Urban Gardens

93 year-old Robert Horton, Jr., on his downtown Greenwich, CT patio.

My 93 year-old father-in-law is a dumpster diver. During one of his recent expeditions into the trash at a neighboring elementary school, he discovered some metal file cabinets whose … Read More...

Looking for a living wall or vertical garden system to screen your balcony while you grow veggies, fresh aromatic herbs, or flowers either indoors or out? The modular system is great for creating a small green wall or larger vertical … Read More...

Photo by Robin Plaskoff Horton

Although I’m not a Feng Shui practitioner like my friend and fellow blogger, Ann Bingley Gallops of Open Spaces Feng Shui, I hear that water is the universal sign of abundance and anything that … Read More...

Diallo Design’s Segou Rocker weaves beautiful color into outdoor seating.

What’s drawing people outdoors these days? Perhaps it’s rise of the “staycation,” originally driven by the economic down turn, or the increasing number of individuals telecommuting from home, that has … Read More...

Urban chicken raising has not only piqued the interest of many urban dwellers, it has arrived bearing some caché. While exploring this weekend’s International Contemporary Furniture Fair, I stumbled upon Raad’s modernist solar chicken coop for urban hens. This … Read More...

Intimate covered outdoor dining cabana beside pool at Brockington residence.

Not many marriages are truly sustainable these days. But the kind that P. Allen Smith creates are. The award-winning garden and lifestyle design specialist aims to “blur the lines between … Read More...

Mr. Green Bean greets customers at Little Rock’s River Market. He gave his number to one of my friends!

Travels have kept me away lately as you may have noticed, but I’m back and getting into the groove again. I … Read More...

Matthew Coates designed this green roof dog house from reclaimed materials. Via Kitsap Sun.

I’ve stumbled across some purr-fect eco-chic cat and dog houses that will make tails wag and…well, you get it. And let’s not forget the birds and … Read More...

When it comes to identifying innovative designs and tracking emerging trends for outdoor spaces, Anne Robert of The Outdoor Stylist is in the know. Combing the world for the latest concepts and products, she showcases her finds while her marketing … Read More...

Sharon Smith’s yard includes found objects and some collected on her travels. Photo: Jay Janner, American-Statesman.

Last weekend’s second annual Austin Art Yard Tour showcased more than two dozen yards adorned with what some would call art, others might … Read More...