Welcome to the Instaplanta Blog!!



Instaplanta in Leeds UK manufacture unique Container Gardens and Portable Wooden Container Gardens. The unique self watering planters are manufactured in wood for councils, schools, hospitals and architects working on cityscape gardens. They are especially popular in the following locations:


· Schools

· Healthcare

· Public Places

· Assisted Independent Living

Saturday, 21 November 2009

Our versatile Commercial Street Planter



When opting for an Instaplanta product you will receive a superior planter with a multitude of additional benefits.

Health & Safety

- Reduces risk of accidents whilst carrying out roadside replanting.

- Enables off-site planting in a ‘Safe Environment’.

- When changing planter baskets staff never come into direct contact with the growing medium, reducing risk of injuries caused by ‘sharps’.

- Reduces risk of manual handling/repetitive strain.


Environmental Benefits

- Reduces compost levels (approximately 70% less compost used).

- Self watering.

- Infestation of pest or disease can be dealt with both quickly and effectively.



Flexibility

- Allows you to change the planter quickly using spare planting baskets.

- Enhanced displays because fresh compost is used every season.

- Quality control is managed more effectively.

- Excellent for in ‘In Bloom’ groups who have elderly members or people with disabilities.

Resource Savings

- Significantly reduces watering regimes.

- Increased staff productivity and efficiency.

- Materials – less growing medium used.

- Product – Our planters are extremely competitive against all other suppliers.

Wednesday, 18 November 2009

Children celebrate after finishing their first Mobile Container Garden supplied by Instaplanta !!



Staff from Instaplanta join the children to show off their very first "Growing Zone" which will be placed outside the schools main entrance to welcome all visitors!!



Gardens on the move??



Kids don't just like planting in our growing zones they love to push them around too !!

This means they can protect their garden from the elements,

Too hot - simply water and move it to a shady spot for the day!!

Too windy - wheel it to a sheltered area until the wind abates!!

If a frost is forcast cover your growing zone with fleece and move it to an area not prone to frost!!

It's makes sense ........ it's fun ....... and it's easy !!









Saturday, 7 November 2009

Our Mobile Therapy Garden!!


Our Mobile Therapy Garden is designed for use in residential homes where staff find it difficult to deliver horticultural therapy to residents due to physical and mental disabilities.


So when you can't get the residents out to the garden then why not bring the garden in to them?


The unit has 6 removable planting baskets which residents can grow colourful flowers, heavily scented herbs or their own healthy vegetables!!
The unit comes fitted with heavy duty wheels and a secure breaking system allowing you to move the unit around your site both easily and safely!!

Instaplanta Website!!

http://www.instaplanta.co.uk

Our Kids Growing Zones!!


Our kids growing zones come with six separate removable growing baskets which allows school teachers to assign each child to their own planting zone,where they can grow their own flowers, herbs and vegetables!!


The growing zones are fitted with heavy duty wheels so if the school is limited on space then it can be simply wheeled from area to area!!
If it rains ..............Simply wheel it to a sheltered area!!
If it's too hot then push your growing zone into the shade to protect both the plants and more importantly the children from the sun!!


40"x40" planter with our unique planting baskets

Our 40"x40" with our unique planting baskets!!


Our products!!

One of our 40"x40" Planters during the manufacturing process

Who are we????????

We are new start company based in Leeds and we produce excellent exterior planters for local authourities and the commercial business sector. We also supply portable growing zones to schools and the residential healthcare markets.

This blog will follow our progress as we try to make our business a successful one, I'm sure there will troubles ahead but it how we overcome those testing times that I am most looking forward to!!

Christine Walkden - Horticulturalist & T.V. Gardening Presenter

Christine Walkden - Horticulturalist & T.V. Gardening Presenter
“I fully recommend the Instaplanta systems as units enabling children and people of all ages and abilities to be able to garden where ever they are. A very practical and cost efficient way of enabling everyone in the community to gleam the pleasures and satisfaction of gardening”

Christine Walkden - Horticulturalist & T.V. Gardening Presenter

Christine Walkden - Horticulturalist & T.V. Gardening Presenter
“I fully recommend the Instaplanta systems as units enabling children and people of all ages and abilities to be able to garden where ever they are. A very practical and cost efficient way of enabling everyone in the community to gleam the pleasures and satisfaction of gardening”