Pocket Gardens blog

New from Pocket Gardens - Meeroo Garden

2011-08-17T18:53:00.001-07:00

Are you crazy about meeroos? Pocket Gardens is pleased to announce a new garden design just for you.

Pocket Gardens - Meeroo Garden is an adorable ring of flowers where your meeroos can romp - or use it without meeroos just to define a pretty garden space!

Pocket Gardens - Meeroo Garden includes the following features:

Copiable; rez as many as you need.

Menu-driven customizable flower color themes (touch garden to activate menu; operable by owner only). You can choose from four different color themes.

Original poses for up to three avatars - sit on the rocks, or on either of the mushrooms to pose.

Ideal for meeroo ranges of 2m or 5m.

Meeroos, stump, and food not included.

Pocket Gardens - Meeroo Garden also comes with a free Meeroo Home Range Finder from Brazen Meeroos!

To get your Pocket Gardens - Meeroo Garden, visit our main shop, or see it on the SL Marketplace. And don't forget - to send Pocket Gardens items as gifts, visit us on the SL Marketplace or IM Carter Denja.

New from Pocket Gardens - Edging Set 2 - at Home & Garden Expo

2011-05-15T15:09:00.000-07:00

Pocket Gardens is pleased to be a part of the 2011 Home & Garden Expo in support of Relay For Life.

We have a new release available only at the expo: Pocket Gardens - Garden Edging Set 2, with all proceeds of this item benefiting Relay For Life.

Pocket Gardens - Garden Edging Set 2 provides nine charming, low-prim arrangements of rocks, grass and flowers that you can mix and match to border any garden space. All pieces in Pocket Gardens - Garden Edging Set 2 are copiable. So just rez as many as you need, and arrange them any way you like to form flagstone paths or edgings in your garden!

Visit Pocket Gardens at the expo, pick up your own Edging Set, and support Relay For Life. And don't forget to have a look around at the 10 sims full of wonderful home and garden designs by well over 100 of Second Life merchants.

New from Pocket Gardens - Calla Lilies In Bloom Again

2011-03-30T19:56:00.001-07:00

Pocket Gardens is pleased to announce the newest in our series of sculpted flower arrangements - Pocket Gardens - In Bloom Again.

"The calla lilies are in bloom again ... such a strange flower."
-- Stage Door, 1937

Pocket Gardens - In Bloom Again is a simple arrangement of three calla lilies in your choice of colors - just click each lily to change its color from white to pink to orange. These calla lilies are perfect for Easter decorating, or lovely for any reason any time of year. The entire arrangement is just 7 prims - yours for $L100.

To get your Pocket Gardens - In Bloom Again, visit our main shop, or drop by our store on the SL Marketplace. And don't forget - to send Pocket Gardens items as gifts, visit us on the SL Marketplace or IM Carter Denja.

Thanks to Logan Bauer of Arctic Greenhouse for the lily sculpts.

Thanks for featuring Pocket Gardens!

2011-03-13T13:13:00.000-07:00

Pocket Gardens would like to extend thanks to several blogs and magazines for featuring us recently.

Xanthe Audeburgh featured our recent releases Study in Red and Garden Edging Set.

Thanks to Second Spaces whose review of the Garden Edging Set inspired us to use the sculpted orchids in Study in Red. Second Spaces has also featured Study in Red.

And finally, Pocket Gardens is thrilled to have been featured in Prim Perfect's special issue, Guide For Gardeners in Second Life - see page 37.

Thanks again to all of you - we really appreciate it! Coming up - we're working on our next releases and getting ready for the Home & Garden Expo in May 2011. See you soon!

Mardi Gras Deals at Pocket Gardens!

2011-03-06T09:11:00.000-08:00

Come celebrate Mardi Gras in New Toulouse with special deals at Pocket Gardens!

The New Toulouse Mardi Gras festival runs today through Tuesday with many events throughout the estate. All festival long, New Toulouse merchants and artists fling open their shop and gallery doors and invite you in for special sales and offers.

At Pocket Gardens, you'll find two-for-one and half-price deals on selected gardens and landscaping accents, including:

Two Bench With Planters designs for the price of one

Two Flower Beds with texture-change ground for the price of one

Castalia waterfall garden - half off the fat pack

You can also grab a copy of the full Mardi Gras schedule and list of all shops in the open house - just look for the festival posters in the shop.

Come by Pocket Gardens main shop and Laissez Les Bon Temps Rouler!

New from Pocket Gardens - Study in Red with sculpted orchids

2011-02-26T20:36:00.000-08:00

Pocket Gardens is pleased to announce the newest in our series of sculpted landscaping accents - Pocket Gardens - Study in Red.

Pocket Gardens - Study in Red is a graceful, meditative sculpted orchid arrangement with a charming little cardinal. A beautiful, versatile arrangement for just L$125.

