Patent ID: 7036272

Claim:
A upright plant container comprising a bottom and a sidewall casing formed of plural mat elements that are flexibly connectable to each other, wherein each one of said mat elements respectively comprises a mat comprising: a form-stable weave or grid, said weave or grid comprising wires or biologically decayable plastic, first and second layers of at least one decayable organic material arranged respectively on opposite first and second sides of said form-stable weave or grid, and another layer of a bio-film, a fleece, or paper reinforced with natural fibers arranged between said form-stable weave or grid and one of said first and second layers, and wherein said plant container further comprises hooks or S-shaped clamps for flexibly connecting said mat elements of said bottom and of said sidewall casing to one another and for flexibly connecting opposite ends of one or more of said mat elements of said sidewall casing to one another to assemble and erect said plant container.