Urban Gardens

Photo courtesy of LaManda Joy

I’ve just returned from Chicago, where I spent some time with my friend, LaManda Joy, Founder and President of The Peterson Garden Project, a revival Victory Garden venture she conceived in 2010 to … Read More...

I spotted the the new Living Wall vertical planter from Woolly Pockets unveiled yesterday at The Independent Garden Center show–one the many new vertical systems on exhibit at the show and evidence of the steady increase in popularity of … Read More...

Furniture made of metal, dirt, and turf. Photo via Marine Peyre.

Who doesn’t enjoy a bit of folly, in the garden, on the street, or anywhere?

Photo via JP Charbonneau

The Festival des Jardins de Rues de Lyon (Garden Festival … Read More...

Photo via Deco Design.

In less than three weeks I’ll be back in Paris again visiting the international design show, Maison et Objet Indoor/Outdoor. I’ve got an adorable little (really little) apartment in Montmartre and will share pics with you … Read More...

Food & Water 2030 is Argentine industrial designer Nicolás Chacana’s concept for the cultivation of hydroponic produce in a mobile farm, specifically, an urban vehicle that grows and delivers food and drinkable water. 

I would like to know how energy … Read More...