August 17, 2017

When I think disposable, I think landfill. So when I heard about the new $8 biodegradable and disposable cardboard CasusGrill, I thought, wow, this has everything–environmentally friendly, convenient, easy to use, and so compact and lightweight you can throw it … Read More...
Category: Finding
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August 13, 2017
Photo via Dog Café Los Angeles
Once in a while a pup could really use a little respite from this dog-eat-dog world.
When a pooch is dog tired after a long day on the run, chillin’ out at Yappy Hour … Read More...
Category: Experiencing
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August 7, 2017

For busy city dwellers, a monthly or quarterly gardening subscription box is an effortless way to get in the gardening groove to jump-start or maintain any size urban garden.
Perfect for those with limited time and space, these boxes arrive … Read More...
Category: Bulbs and Plants, Container Gardening, Finding, Green & Sustainable, Herb Gardens, Indoor Gardening, No-Dig Gardening, Sky Planters, Terrariums, Window Boxes
Tags: gardening kits, gardening subscription boxes
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July 24, 2017

This low tech watering system will keep your houseplants and garden irrigated for a month. Get outta town!

Handmade by local Egyptian artisans, the system consists of a set of six clay pots whose unglazed bases let water … Read More...
Category: Container Gardening, Containers and Pots, Finding, Green & Sustainable, Indoor Gardening, Irrigation, Water
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July 22, 2017

The train station in Angers, France just got very green. Five illuminated “trees” hang from the ceiling in French designer Alexis Tricoire’s latest interior landscape installation.

Tricoire–the self-proclaimed “green fingers designer”–describes The Levitating Forest as a symbolic gateway to the … Read More...
Category: Containers and Pots, Green & Sustainable, Greening
Tags: hanging gardens, indoor gardens, interior landscaping, trees
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July 15, 2017

Vertical forests–living , breathing skyscrapers enveloped in trees, shrubs, and flowering plants–can, like the one’s featured above, absorb 25 tons of carbon dioxide annually and produce roughly 60 kilograms of oxygen daily, while also promoting local urban biodiversity.

Milan-based Stefano … Read More...
Category: Green & Sustainable, Green Walls, Greening, Vertical Gardens
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July 9, 2017

If you are the kind of person who likes to reserve the option to change your mind, or you have difficulty choosing things, then you will flip over this Flip Vase.

You simply flip the pages of this whimsical tabletop … Read More...
Category: Finding, Gifts, Great Finds, Lifestyle, shopping
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July 5, 2017

In the Parisian suburb of Romainville, a vertical farming project will transform the concept of urban agriculture in a “vegitecture” complex whose small production loop will enable residents to buy produce directly from their local urban farm.

In a … Read More...
Category: Birds, Bees, and Butterflies, Community Gardens, Container Gardening, Edible Landscaping, Green & Sustainable, Green Roofs, Green Walls, Greening, Herb Gardens, Indoor Gardening, Irrigation, Permaculture, Rooftop Gardens, Solar Energy, Urban Agriculture, Vertical Gardens
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June 30, 2017
Photo: Robin Plaskoff Horton, Urban Gardens.
I love designs that multitask which is why I am in love with Pre\serve, a dining collection that is a combination indoor herb garden, receptacle for storing vegetables, and cooler. The multifunctional table features … Read More...
Category: Containers and Pots, Green & Sustainable, Greening, Indoor Gardening
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June 14, 2017

Drawing inspiration from breast cancer researchers examining cells through microscopes in the lab, The Breast Cancer Now Garden: Through the Microscope at the 2017 Chelsea Garden Show was a space created to commemorate research scientists dedicated to eradicating breast cancer.… Read More...
Category: Experiencing, Garden Design, Green & Sustainable, Urban Agriculture
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