These simple yet elegant Sky Planter hanging ceramic planters are designed by Patrick Morris for Boskke.  The upside down pots allow apartment dwellers, or folks trapped in a small home office, to surround themselves will living plants and edible herbs without cluttering up window sills, shelves or desktops.  How did they do it?  A modest locking disc holds the plant and soil in place.

in extra small, small and medium @ greenergrassdesign.com

From ’round the blogosphere, a green stimulus package for your eyes, ears and mind…

• via Metropolis Mag.com (and sponsored by Herman Miller) – call for entries: Next Generation Design Competition: One Fix for the Future, focused on sustainability – enter by January 29, 2010. $10,000 prize plus fame, of course.
• BUST HOLIDAY CRAFTACULAR – 200 vendors busting out with their handmade goods – $2 admission – Sun., Dec 6 (10a-8p) Metropolitan Pavilion, 125 West 18th St., NYC.  Also in jolly old London and Lala Land on December 12.
• 350.org — see who’s organizing a vigil to help keep the pressure on during the talks in Copenhagen.
• Want to know the score?  Keep up with what’s happening in Copenhagen at the newly launched, www.climatescoreboard.org… climateinteractive.org and twitter.com/climateinteract.
• Go local and knock off a few Christmas gifts for the worthy at Columbus Circle, NYC.  The 6th Annual Holiday Market is open Wednesday, December 2 – Thursday, December 24, 2009.  Monday – Saturday 10a to 8p;  Sundays 10a to 7p.  Or check  Union Square if you’re in that neighborhood.  more @ urbanspacenyc.com
• Remember, December comes but once a year, don’t be a grump, start spreading the cheer.