Floating island planting system
OwnerRichard J. Schuckinventor
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Abstract
An improved floating island planting system comprising a float ring formed as a circular walled member of closed-cell polyethylene foam, and a garden planter formed in a bowl configuration with a collar of greater diameter than the float ring. The bowl of the garden planter is dimensioned for nesting in the float ring, the planter is defined by a plurality of holes through the closed bottom. A fill mix comprising a combination of clay and potting soil resides in the planter. An alternate embodiment is shown in which the planting system is integrally formed from an open-ended circular collar section that is heat sealed to a conforming circular base section.
Claims8
A floating island planting system, comprising:
- a float ring formed as a circular walled member of closed-cell polyethylene foam having a first diameter;
- a garden planter formed in a bowl configuration with a collar of greater diameter than said first diameter, the bowl of said garden planter being dimensioned for nesting in said float ring, and said garden planter being defined by a plurality of holes through the closed bottom;
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- a fill mix residing in said garden planter, said fill mix comprising alternating layers of calcined montmorillonite clay and potting soil.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.