Urban Gardens

A propos of yesterday’s post about today’s unveiling of Bokashi trench composting in Brooklyn’s Aberdeen garden, I thought I’d tell you about the Compost Green Map that locates composting sites throughout Manhattan.

The map indicates whether the site, for example, … Read More...

Separetor by Fabio Bortali for Teracrea

With these beautiful and functional screen/planter boxes, you can screen for privacy, create intimate spaces within your garden, or establish a green focal point to define your outdoor space. They’re portable, so you … Read More...

New York City Parks and Recreation if sponsoring a tour of the 4th largest eco-roof in New York City, atop the Parks Department’s 5-Boro Technical Services complex on Randall’s Island on Friday, July 17th.

The complex hosts eight traditional green … Read More...

The first Vokashi trench composting will be unveiled today, Friday, July 17, 3:00 pm at the NYRP Aberdeen composting lot (take L train to Bushwick & Aberdeen; right on Aberdeen to the end of the block).

After months of collecting … Read More...

One of the outreach programs of The Horticultural Society of New York, GreenHouse, based on Rikers Island, is dedicated to reducing the recidivism rate by offering men and women who are incarcerated an innovative jail-to-street program using horticultural therapy … Read More...

I love the design and craftsmanship of this portable bar I spotted this weekend at Neo-Studio in Sag Harbor.

Jean-Yves Legrand, the shop’s charming French owner, demonstrated for my friend and me how elegant the portable bar looks being carried … Read More...

Designer Olivia Decaris characterizes her Drop Series as a “family of sheltering structures based on domestic activities… they aim to bring intimacy, privacy and concentration.”

A collection of collapsible/retractable/telescoping tent-like structures designed to lend enclosure to small spaces, the series … Read More...

Inspired by the Dutch windmills of the their homeland, designers from Demakersvan have created Light Wind, a contemporary self-sustained light source that, with every breeze, stores enough energy for you to enjoy every summer evening forever. Constructed of high-end … Read More...

What would happen, asked the designers of this lace fence, if a patch of embroidered wire met with and continued as an industrial fence? Hostility versus kindness, as they put it, industrial versus craft…

Lace Fence, the creation of the … Read More...

I love the whimsical Batsenmeubel, or Spade Bench, created by Dutch designer Nic Roex.  It’s an entertaining sculptural composite of bright green metal garden spades and bicycle wheels. The bench sports eight seats on eight partial bike wheels: … Read More...