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Updated: 8:09 p.m. Friday, July 13, 2012 | Posted: 8:08 p.m. Friday, July 13, 2012

These products make for truly green spaces

By Lori Johnston

Cox News Service

ATLANTA — Whether you have a primary residence or vacation home, your personal green spaces can be updated with eco-friendly items. Here are six outdoor products with green qualities.

 

Original Rainwater Pillow

The Original Rainwater Pillow, created by Georgia landscaper Jim Harrington, is an option for homeowners wanting to collect, filter and store rainwater to use in hoses, sprinklers, drip irrigation systems and elsewhere. The automated system comes with the pillow (made of industrial strength fabric), filter, pump, remote control and fittings. Most people purchase the pillow for outdoor irrigation, but Harrington is seeing a growing desire for other uses. The company website, www.rainwater pillow.com, provides directions for using roof measurements to determine what size kit you need.

Wall planter

Hang this planter, made of 100-percent recycled plastic bottles, on fences, walls and rails to grow annuals, perennials and edibles. The soft-sided “living wall planter” is breathable and keeps walls from getting wet, according to Woolly Pocket Garden Co. (www.woollypocket.com). The “Wally” planter ranges from $40 to $150. Sold at EcoDenizen, www.ecodenizen.net.

 

Recycled granite walkways

Old granite countertops are getting a new purpose as pavers, patios, outdoor kitchens, walkways and driveways. The pavers are made of 100 percent recycled solid granite, but the textured side of the granite is used, creating a slip-resistant surface, said Matt Dombrowski, owner of Greenstone Recycled Stone Products in Ga. The company says using 100 square feet of the pavers will prevent more than 1,600 pounds of granite waste from entering landfills. Suggested retail price is $5.50 per square foot. www.green stoneproductsonline.com.

 

Reclaimed console

Atlanta designer and artist Margaret Taylor builds outdoor furniture made of reclaimed wood and welded steel frame. The console, priced at $793, joins dining tables, chairs, benches and other items sold online and at Dryads Dancing, Taylor’s store in Chamblee, Ga. (www.dryadsdancing.com)


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