In addition to the full arrangement, the Pocket Gardens - Study in Red package includes separate pieces of the arrangement so you can choose a display that fits your prim budget. All pieces are copiable - rez as many as you need. The package includes:

* Study in Red: the full arrangement (21 prims)
* Study in Red arr. 1: a 4-bloom stem with cardinal (11 prims)
* Study in Red arr. 2 :a 5-bloom stem (8 prims)
* Study in Red Base: 2 prims

The cardinals in the full arrangement and in arrangement 1 include optional intermittent birdsong sound - touch the cardinal to turn the song on or off.

Thanks to Logan Bauer of Arctic Greenhouse for the orchid sculpts.

To get your Pocket Gardens - Study in Red, visit our main shop, or drop by our store on the SL Marketplace. And don't forget - to send Pocket Gardens items as gifts, visit us on the SL Marketplace or IM Carter Denja.

Our most romantic garden at a special price for Valentine's Day!

2011-02-11T20:25:00.001-08:00

Pocket Gardens - Mood: Heartfelt - our most romantic mini-garden - is on sale at a special price now through Valentine's Day.

This charming mini-garden is on sale for just $L 75 - it's copiable and includes the following features:

Menu-driven customizable ground textures - choose from six ground textures, including an alpha ground that allows your mini-garden to blend seamlessly with your own ground texture.

An original pair of cuddly poses for two - sit anywhere in the garden to use them. (Sit on the bread or on the bottle to try them by yourself.)

Optional resizable base prim to showcase your mini-garden with a handsome border if you wish.

To grab your Pocket Gardens - Mood: Heartfelt on sale, visit our main shop, or drop by our store on the SL Marketplace. And don't forget - to send Pocket Gardens items as gifts, visit us on the SL Marketplace or IM Carter Denja.

New from Pocket Gardens - Garden Edging Set

2011-01-29T20:02:00.000-08:00

Pocket Gardens is pleased to announce an adorable, versatile new set of landscaping accents for your garden: Pocket Gardens - Garden Edging Set.

Pocket Gardens -Garden Edging Set provides seven charming, low-prim arrangements of rocks, grass and flowers that you can mix and match to border any garden space.

All pieces in the Pocket Gardens - Garden Edging Set are copiable - rez as many as you need! 7 pieces to mix and match:

* Garden Edging #1 - 5 prims, 6m long
* Garden Edging #2 - 4 prims, 6m long
* Garden Edging #3 - 3 prims, 5m long
* Garden Edging #4 - 3 prims, 4m long
* Garden Edging #5 - 2 prims, 3m long

* Edging Corner piece #1 - 2 prims
* Edging Corner piece #2 - 2 prims

Just rez as many copies of each piece as you need, and arrange them any way you like to form flagstone paths or edgings in your garden.

Pocket Gardens - Garden Edging Set is just L$225. Come check it out today!

For more from Pocket Gardens, visit our main shop, or drop by our store on the SL Marketplace. And don't forget - to send Pocket Gardens items as gifts, visit us on the SL Marketplace or IM Carter Denja.

Pocket Gardens in There's No Place Like Home Hunt

2011-01-15T00:00:00.000-08:00

Pocket Gardens is pleased to be a part of the There's No Place Like Home hunt, running January 15 - February 15. This hunt focuses on items for your home and garden.

Our prize for you is a brand new piece in our Country Impressions series, Country Impressions #5.

Country Impressions #5 lets you choose from three different wall textures and poses for up to 3 avatars. Come by the Pocket Gardens shop and grab your hunt prize! And stay tuned for the rest of this new Country Impressions series, coming soon.

Check out the hunt blog and hunt flickr stream for more information about the hunts and the other prizes.

New from Pocket Gardens - Winter Stump

2010-12-16T19:46:00.000-08:00

Pocket Gardens is pleased to announce the latest, seasonal addition to our set of simple, cute country scenery - Pocket Gardens - Winter Stump.

Pocket Gardens - Winter Stump extends our line of adorable, versatile stump scenes into the snowy season. The piece is copiable, and includes the following features:

Three different pine tree textures (owner-touch menu)

Sit poses for two avatars.

Optional bird song that changes with the time of the SL day

Seriously, how cute is that pose?

Pocket Gardens - Winter Stump is just L$125. Come check it out in the shop today.

For more from Pocket Gardens, visit our main shop, or drop by our store on the SL Marketplace. And don't forget - to send Pocket Gardens items as gifts, visit us on the SL Marketplace or IM Carter Denja.

The Magic of Winter Hunt is on at Pocket Gardens

2010-12-04T08:03:00.000-08:00

Pocket Gardens is pleased to be a part of the Magic of Winter Hunt! The hunt is on now through January 4 and includes more than 70 great shops.

Come by Pocket Gardens and find our hunt prize, an adorable winter garden called Now Winter Nights Enlarge.

Start at the Pocket Gardens shop - to find the prize, look for signs of winter upstairs - or, slap the boards at the shop entrances to get the starting LM for the hunt. Check out the hunt's website for a list of stores and hints, too.

Winter News from Pocket Gardens!

