the first thing she had wanted to do was inject as much nature as possible into an otherwise concrete and barren back garden. The result was this brilliant, in-bloom wall of living, breathing plants.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">PlantBox voted a RHS Chelsea Sustainable Garden Product of the Year 2021 Finalist<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5804 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/7-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1410\" height=\"945\" srcset=\"https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/7-1.png 1410w, https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/7-1-300x201.png 300w, https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/7-1-1024x686.png 1024w, https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/7-1-768x515.png 768w, https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/7-1-600x402.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1410px) 100vw, 1410px\" \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Barely a year after being launched, we were thrilled PlantBox was voted a RHS Chelsea Sustainable Garden Product of the Year 2021 Finalist! The competition recognises the best new garden products and it was an honour to see PlantBox alongside such innovative and green-thinking finalists. Entries were judged on the following criteria: innovation, visual appeal, functionality, quality, value for money and environmental sustainability.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">At Growing Revolution, we&#8217;re committed to greening up the planet with more than just plants and sustainability is at the heart of PlantBox. We take UK household waste and turn it into an eco-friendly, stackable vertical planter that&#8217;s made from 100% recycled materials. But we don&#8217;t stop there! You can read more about <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.growingrevolution.com\/2021\/05\/plantbox-is-a-rhs-chelsea-sustainable-garden-product-of-the-year-2021-finalist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">how PlantBox is sustainable in our blog<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.growingrevolution.com\/sustainability-statement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">our sustainability statement<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Appearing in the media\u2026 lots!<\/span><\/h2>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5798 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/6-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/6-1.png 1080w, https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/6-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/6-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/6-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/6-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/6-1-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/6-1-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When it came to the media, 2021 turned out to be a very busy and exciting year. PlantBox was featured in various national newspapers and magazines and appeared on TV, including <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Channel 4, BBC Scotland, RT\u00c9 One, and multiple times on ITV. It was great to watch PlantBox being talked about in various ways, whether it was to help bring sustainable living into the home; as a sustainable, space-saving solution to help transform a small and rather extraordinary space; to create a vertical allotment of edibles; being highlighted as a top 10 trend; getting people interacting with nature; and to create a stylish outdoor space.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rated \u2018Excellent\u2019 on Trustpilot<\/span><\/h2>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5797 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/7.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/7.png 1080w, https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/7-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/7-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/7-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/7-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/7-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/7-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Launching PlantBox during a global pandemic isn\u2019t exactly what you want as a new business. But it has brought us real joy to be able to reconnect people with nature at a time when they have needed it the most. Thank you to all our customers who have left us a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/uk.trustpilot.com\/review\/www.growingrevolution.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">review on Trustpilot<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, commending PlantBox and our service, and helping this revolution to grow. We are rated &#8216;Excellent&#8217; with a rating of 4.8 out of 5 stars. We always love hearing how your PlantBox living wall has transformed your home (and how your plants are settling into theirs).<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pledging 1% of PlantBox sales to 1% For The Planet<\/span><\/h2>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5796 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/8.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/8.png 1080w, https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/8-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/8-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/8-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/8-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/8-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/growingrevolution.a1.bc-staging.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/8-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We believe in a greener planet and try to do our bit to help things along. We take ordinary UK household waste and transform it into gorgeous vertical gardens made from 100% recycled materials, which are manufactured in Norfolk (UK) and are built to last. Our packaging is made in Cambridgeshire (UK) from 100% recycled paper and we use compostable bags to hold the small bits. We don\u2019t use any single-use plastic or wasteful padding. But this year we decided that wasn\u2019t enough, so we have since <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.growingrevolution.com\/sustainability-statement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">pledged 1% of PlantBox sales to 1% For The Planet<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, a global organisation that supports non profits who are tackling our most pressing environmental issues.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What was your best gardening moment of 2021?\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Share your best gardening moment of 2021 with us on Facebook and Instagram and don\u2019t forget to tag us using #PlantBox #2021BestGardeningMoments<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Instagram.<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/growingrevolution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">@growingrevolution<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Facebook.<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GrowingRev\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">@GrowingRev<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Growing Revolution team would like to say an immense thank you to everyone who has made 2021 an unforgettable, plant-tastic year. We wish you and your loved ones a very Happy New Year and the greenest 2022 possible!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s that time of year again: The New Year is almost upon us! 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