June 1, 2013
Hey apartment and small space dwellers, here’s an easy DIY compact hydroponic indoor farm system you can make with repurposed off-the-shelf IKEA storage boxes.
ELIOOO is not a product, it’s architect and designer Antonio Scarponi’s cleverly conceived and designed instruction … Read More...
Category: Books, Container Gardening, Containers and Pots, Creating, Green & Sustainable, Green Gadgets, Herb Gardens, Hydroponics, Reclaimed & Recycled, Urban Agriculture, Vertical Gardens, Window Boxes
Tags: Container Gardening, crowdfunded design, Ikea hacking, indoor gardens, organic gardening, planters, sustainable, sustainable agriculture, sustainable design, urban farming, urban garden, vegetable gardening, vegetable gardens
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May 28, 2013
Photo via Eleanor Salton Thorne.
Known for her seasonal garden cocktails and infusions using cultivated and foraged herbs and flowers, Lottie Muir (aka The Cocktail Gardener), mixes it up at Midnight Apothecary, the London roof garden pop-up cocktail bar … Read More...
Category: Birds, Bees, and Butterflies, Community Gardens, Edible Landscaping, Experiencing, Garden Design, Green & Sustainable, Green Roofs, Herb Gardens, Raised Beds, Rooftop Gardens, Urban Agriculture
Tags: Brunel Museum, garden cocktails, garden to glass, London garden, london museum garden, urban gardening, urban gardens
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May 26, 2013
Photo: Adrian Leeds.
Hidden within the walls surrounding Paris’s National Archives, there lies a quiet haven of tranquil gardens perfect for a quiet city escape. Located in the heart of the Marais, one of the city’s most stylish neighborhoods, the … Read More...
Category: Experiencing, Garden Design, Public Gardens
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May 23, 2013
The Balcony Gardener’s teamed up with furniture maker and design company Squint to curate their first pop-up urban garden shop, part of Chelsea Fringe, the edgy “alternative” garden festival running concurrently with The Chelsea Flower Show.
From May 18-June 9 … Read More...
Category: Bulbs and Plants, Container Gardening, Containers and Pots, Finding, Garden Design, Great Finds, Herb Gardens, Window Boxes
Tags: balcony gardens, Brompton Design District, Chelsea Flower Show, Chelsea Fringe, London garden shops, small space gardening, urban gardens, urban terraces
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May 20, 2013
I just found out about Garden on a Roll, a mail-order DIY garden border kit available in the UK that offers a choice of ten ornamental styles, including one shady and one “low maintenance,”and one edible border kit.
With non-gardeners … Read More...
Category: Bulbs and Plants, Creating, Edible Landscaping, Urban Agriculture
Tags: easy gardening, edging, garden borders, garden edges, gardening for novices, gardening kits
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May 18, 2013
Joining a community garden project or tending an allotment is a great way to get your garden fix if you don’t have your own plot of land or outdoor space.
To get yourself in the mood for participating in a … Read More...
Category: Community Gardens, Container Gardening, Containers and Pots, Green & Sustainable, Herb Gardens, Indoor Gardening, Urban Agriculture, Window Boxes
Tags: garden gifts, gardening kits, green, indoor gardening, indoor plants, kitchen garden, planters, planting herbs, urban garden
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May 16, 2013
Grab your morning cup of coffee, then toss some seeds on your way to work. San Francisco company SeedTabs is collaborating with local java spots to sell little folded packets of organic seeds they hope will inspire people to spread … Read More...
Category: Container Gardening, Edible Landscaping, Green & Sustainable, Greening, Guerilla Gardening!, Herb Gardens, Urban Agriculture
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May 14, 2013
Influenced by principles of experimental archeology, Dutch artist Sjoerd Jonkers hand crafts pots, vases and bowls using a primitive production technique in which he casts plastics in sand molds.
The resulting black, grey, sand, and stone colored Neolastic (Polyurethane) wares … Read More...
Category: Containers and Pots, Finding
Tags: artisan makers, artist pots, artist wares, ceramics, Dutch design, Dutch designers, handcrafted, planters, sandcasted
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May 13, 2013
Yonoh Studio’s Tyvek Opot simple wall planter arrives rolled in a tube ready to unpack, fold, plant, and hang.
You can have it planted and on the wall in a matter of minutes it up on a wall via its … Read More...
Category: Container Gardening, Containers and Pots, Finding, Vertical Gardens
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May 12, 2013
Place for gathering together on a special day. Mad About the House. via Lobster and Swan.
In honor of Mother’s Day and great moms everywhere, I have created a shortlist of great design blogs conceived and written by moms.… Read More...
Category: Blogs We Love, Container Gardening, Creating, Garden Design, Green & Sustainable, Rooftop Gardens
Tags: design blogs, great home and garden bloggers, mom bloggers, mom blogs, ten great design bloggers
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