2010-11-27T14:43:00.000-08:00

Two items of news from Pocket Gardens for Winter 2010-2011:

1. Our Persephone series of winter gardens is back for the new season! Come on over to the store - there are four models available on the second floor, and a great deal on the fatpack.

2. Pocket Gardens is pleased to be a part of the Magic of Winter Hunt, beginning December 4. We'll post more news as that date approaches - but here is a little preview of our hunt item:

Keep an eye on the Happy Hunter's Blog for more information about the hunt as well.

See you at the Pocket Gardens main store!

Trick or Treat in New Toulouse!

2010-10-31T07:19:00.000-07:00

Pocket Gardens and the other Residents and Merchants of New Toulouse invite you to come trick or treating!

All day on Halloween, come by New Toulouse and explore the estate in a trick or treat adventure!

You can get started in New Toulouse Bourbon, where you will find a dunking booth and (optional) wearable trick-or treat bags. Then head out and explore all four New Toulouse sims to find the bright orange trick or treat bags stuffed with gifts.

Don't forget to visit Pocket Gardens and Madhu's Cafe next door to pick up our trick or treat gifts to you.

New Toulouse is in the Halloween spirit, with thick fog and weather effects setting the spooky mood. You might even run into a zombie lurking around the corner! Hope to see you there!

New items in the New Toulouse Artwalk!

2010-10-16T07:57:00.000-07:00

Pocket Gardens is proud to be participating in the First New Toulouse Artwalk - all day Sunday, 17 October.

We invite you to stroll along Shotgun Row's galleries and specialty shops for a showcase of wares by artists and artisans. Then visit the New Toulouse Market at the end of Shotgun Row to peruse more specialties at the kiosks and on the beautiful Missedabracket Queen Riverboat.

Pocket Gardens will be there with two new items: a special-edition version of our Bench with Planters, with new flower textures and a special price - and an adorable new free item too!

And, from 6-8pm SLT on Sunday, Carter Denja of Madhu's Cafe Indien in New Toulouse Algiers (and of Pocket Gardens!) will spin Cajun & Zydeco music from the bridge of the riverboat with dancing on the top deck.

Come check out the beautiful estate of New Toulouse and its diverse artisans. We hope to see you there!

SLURLs:
New Toulouse Market and Party
Shotgun Row - Artwalk Start

New from Pocket Gardens - Country Stump Scenes

2010-10-09T18:44:00.000-07:00

Pocket Gardens is pleased to announce the latest addition to our set of simple, cute country scenery - Pocket Gardens - Country Stumps 1 & 2.

Pocket Gardens - Country Stumps go perfectly with our Country Impressions series and our Mood: Nostalgic mini-garden - and they great on their own as well. Each scene is copiable, and includes the following features:

Sit poses for up to two avatars in each scene

Flowers that change color on owner touch (Stump 1 only)

Optional bird song that changes with the time of the SL day

The pack includes both stump scenes for just L$175. The pack also includes a copiable two-prim field of country grass to help fill out your garden or yard.

For more from Pocket Gardens, visit our main shop, or drop by our store on the SL Marketplace.

New from Pocket Gardens - Mood: Nostalgic

2010-09-11T19:21:00.000-07:00

Pocket Gardens is pleased to announce the latest addition to our Moods series of small instant gardens - Pocket Gardens - Mood: Nostalgic.

At just 125L, Pocket Gardens - Mood: Nostalgic goes perfectly with our Country Impressions series, and looks adorable on its own. The garden is copiable, and includes the following features:

Menu-driven customizable ground textures, including an alpha (invisible) ground to blend seamlessly with your own ground.

An original sit pose.

Optional birdsong and environmental sounds that change with the time of the SL day.

Optional resizable base prim to showcase your Pocket Gardens prefab garden with a handsome border.

For more from Pocket Gardens, visit our main shop, and see samples of all of our Pocket Gardens prefab gardens and landscaping accents.

Free gift from Pocket Gardens!

2010-09-01T20:08:00.001-07:00

Do you have a bucket?

If you stop by the Pocket Gardens main shop, you can get one for free.

Pocket Gardens - prefab gardens, flower beds, and landscaping accents.

New product and redesigned shop! Pocket Gardens Country Impressions

2010-08-12T19:08:00.000-07:00

Pocket Gardens is pleased to announce the latest series in our collection of prefab gardens - instant landscaping and landscaping accents.

Pocket Gardens Country Impressions is a series of charming country scenes that add instant atmosphere to your yard. Use them together or separately.

Country Impressions Series 1 comes in a pack that includes four adorable and copiable scenes, each with two or three original poses:

Country Impressions #1: 16 prims. Includes a pheasant with optional bird sounds that change with the time of day.

Country Impressions #2: 15 prims. Includes a charming goose and gosling, with a pitchfork leaning up against the fence.

Country Impressions #3: 7 prims.

Country Impressions #4: 11 prims. Includes a pheasant with optional bird sounds that change with the time of day.

