"A new way to sew seed," announces an Indiegogo campaign that is about to hit its target less than 48 hours after launch. No, its creator Per Cromwell is not making any kind of untoward innuendo. He ...

“It basically started out as an art project,” says Per Cromwell, inventor of the Flower Shell, a 12-gauge shotgun shell loaded with seeds for poppies, peonies, and cornflowers. “I got the idea that it ...

Good news for gun-lovers who have a green-thumb: There's a shotgun shell for that. Flower Shells are standard 12 gauge (0.729 in, 18.5 mm) shotgun ammunition loaded with one of twelve different seed ...

WATSONVILLE — For gardener Sarah Mello, the reward is worth the wait as her Mexican shell flower Tigridia pavonia plants are finally blooming. While each bloom lasts only a single day, Mello reports ...

I like the idea of turning as many shotguns as possible into flower guns. I don't think we can plant too many flowers Per Cromwell, Studio Total cofounder Removing lead for seeds is almost a symbolic ...