Grow your own with innovative new IKEA indoor garden accessories
From tabletop grow kits to hanging planters, this new range has all you need to create an indoor kitchen garden
The grow your own trend has been one of the most significant so far, in the world of gardening 2019. We're all fans, but what if you don't have a vegetable plot or a greenhouse?
That's where IKEA's latest garden ideas are just the thing to stay ahead of the curve.
Making the smallest of changes around the home can have a huge impact on the environment, especially when it comes to food waste and becoming more self-sufficient. As always, IKEA are leading the way on how we can produce our own food produce – no matter the space or budget.
These new accessories are ideal to set up an indoor garden at home, to live off the land so to speak. Even if that 'land' is a kitchen worktop, IKEA prove that you don't need to have a garden plot to produce your own delicious produce.
IKEA's new range of sustainably sourced, renewable products are a great place to start us on the path to leading a more sustainable lifestyle...
New indoor garden buys from IKEA
‘Sustainability is at the heart of everything we do at IKEA,' explains Hege Sæbjørnsen, IKEA UK Country Sustainability Manager. 'Our ambition is to inspire and enable more people to live a better everyday life within the limits of the planet. A few simple tweaks and changes is all it takes to create an inviting, renewable, eco-friendly living space.’
‘Limiting food waste, going plastic free and growing your own plants are just a few ways to make your lifestyle more sustainable.’
Buy now: Krydda Grow Kit, £64.50, IKEA
Grow your own kits for kitchens
The easy-to-use indoor garden solutions are not just for gardening pros. They have been designed to ensure we can all get to grips with growing our own, whatever our gardening credentials.
‘Whether you were born with a green thumb or not, it’s easy to grow your own plants at home with our Krydda/Vaxer ranges,' says Hege.
'With special cultivation lights, fertiliser, pumice stones and built-in shelving that allows for airflow – the kit guarantees the perfect amount of water, light and shelter is given to your plants. They are the perfect growing solution for smaller, urban homes that lack natural light.'
Buy now: Vaxer Grow Kit, £49.50, IKEA
What else is new? IKEA launches pollution reducing curtains – and you won't believe how they work!
Bringing the outside in has never been more fashionable. These simple, stylish hanging planters prove just why. You can grow your own herb garden indoors for your culinary creations, while adding a touch of decorative greenery – win, win.
The accessories help to ensure we know the produce is totally organic. Further more helping cut costs and transmissions from transporting the goods. As well as giving us a sense of home-grown pride.
Buy now: Bittergurka Hanging Planters, £8 each, IKEA
Growing our own sustainable food produce has never been easier or more affordable. No wonder it's literally a growing garden trend.
So, c'mon, let's grow!
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Tamara was Ideal Home's Digital Editor before joining the Woman & Home team in 2022. She has spent the last 15 years working with the style teams at Country Homes & Interiors and Ideal Home, both now at Future PLC. It’s with these award wining interiors teams that she's honed her skills and passion for shopping, styling and writing. Tamara is always ahead of the curve when it comes to interiors trends – and is great at seeking out designer dupes on the high street.
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