The pack also includes a copiable two-prim field of country grass to help fill out your garden or yard.

For more from Pocket Gardens, visit our main shop, which has been redesigned for more space and better display of Pocket Gardens prefab gardens and landscaping accents.

New from Pocket Gardens - Italian Planter

2010-05-19T19:24:00.000-07:00

Pocket Gardens instant landscaping is pleased to announce that our Italian Planter is now available to everyone at our shop.

Pocket Gardens Elements - Italian Planter is a charming accent for your home or garden at just 4 prims.

Choose from three plant colors - change the plant by touching anywhere on planter. The plant changes on owner touch only.

To see more from Pocket Gardens, visit our shop in New Toulouse Algiers.

Or check us out on XstreetSL.

Last day to see the Home, Garden & Patio Expo

2010-04-18T09:06:00.000-07:00

Today is your last day to check out the Home, Garden & Patio Expo - 8 sims of wonderful products for your home and garden in Second Life. The proceeds from the sale of many items in the Expo go to benefit Relay for Life and the American Cancer Society.

There is a scavenger hunt today with more than 40 merchants - including Pocket Gardens - that you can join for a 250L donation to Relay for Life.

So hurry to the Expo before it closes down for the year. Click the banner above for information from the Expo's blog. Or click here to start exploring at the Pocket Gardens display.

New from Pocket Gardens - Bench with Planters

2010-03-20T14:36:00.000-07:00

Pocket Gardens is pleased to announce the release of a lovely item in our Elements series of inexpensive landscaping accents.

Pocket Gardens - Bench with Planters is 10 prims, copiable, and includes the following features:

* Three original sit poses, one solo sit and a pair of cuddly sits
- right-click on the book to use the solo sit
- right-click on the bench to use the cuddly sits

* Choose from nine plant textures - change the plants by touching anywhere on the bench or plants. Textures change on owner touch only.

Pocket Gardens Elements is a line of individual landscaping accents that can be used with Pocket Gardens prefab gardens or on their own to add an extra touch of character to your grounds.

See Pocket Gardens - Bench with Planters at our our in-world shop and on XstreetSL.

Pocket Gardens Shop in New Toulouse Algiers

XstreetSL

New subscriber gift from Pocket Gardens

2010-03-06T16:32:00.000-08:00

Pocket Gardens is pleased to offer our subscribers this lovely little planter with hibiscus flowers in three colors.

This handsome planter is just 4 prims. The flower colors change on owner touch. You can get it by visiting the Pocket Gardens Shop and joining our Subscribe-o-Matic.

Also, our previous subscriber gift, Pocket Gardens - Mood: Jaune is now available for sale at the Pocket Gardens Shop. Pocket Gardens - Mood: Jaune is one of our smaller
prefab garden models at just 3m x 3m and 12 prims. It includes 7 ground textures (menu-selectable by owner), an original pair of cuddle poses, and optional birdsong.

Thanks again to our subscribers. Come see what's new at Pocket Gardens today.

New from Pocket Gardens - Castalia Basin with Koi

2010-03-02T20:32:00.000-08:00

Pocket Gardens is pleased to announce a new item in our Pocket Gardens Elements series of inexpensive and beautiful landscaping accents - Castalia Basin with Koi.

Pocket Gardens - Castalia Basin with Koi is a charming little pond with friendly fish you can pet. Pocket Gardens - Castalia Basin with Koi blends well with the Castalia line of prefab gardens from Pocket Gardens but is also adorable on its own.

Pocket Gardens - Castalia Basin with Koi comes in two sizes, just 7 or 10 prims total. Both are copiable, and include the following features:

Small basin:

One adorable swimming fish.

Three rose colors - colors cycle on owner touch on the rosebush.

Three basin textures - textures cycle on owner touch on the basin.

Two original sits - right-click and sit on roses to lean against the basin, or sit anywhere else on the pond to lean in and pet the fish. Two people can sit at once.

Large basin:

Two adorable swimming fish.

Three rose colors - colors cycle on owner touch. You can touch either rosebush to change its color independently of the other.

Three basin textures - textures cycle on owner touch on the basin.

Three original sits - right-click and sit on each of the rosebushes to lean against the basin or sit on the side of the basin; sit anywhere else on the basin to lean in and pet the fish. Up to three people can sit at once.

See Pocket Gardens - Castalia Basin with Koi at any of our in-world locations and on XstreetSL.

Pocket Gardens Shop in New Toulouse Algiers
Madhu's Cafe
XstreetSL

New From Pocket Gardens - Mood: Heartfelt

2010-02-11T19:10:00.001-08:00

Pocket Gardens is pleased to announce the newest in its line of smaller gardens - Mood: Heartfelt.

Pocket Gardens - Mood: Heartfelt is one of the smaller Pocket Gardens models at 4m diameter and 15 prims. At just 125L, this sweet and romantic garden is perfect for Valentine's day or any day you want to stretch out in the flowers with someone close to your heart.

