January 28, 2015
One way to tolerate winter is to view it as a type of cocoon from which we emerge in the spring more beautiful and full of life. Another approach would be to hide under blankets in flannel pajamas until you … Read More...
Category: Finding
Tags: Cabana, Cocoon, Cocooning, glamping, Poolside Cabanas, Private Lounge, Relaxation, Retreat, Spas
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January 17, 2015
Brown thumbs beware, you may be in for an identity crisis. Growing indoor gardens has never been easier.
With the advancements in the technology and design for hydroponic and aquaponic gardening systems, we can take our pick of edible … Read More...
Category: Finding
Tags: Aerogardens, aeroponics, countertop hydroponic planter, Easy Gardens, Herbie, Hydropod, Hydroponic Gardens, Hydroponics, indoor gardens, Prepara Power Plant Pro, Root
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January 15, 2015
Community gardens offer an opportunity to grow food collectively–great for those without their own land, and especially vital in areas where fresh produce may not be plentiful. But more importantly: community gardens improve the quality of people’s lives.
Beyond Sowing … Read More...
Category: Community Gardens, Edible Landscaping, Green & Sustainable, Greening, Permaculture, Urban Agriculture
Tags: community garden benefits, community garden grants, Fiskars, Fiskars Project Orange Thumb, funding community gardens, Project Orange Thumb
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January 8, 2015
Imagine gardening in high heels. Sexy and dangerous, totally impractical, right?
While at the Brooklyn Museum’s exhibition, Killer Heels: The Art of the High-Heeled Shoe, I spotted among the studded and bejeweled platforms, stilettos, wedges–and creations that could only … Read More...
Category: Experiencing
Tags: Brooklyn Museum, design, Fashion, gardening, Haut-Couture, Heels, High Heels, Killer Heels: The Art of the HIgh-Heeled Shoe, Masaya Kushino, Nanohana Heels, seeds, Sputniko
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January 3, 2015
The Life of Plants is proof that you can’t tell a book by its cover. Flip it open to reveal the soil from which sprouts a living, breathing, narrative.
Designer Yasuko Furukawa’s planter/flower pot thrives incognito, at home among the … Read More...
Category: Container Gardening, Containers and Pots, Finding, Indoor Gardening
Tags: Ambiente, BlogTourAmbiente, containers, design fairs, Frankfurt, Japanese design, Modenus, planters
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