December 31, 2012
As we round the corner from 2012 to 2013, I want to stop and thank all my readers, subscribers, and social media followers for visiting Urban Gardens since it’s launch in 2009, and for supporting my vision for blending together … Read More...
Category: Apparel, Birds, Bees, and Butterflies, Bulbs and Plants, Composting, Container Gardening, Containers and Pots, Edible Landscaping, Experiencing, Garden Art, Garden Design, Green & Sustainable, Herb Gardens, Hydroponics, Reclaimed & Recycled, Urban Agriculture, Vertical Gardens
Tags: best of 2012, compostable, Composting, DIY, edible clothes, edible gardens, garden shows, indoor composter, New York, Paris, Philadelphia Flower Show, potting, Urban Agriculture, urban beehives, urban beekeeping, urban gardening, urban gardens, urban plantation, Vertical Gardens
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December 28, 2012
The holidays are really all about hope. And although the New York area experienced a great share of tragedy in the past two months, as the city lit up in winter’s darkness, it brought to mind that as we move … Read More...
Category: Experiencing
Tags: Christmas, decorations holiday decorations, holiday windows, holidays, lights, manhattan, New York City
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December 21, 2012
Hi dear Urban Gardens readers! My name is Igor and I am the blogger over at Happy Interior Blog. I am based in Munich, Germany, and thought I’ll take you outdoor interested folks for a festive stroll through the … Read More...
Category: Experiencing
Tags: Christmas, Christmas markets, christmas tree, European holiday markets, Germany, Guest Post, Holiday markets, Munich
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December 17, 2012
In 2012 I want to offer gifts from sources trying to make the world a better place by supporting charitable causes. This year we have collectively endured many difficult times, from the destruction resulting from Hurricane Sandy to the massacre … Read More...
Category: Finding
Tags: American Community Gardening Association, charitable gifts, fair trade, Gardener's Supply Company, gardening for social change, gardening gifts, gifts for the home, gifts that give back, holiday gift list, social change
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December 15, 2012
Photo: Emily Rose Bennett, Augusta Chronicle
Yesterday morning as I sat in this same chair, looking out the window at an equally beautiful bright blue sky, only 1/2 hour away havoc was being unleashed on a nearby elementary school leaving … Read More...
Category: Experiencing
Tags: Connecticut, gun control, Newtown, Newtown massacre, Newtown shoootings, Sandy Hook, Sandy Hook Memorial Fund, Sandyhook shootings
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December 13, 2012
I’m having an online love affair. It’s with Luvocracy, a new curated social shopping site where I have just been invited as a Tastemaker. I got wind of Luvocracy through my friend, Los Angeles interior designer Christian May, one of … Read More...
Category: Finding
Tags: curated shopping. social shopping, luvocracy, online curated shopping, tastemaker
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December 11, 2012
We’ve discussed before the benefits of plants and vertical gardens–how they can not only beautify indoor and outdoor spaces, but can help decrease energy usage by providing insulation, improve indoor air quality, even provide a place to grow … Read More...
Category: Green & Sustainable, Green Walls, Greening, Irrigation, Vertical Gardens
Tags: benefits of plants, campana brothers, Firma Casa, green, green building, green facades, Green Walls, green walls for insulation, health benefits of plants, indoor plants, landscape architecture, living walls, Sao Paolo, SuperLimão Studio, sustainable design, urban gardens, Vertical Gardens
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For those living in small urban spaces, a balcony offers a valuable extra living area. There are a few solutions now for the outdoor-spaceless apartment. French designer Julien Berthier’s proposes Balcon Additionel, a ready-made plastic, resin, and steel Haussmannian-style balcony … Read More...
Category: Finding
Tags: balconies, balcony, outdoor space, urban balcony
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December 10, 2012
Partner Post
Photo via Stylepie.
Welcome to today’s guest contributor, New York City-based lighting designer, and fellow BlogTour team member, James Bedell.
The topic of urban green space has always been fascinating to me. I’m a lifelong Queens resident and … Read More...
Category: Creating, Lighting
Tags: BlogTour, outdoor entertaining, outdoor lighting
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