It's blooming out there. If you can't get outside and enjoy it as much as you'd like--either because you're stuck in an office, apartment, or both--you can bring the inspiring, summery life force indoors. We've gathered products that allow you to easily sprout tender stalks at your desk or home--from healing wheatgrass kits to bunny-shaped Chia Pets to flowers that bloom in the night.

Text by Valerie Reiss

Made in Japan, these amazing objects/plants come to you as ceramic, flat-bottomed eggs. Crack open the top like you would a soft-boiled, drop some seeds and water, and out grows a plant. They come in several varieties-herbs like thyme, parsley, and basil and plants like petunia, cactus, and phlox. In addition to regular white eggs there are also Nyokki and Taterpots, cartoonish egg-shaped characters who sprout plant-y "hair."

$10, Egglings.com

The large, fragrant flowers bloom only at night. In this small handy pot kit, you can grow them indoors, filling your room with the aroma of a seductive night garden.

$14, Inandoutgifts.com

Planting the garden is as simple as opening a bag. Perfect for windowsills or desks, these bags of dirt and seeds are ideal gifts-for you and anyone you want to bestow with a little chlorophyll goodness. There are herbs like basil and mint, plus a "Congratulations" bag of wildflowers and "Good Luck" bag that will sprout clovers.

$7.50, Sprouthome.com

Few things are more luscious than a fresh, off-the-vine tomato. And this handy hanging kit allows you to grow the divine orbs right on the tiniest sliver of balcony or patio. According to ancient tomato lore, the fruit was once considered an aphrodisiac and was known as the "love apple." Turns out it was probably because of a mistranslation, but it makes these even more tempting.

$19, Cleanairgardening.com

Chi-chi-chi-chia! Those commercials jingled their way through many a childhood. But the Chia is still going strong--now it comes in all sorts of creatures, including Homer Simpson's head. But our favorite is the round, "fluffy" bunny who'll keep you company and remind you of summer as long as his chia seeds are kept watered and fresh.

$20, Wonderfulbuys.com

You may have heard that it's good for you, but did you know you can grow the gorgeously green grass on your windowsill? Try this kit to bring the chlorophyll-packed, life energy-filled plant to life indoors. You can just enjoy it for its modern grassy beauty; get a juicer and make yourself some of the potent tonic; or leave it to your cats for a healthy feline snack.

$30, Wheatgrasskits.com

No patch of dirt? No problem. You can grow herbs, veggies, fruits and even a combo thereof indoors. The AeroGrow grows these things without the use of soil; the plants get their nutrition from the air. The company guarantees you'll have an edible harvest after 28 days. You'll need to buy their seed packets as well as the gizmo, so it's not a cheap enterprise, but it gets major points for being an easy way to grow food under a roof.

$150, Aerogrow.com

You know those plants that close up after you touch them? The ones that remind you of some people you know? That's what you can grow from this tiny, 2-inch pot. For your inner botanist, they're technically called Mimosa Pudica, or "shy" plant--they've also been called prayer plant, sleeping grass, and touch-me-not. This sealed pot, peat, and seed kit makes for a sweet gift. The company also makes a variety of other kinds of mini-plants, including the bolder Venus Fly-Trap.

$6, Sprouthome.com

Grow an entire buffet of herbs in this compact and lovely indoor herb planter. It's a whole kit to get you started, from seeds to leaves. It holds up to 20 herbs and the company says you should have plants in a few weeks in this "living spice rack."

$65, Herbkits.com

Your thumb is black, you say? Well, then give this feng shui fountain--complete with nature-inspiring leaf design--a try. You'll be able to listen to the whoosh of real water, plus imagine that you're a tiny person and this is your spacious, personal summer waterfall (hey, come on, it's summer, the season was made for whimsy).

$90, Fengshuifusion.com

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