Pocket Gardens - Mood: Heartfelt is copiable, and includes the following features:

Menu-driven customizable ground textures (touch garden to activate menu; operable by owner only). You can choose from six ground textures, including an alpha ground that allows your Pocket Gardens prefab garden to blend seamlessly with your own ground texture.

An original pair of cuddly poses for two - sit anywhere in the garden to use them. (Sit on the bread or on the bottle to try them by yourself.)

Optional resizable base prim to showcase your Pocket Gardens prefab garden with a handsome border if you wish.

See Pocket Gardens - Mood: Heartfelt at any of our in-world locations and on XstreetSL.

Pocket Gardens Shop in New Toulouse Algiers
Madhu's Cafe
XstreetSL

New from Pocket Gardens - Castalia Rock, Raven, Rose

2010-02-06T13:28:00.000-08:00

Pocket Gardens is pleased to announce the latest item in our new series of inexpensive and beautiful landscaping accents, Pocket Gardens Elements.

At just 75L, Pocket Gardens - Castalia Rock, Raven, Rose blends well with the Castalia line of prefab gardens from Pocket Gardens but is also adorable on its own.

Pocket Gardens - Castalia Rock, Raven, Rose is 8 prims, copiable, and includes the following features:

* Three rose colors - colors cycle on owner touch

* Two sit poses - right-click and sit on the rock, or right-click and sit on the rose. Two people can sit at once.

* Optional raven caw - touch the raven's body to turn it on and off.

See Pocket Gardens - Castalia Rock, Raven, Rose at any of our in-world locations and on XstreetSL.

Pocket Gardens Shop in New Toulouse Algiers
Madhu's Cafe
XstreetSL

Murder Mystery hunt in New Toulouse featuring Pocket Gardens

2010-01-31T18:20:00.000-08:00

Pocket Gardens is pleased to be a part of The Wages of Sin - Murder Mystery Hunt in New Toulouse and New Toulouse Algiers.

Do you have what it takes to solve this murder mystery? Explore the atmospheric setting of New Toulouse and New Toulouse Algiers to find all the clues and claim your prizes.

The Wages of Sin murder mystery hunt runs from February 1 - February 28. Begin at Laveau Square in the center of New Toulouse. You'll need to find all the clues to get your reward, so be sure to get the hunt HUD there and read the instructions.

Each hunt clue includes a landmark to the location of the next clue - but if, instead of teleporting, you use "Show on Map" and follow the beacon, you can enjoy a nice walking tour of New Toulouse as you investigate the crime.

See this website for more information, and good luck, inspector!

Prizes from Grimalkin Workshop, Pocket Gardens, Spiky-Haired Dragon, and other fine New Toulouse and New Toulouse Algiers denizens.

New from Pocket Gardens - Thalia Planter

2010-01-17T20:08:00.000-08:00

Pocket Gardens is pleased to announce the latest item in our new series of inexpensive and beautiful landscaping accents, Pocket Gardens Elements.

Pocket Gardens - Thalia Planter blends well with the Thalia line of prefab gardens from Pocket Gardens but is also adorable on its own.

Pocket Gardens - Thalia Planter is 6 prims, copiable, and includes six different plant textures. Textures cycle on owner touch.

See Pocket Gardens - Thalia Planter at any of our in-world locations and on XstreetSL.

Pocket Gardens Shop in New Toulouse Algiers
Madhu's Cafe
XstreetSL

Pocket Gardens Customer Gallery

2010-01-12T18:16:00.000-08:00

Pocket Gardens now has a gallery of customer images on display on the ground floor of our shop in New Toulouse Algiers.

Come see the beautiful and diverse settings in which our customers have enjoyed their Pocket Gardens prefab gardens. Or, send a picture of your own Pocket Gardens landscape to Carter Denja and be included in the gallery!

Pocket Gardens main shop in New Toulouse Algiers

New from Pocket Gardens - Thalia Bench with Parrot

2010-01-10T11:17:00.000-08:00

Pocket Gardens is pleased to announce the first item in our new series of inexpensive and beautiful landscaping accents, Pocket Gardens Elements.

At just 75L, Pocket Gardens - Thalia Bench with Parrot blends well with the Thalia line of prefab gardens from Pocket Gardens, but is also adorable on its own.

Pocket Gardens - Thalia Bench with Parrot is 6 prims, copiable, and includes the following features:

* Three original sit poses, one solo sit and a pair of cuddly sits
- right-click on the parrot's body to use the solo sit
- right-click on the bench to use the cuddly sits

* Optional birdsong and environmental sounds that change with the time of the SL day - touch the bird to turn on and off.

See Pocket Gardens - Thalia Bench with Parrot at any of our in-world locations and on XstreetSL.

Pocket Gardens Shop in New Toulouse Algiers
Madhu's Cafe
XstreetSL

New freebie from Pocket Gardens - Mood: Jaune

2009-12-27T19:08:00.001-08:00

Pocket Gardens is delighted to announce a new free gift for our subscribers - Pocket Gardens - Mood: Jaune.

