I am completely charmed by these industrial, construction-y, feeling BACSAC plant containers from France. There is something compelling about objects that feel so temporary and malleable – able to change at a whim (which is probably not true as I am sure once they are filled, they are heavy) – but it is a quality I like in a garden. It is never the same twice.
![Woman tending to garden plants in raised beds.](https://pithandvigor.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/308416047_507707470686089_6906078920032961310_n-1100x1375.jpg)
Landscape designer @andreyeva (a PhD supervised by @nigel.dunnett), looks at resilient urban planting solutions, testing the use of drought-and-cold tolerant plants from the Eurasian steppes. Her field experiments are planted in BACSAC raised beds.
I am especially drawn to the rucksack version. The idea of flowers overflowing from saw horses opens so many opportunities to pretty things up.
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Bacsac Fabric Containers
The Rucksack
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I was in Boston yesterday and did a lot of walking. I always notice what is planted (or not planted) wherever I go. American Cities really don’t have that much in the way of flowers and gardens. When I lived in England, it was impossible not to notice every pub’s floral displays; they are always such bright spots in an urban landscape.
These bags seem like they might be good tools to create those types of voluptuous displays in a lot more obscure, un-plantable places.
![Line drawing of an urban garden with the phrase "welcome to bacsac" at the top, featuring plants in various containers and a person tending to the plants.](https://pithandvigor.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/426613363_18409682596057849_5188253917376700826_n-1100x1375.jpg)
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The fabric Bags provide durable and breathable containment for root systems.
There are a huge variety of shapes and sizes of Bacsac.
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Here is what I would love to see, when I pull up to a closed road- perhaps some summer road construction – I am greeted with some nice flowers and a friendly sign that shows me the detour. I am wondering if we had more flowers on roadsides if we would reduce the incidence of road rage. I think it might….what do you think?
![Urban garden with flowering pink cosmos and assorted plants in raised beds against a building facade.](https://pithandvigor.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/396710176_18390237130057849_8365262385830880176_n-1100x1375.jpg)
Oh my goodness – I LOVE these!! Is there an American version to buy here???? Love the blog!