Is your bike ready for the spring? Probably not quite. Wearable Planter now makes a boutonniere for the style-forward cyclist, but you don't pin these on your jacket or jersey. Their tiny geometric vessels put pops of color and a cozy home for fashionable floral arrangements anywhere with a tube to stick them to. With an easy clip or band, your bike can finally feature the flowery centerpiece it deserves.

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While still in school, professors dismissed Colleen Jordan's ideas for 3D printed accessories as outlandish. Ever since she's been focused on making those ideas real, designing and selling tons of tiny planters and wearable vases, starting through her Etsy shop. They come in a myriad of shapes and colors, with both elastic and clip attachments to accommodate your different display regions and orientations.

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Though the idea of keeping real rooted succulents or sprouts strapped to your bike (let alone your body) might seem incongruous, the oblong shapes give decent depth and coverage for mini plants, and the site offers good tips for rooting tiny plants from cuttings. For a smooth cruise to work or the farmers market, a simple elastic strap is likely plenty strong, unless you're the type to take the stairs without dismounting. If it's good enough for your actual lights, it's good enough for your stylish bohemian add-ons. 

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Do I recommend mounting them on your seat tube right where your leg will squish your new plant friends? Do I think they'll hold right on anything but gently ridden hybrids and "cute" vintage cruisers? I'll let you decide, because in this grump's opinion bikes deserve more harmless cheer, and if it can reach that rare bike n00b/green thumb market or make people interested in their bikes, I'll stand for it. It's better looking than playa-bound el wire projects, and if it fails it's entirely unlikely to screw you or your bike up much.

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By and extra-large I want function forward bike design, but guys, it's April. Even the surliest bikers are stir crazy, allergy-ridden, and completely spiritually ready for sunny riding season. If you (like everyone here in Portland "Self-Declared Bike Capitol of Everywhere" Oregon) are sick of rain or snow, and are longing for long days of balmy biking, a tiny floral arrangement might cheer you up on your last gritty gray commutes. 

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So brush the sleet/pollen/lingering tax season feelings out of your eyes and consider the spirit-lifting value of a simple colorful widget.