Pocket Gardens - Mood: Jaune is one of the smallest Pocket Gardens models at just 3m x 3m and 12 prims. We hope you enjoy this taste of instant landscaping with Pocket Gardens.

Pocket Gardens - Mood: Jaune is copiable, and includes the following features:

Menu-driven customizable ground textures (touch garden to activate menu; operable by owner only). You can select from seven ground textures, including an alpha ground that allows your Pocket Gardens prefab garden to blend seamlessly with your own ground texture.

An original pair of cuddly sit poses on the bench.

Optional birdsong and environmental sounds that change with the time of the SL day - touch the bird to turn on and off.

Optional resizable base prim to showcase your Pocket Gardens prefab garden with a handsome border if you wish.

Come to any of our in-world locations and touch our Subscribe-o-matic to get Pocket Gardens - Mood: Jaune for free today!

Pocket Gardens Shop in New Toulouse Algiers
Madhu's Cafe

New from Pocket Gardens - Flowers: Despite and Still

2009-12-23T21:26:00.000-08:00

Pocket Gardens is pleased to announce our newest release, Flowers: Despite and Still. If you are on our subscriber list you may have the preview version of this garden, which is now available with more features and in three sizes.

Grungy and urban in feel, Pocket Gardens - Flowers: Despite and Still highlights the tenacity of life with flowers growing in unlikely surroundings.

Pocket Gardens - Flowers: Despite and Still comes in three sizes. Your purchase includes one of these three gardens (unless you choose the fat pack, in which case you get all three):

Pocket Gardens - Flowers: Despite and Still small (3 x 3): 15 prims
Pocket Gardens - Flowers: Despite and Still medium (3 x 5): 28 prims
Pocket Gardens - Flowers: Despite and Still large (3 x 7): 46 prims

All three sizes are copiable, and include the following features:

Menu-driven customizable ground textures (touch garden to activate menu; operable by owner only). You can choose from two color themes eight ground textures, including an alpha ground that allows your Pocket Gardens prefab garden to blend seamlessly with your own ground texture.
Three original sit poses; sit on the stone, on the tire, or on the overturned barrel.
A cute little rat hiding near the overturned barrel.
Optional resizable base prim and wall prim to offset your Pocket Gardens prefab garden with an appropriate border if you wish.

The medium and large Pocket Gardens - Flowers: Despite and Still gardens also include:

An additional original pose - touch the rightmost upright barrel to use it
Menu-driven customizable light. Touch the glass in the flashlight to activate the menu, and choose globe prim color, light color, light intensity, or turn the light off or on.

See Pocket Gardens - Flowers: Despite and Still at any of our in-world locations and on XstreetSL.

Pocket Gardens Shop in New Toulouse Algiers
Madhu's Cafe
XstreetSL

Pocket Gardens news - improvements to lamp script

2009-12-16T21:02:00.000-08:00

Hello friends - here's some news from Pocket Gardens.

We have made improvements to the scripts that control the lamps in all Pocket Gardens models that have them. The new lamp script is easier to use and more resource-friendly.

If you purchased any Pocket Gardens model with a lamp before December 16, 2009, you should have received an updated version from Carter Denja. If you have any of these models:

Thalia 10x10
Castalia 13x13
Persephone 4x6 lamp

and did not receive an updated model, please let Carter know and we'll send you one. You can distinguish the updated model in your inventory by looking at its Properties - the updated gardens have (2009-12-16) in the Description field.

All in-world vendors and XstreetSL have the updated gardens, so purchases after December 16, 2009 are not affected.

We're constantly working to make Pocket Gardens better, so please let us know if you have any comments. We sincerely hope you enjoy using them! We have more garden designs in the pipeline, and other VERY big news coming soon, so stay tuned.

Thank you for supporting Pocket Gardens!

Sincerely,
Carter Denja & Stormy Aluveaux
Pocket Gardens prefab gardens

New from Pocket Gardens - winter gardens - fatpack 50% off!

2009-12-09T19:06:00.000-08:00

Pocket Gardens is delighted to announce the release of our newest prefab landscaping model - Persephone - with a great sale price just for December.

Pocket Gardens - Persephone is a charming, cozy winter garden series. Persephone comes in four models, ranging in size from 4m x 4m (16 prims) to 4m x 6m (21 prims). Each garden includes:

Texture-change menu that lets you choose from four tree types and six snow textures. Snow textures include both original textures, and common Library snow textures to help your Persephone garden blend seamlessly with your own ground texture.

Two original sit poses.

Pleasant birdsong and environmental sound that changes with the time of the the SL day. Toggle the sounds on or off by touching the bird.

Optional charming snow-covered wall (2 prims) to showcase your Persephone garden in a cozy setting.

... and more.

SPECIAL FOR DECEMBER ONLY: Persephone fatpack is 50% off its regular fatpack price!
That's four prefab gardens for just 350L.

