May 24, 2016
Climbing up an otherwise unremarkable exterior façade in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain, a tree-shaped vertical garden makes maximum use of every day, available materials like naturally weathered steel.
A collaborative project between landscape designers Unusual Green and Urbanarbolismo, the tree-shaped vertical … Read More...
Category: Finding
Tags: urban gardens, Vertical Gardens
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May 23, 2016
Do your plants need a hug? If so, they may love the Hug flowerpot as much as I do. Designed by Sara Larsson, the Hug fits snuggly around flowerpots offering comfort and dressing them up in style.
Hug wraps around … Read More...
Category: Finding
Tags: designer planters, flowerpots
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May 21, 2016
Edyn gardening app.
Gardening can be a great way to disconnect from the technology that has taken over our lives. Making use of the many available garden technology apps and objects may seem in opposition to the notion of unplugging … Read More...
Category: Finding
Tags: garden tech, garden technology, IoT
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May 16, 2016
Armed with cans of spray paint, masks and gloves, a gang of septuagenarian graffiti artists are hitting the streets of Lisbon on a mission not just to add color to drab streets, but also to defy ageist stereotypes.
Known virally … Read More...
Category: Experiencing
Tags: graffiti, graffiti artists, Portuguese art, street art
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May 8, 2016
Nothing makes a garden feel quite as cozy as a flickering flame–whether on a torch, in a fire pit or fireplace. If you’re looking to add a little spark and warmth to your garden design, check out our ten picks:… Read More...
Category: Garden Design, Great Finds, Lighting
Tags: Fire Bowls, Fire Pits, Fire Place, Garden Design
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May 7, 2016
Ever wish you’d learned multiple languages while you were a child when your brain was hardwired for it? What about the language of nature, can you speak it?
Unfortunately, many children grow up in environments that don’t give them the … Read More...
Category: Experiencing
Tags: alternative education, garden education, sustainabilty, urban farm
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April 25, 2016
Sean Murray’a garden, winner of the Great Chelsea Garden Challenge.
To immerse yourself in the gardening world and soak up inspiration, there’s nothing quite like attending an acclaimed garden show where you can take in hundreds of different designs, learn … Read More...
Category: Experiencing
Tags: garden events., garden festivals, garden shows
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April 23, 2016
As 2016 is the Year of the Allium, it seemed like a good opportunity to pay tribute to this lovely genus of flowering plants. Appearing often amid the naturalistic planting schemes for which the Dutch landscape designer and father of … Read More...
Category: Finding
Tags: Allium, Contest, deer repellants, flowering plants, flowers, Longfield Gardens
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April 20, 2016
Our world is skyrocketing into the future, and the gentle, traditional discipline of gardening is not exempt. Some of these advances make for easier plant growth, help nurture more exotic or difficult blooms, and invent new ways to cultivate greenery.… Read More...
Category: Finding
Tags: aeroponics, garden technology, Hydroponics, indoor gardening, self-watering pots
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April 14, 2016
If you are a regular reader here, you know that I have a strong fondness for design, nature, and…shoes. Which is why I fell head over heels for French photographer Julie Lavie’s Pantoufle de Vert (French for green slipper), … Read More...
Category: Creating
Tags: botanical fashion, Horticouture
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