Wish List: The greenery of spring

Faith Ryan finds cute frogs amongst the greenery, cardboard chairs, elephant cushions and more. 

Would you believe these beauties were made entirely from layers of packing cardboard? Surprisingly strong and light enough for the smallest members of the family to muscle around with ease, these Hook chairs were designed by Sara Casati and Matteo Baroni for the Carton Factory, €235.46 each. See the full collection and order at www.cartonfactory.it

Joining a family of clever little creatures from Scheurich, this Froggy water dispenser in translucent plastic features a clay stem that gradually releases up to 470ml of water to your houseplants or containers, €5.49 for a small frog (140ml), €11.49 for a large. Design-3000.de

Luxurious tropical themes offer flights of fancy for designers, such as this gorgeous Elephant cushion from Ben deLisi for Debenhams, €45.

Philips Izzy wireless multiroom speakers play music wirelessly via Bluetooth. With a tap of button, up to five speakers will play music in every room. Easy setup, no router, password or apps, and you can change the master speaker with a single tap. €139.90, Harvey Norman.

Seletti lighting (Italy) offer some truly avant garde shapes, including this hood style table lamp in solid pine entitled Woodspot by designer Alessandro Zambelli. From €158 in a range of colours at www.nedgis.com

Trained as a sculptor, George Carter is a Chelsea Gold Medal winner and master illusionist in the Garden using flowerless architectural shrubs with banal materials like lead and roofing tiles to fashion remarkable focal points. A wonderful read for the exhausted winter gardener on a shoestring. Double Barrelled Books, €34.62, www.amazon.co.uk