With the different configurations of each model and four tree styles to choose from, Pocket Gardens - Persephone is versatile enough that you can set out more than one. So don't miss this great offer of 50% the fatpack.

Pocket Gardens - Persephone is on display at both Pocket store locations in-world and also available on XstreetSL.

Pocket Gardens Shop in New Toulouse Algiers
Madhu's Cafe
XstreetSL

Coming soon: Pocket Gardens - Persephone

2009-12-07T10:38:00.000-08:00

Coming very soon from Pocket Gardens prefab landscaping: a series of peaceful winter garden designs called Persephone.

The Pocket Gardens: Persephone series includes four serene winter gardens of 21 prims or fewer. Each garden includes:

A scripted menu that allows you to choose from four tree styles and six snow textures.

Two original sit poses.

Birdsong that you can turn on or off with a touch.

... and more. Stay tuned to Pocket Gardens Blog for a special December deal on Pocket Gardens: Persephone. Or, head on over to one of our shop locations (SLURLs at the upper right corner of our blog) and join our Subscribe-o-matic for free gifts and timely updates from Pocket Gardens.

Pocket Gardens prefab gardens: instant professional landscaping, as easy as rezzing an object.

Pocket Gardens - blogged again!

2009-11-10T19:09:00.000-08:00

We're delighted to report that Pocket Gardens have been featured in several more excellent Second Life blogs.

The Chicken Diaries has a wonderful post that describes all of our designs.

Shangreloo featured our Mood: Blue garden.

Chic Aeon of Chic at Phil's Place wrote up both Mood: Blue and our latest subscription gift, Flowers: Despite and Still.

Cait's Finds was also kind enough to feature Mood: Blue.

And finally, here is Lolita Oleander's post about Castalia and Flowers: Despite and Still.

We're grateful to all of these bloggers for taking the time to investigate our prefab landscaping and write about it. Thanks for noticing Pocket Gardens, and enjoy!

Small Gardens @ Pocket Gardens

2009-11-05T21:55:00.000-08:00

Now Pocket Gardens has two 3x3 gardens available at less than 14 prims a piece.

Pocket Gardens Mood: Blue, which Subscribe-o-matic members have already received as our gift, is now available for sale at both shop locations and on XstreetSL for just L$125. Coming in at a svelte 11 prims, Mood: Blue includes our ground-texture menu and two original sit poses.

Pocket Gardens - Flowers: Despite and Still is the vanguard model in our upcoming product line. Grungy and urban in feel, this model highlights the tenacity of life with flowers growing in unlikely surroundings. The garden, which is 14 prims, includes our ground-texture menu and three original sit poses nestled among the rusty barrels and old tire - and, if you look carefully, you might find a little critter hiding down there as well.

Flowers: Despite and Still is available FREE for a limited time in the Pocket Gardens subscribe-o-matic. Don't miss it - head over to either of our shop locations (links at the top right of this blog) and sign up.

Pocket Gardens preview - Flowers: Despite and Still

2009-11-01T20:46:00.001-08:00

Coming soon from Pocket Gardens, a new prefab landscaping design with a grungy, urban feel.

Have you ever seen those tenacious flowers and grasses that poke their heads through cracks in concrete? Flowers: Despite and Still captures the enduring spirit of those flowers, unlikely splashes of color in a debris-strewn landscape.

Flowers: Despite and Still will be available soon in three sizes. Each size will feature several original sit poses and customizable ground textures and color themes. Look for the tiny rat who hides between the old tire and the overturned rusty barrel. And if you are on our Subscribe-o-matic list, expect a special preview version of the new garden very soon.

New from Pocket Gardens - Castalia series

2009-10-26T06:57:00.001-07:00

Pocket Gardens is delighted to announce our new line of prefab landscaping designs - Pocket Gardens - Castalia. Centered on a dramatic waterfall, Castalia is packed with features and is sure to make a splash on your home or commercial property. Read more about Castalia's features below the picture.

Pocket Gardens - Castalia comes in three sizes. Your purchase includes one of these three gardens (unless you choose the fat pack, in which case you get all three):

Pocket Gardens - Castalia small (8 x 8): 30 prims (300L)

Pocket Gardens - Castalia medium (11 x 11): 46 prims (400L)

Pocket Gardens - Castalia large (13 x 13): 60 prims (500L)

All three sizes are copiable, and include the following features:

Menu-driven customizable ground textures and color themes (touch garden to activate menu; operable by owner only). You can select from three color themes and seven ground textures, including an alpha ground that allows the Pocket Gardens prefab garden to blend seamlessly with your own ground texture.

A pair of original sit poses - sit on the log for the log sit, or sit anywhere else in the garden to access the ground sit.

Soothing waterfall sounds

Pleasant birdsong and environmental sound that changes with the time of the the SL day. These can be toggled on and off by touching the edge of the pool (small and medium) or by touching the bird (large).

Optional base prim to showcase your Pocket Gardens Castalia prefab garden with a handsome border (resizable for small; for medium and large, the base prim is a mega prim and therefore cannot be resized).

