INSTANT WATERFALLS

Joe and Lisa Byles

• Sent home in episode 2, Does It Work?; first invention to be eliminated

Instant Waterfalls is a do-it-yourself waterfall kit that allows people of any gardening skill level to produce a thriving water garden in any location. At its core is a proprietary sponge-like material that acts as soil while retaining necessary air for plant growth. Joe originally discovered this material for a specific aerospace application, but his gardening expertise allowed him to realize its potential for the everyman in the garden. This breakthrough material allows any type of plant to grow in it, not just water plants, and testing has shown that plants can grow in the material in many different climates, even on concrete in intense desert heat.