Founded by a group of architects and industrial designers, Shift Design focuses on "environmentally attuned products for the garden," including planters, firepits, and window boxes; we especially like the company's rainwater-collecting solutions, which are as stylish (and lifetime-lasting) as they are practical.

Above: Cedar Herb Garden; $150 at Horne.

Above: Edgley Window Box; $120 at Horne.

Above: The Pennsgrove Planter ($910) and the Fitzwater Raintank ($1,800); both available from Horne.

Above: The Fairmount Green Roof Tile; contact Shift for more information.

Above L: The Wallace Wall-Mounted Rain Tank is $550. Above R: The Fitzwater Raintank is $1,800.