Optional copiable and resizable hedge prim to offset your Pocket Gardens Castalia prefab garden with a cozy hedge.

The medium and large Castalia gardens also include:

A book with an original sit animation

Finally, the large Castalia garden includes additional features:

A beautiful beam of light that shimmers gently as though the light were filtered through rustling leaves. Touch the beam to toggle between sunlight (yellow) and moonlight (white).

Menu-driven customizable lamppost. Touch the globe of the lamp to activate the menu, and choose globe prim color, light color, light intensity, or turn the light off or on.

An additional original sit animation - right-click on the small rock near the left side of the waterfall to use it.

You can see Pocket Gardens - Castalia on display at both of our in-world locations - links to them at the top right of this page.

Thanks again for your interest in Pocket Gardens prefab landscaping. Please let Carter Denja know if you have any comments or questions about our products.

Pocket Gardens update

2009-10-22T07:12:00.000-07:00

Hey folks - two bits of Pocket Gardens news for you today!

We've improved the sound-control script and updated vendor copies of all Pocket Gardens - Thalia prefab gardens with the new script. The new script is more reliable about turning off the birdsong when you click the bird. If you bought any size Thalia prefab garden before 20 October 2009, and you would like a replacement garden, IM Carter Denja and we'll send you one. All gardens sold after 20 October 2009 have the improved script.

Our next design, Pocket Gardens - Castalia, will be ready for release very soon! Stay tuned for more news about Castalia and other designs already in the works.

Pocket Gardens blogged!

2009-10-12T12:09:00.001-07:00

Pocket Gardens would like to thank the wonderful SL bloggers who have been kind enough to post reviews of our first products, including Thalia and our new subscribe-o-matic gift, Mood: Blue.

A Passion for Virtual Fashion by Harper Beresford

Ch'Know Style by Alicia Chenaux

Free Finds for Men by Raeyn Sirnah

Lolita Oleander's blog

Stay tuned for more Pocket Gardens news - including a post about the Mood: Blue garden.

Pocket Gardens - Thalia series prefab gardens

2009-10-04T14:51:00.000-07:00

Pocket Gardens is pleased to announce our first line of prefab gardens: Pocket Gardens Thalia series.

Pocket Gardens - Thalia comes in three sizes:

Pocket Gardens - Thalia 5 x 5: 30 prims (275L)
Pocket Gardens - Thalia 5 x 10: 44 prims (375L)
Pocket Gardens - Thalia 10 x 10: 58 prims (475L)

Or, get all three sizes in a fat pack for 800L.

All three sizes are copiable, and include the following features:

Menu-driven customizable ground textures and color themes (touch garden to activate menu; operable by owner only). You can select from three color themes and six ground textures, including an alpha ground that allows your Pocket Gardens prefab to blend seamlessly with your own ground texture.

A bench with an original pair of romantic sit poses for a couple.

Birdsong and environmental sound that changes with the time of the the SL day; touch the bird to toggle the sounds on and off.

Optional base prim to showcase your Pocket Gardens prefab with a handsome border.

Optional copiable and resizable hedge prim to offset your Pocket Gardens prefab with a cozy hedge.

The 5 x 10 and 10 x 10 sizes also include:

A beautiful sunbeam that shimmers gently as though the light were filtered through rustling leaves.

Finally, the 10 x 10 size includes additional features:

Menu-driven customizable lamppost. Touch the globe of the lamp to activate the menu, and choose globe prim color, light color, light intensity, or turn the light off or on.

An additional original sit animation - right-click on the small rock near the center of the garden to use it.

Thanks again for your interest in Pocket Gardens prefab gardens. Please let Carter Denja know if you have any comments or questions about it. Use the links in the right-hand column of this blog to buy a Pocket Gardens prefab garden on XstreetSL or at one of our in-world locations.

Pocket Gardens prefab gardens are a new concept in landscape design. Pocket Garden prefabs give you instant beautiful landscaping, as easily as rezzing an object! We hope you will enjoy using a Pocket Gardens prefab garden on your property.

Welcome to the Pocket Gardens blog!

2009-10-04T06:58:00.001-07:00

Pocket Gardens prefab gardens are a new concept in landscape design that lets you enjoy beautiful professional landscaping in Second Life as easily as rezzing an object.

Pocket Gardens prefab gardens are designed by Stormy Aluveaux. Stormy's Second Life design credits include Madhu's Cafe (also the location of one of our shops), Le Jardin de Resurrection, and the gardens at The Duchess/Brazen Women. Carter Denja has added scripts for customizability and original poses to make Stormy's distinctive landscaping available for everyone to take home in your pocket.

Pocket Gardens prefab gardens can be seen and purchased at two locations in world - the Pocket Gardens shop in New Toulouse Algiers, and downstairs at Madhu's Cafe world music coffee house. You can also visit us on XstreetSL.

Watch this space for more news about Pocket Gardens prefab gardens! Or contact Carter Denja in-world with any questions.