August 25, 2017

Inspired by current urban bike sharing programs, the hydroponic Bike Share Farm is a mobile solar-powered vertical urban farm that sits atop two connected bicycles. Changing bikes at each new stop is easy with this shared community farm on wheels… Read More...
Category: Community Gardens, Green & Sustainable, Greening
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August 22, 2017

These are not your garden variety clothes. While fashion trends change season to season, these garments actually grow with the seasons.

Horticouture
Fashion designer Jacob Olmedo’s Wearable Gardens are a kind of HortiCouture twist on mobile gardens–portable pockets of … Read More...
Category: Green & Sustainable, Greening
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August 21, 2017

Some environmentally conscious designers and artists are creating haute horticouture–botanical fashion statements made with ornamental plants, flowers, and even edible greens. Many of these cultivated collections are artworks meant for viewing alone, while others are designed to be worn.… Read More...
Category: Green & Sustainable, Greening
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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
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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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