May 9, 2017

Entering the central courtyard of Casa Nancina, garden designer Nancy Goslee Power’s Santa Monica, California urban garden, I was instantly transported away from city traffic, noise and congestion into a bucolic and dreamy space inspired by Power’s travels to Brazil … Read More...
Category: Container Gardening, Education & Tours, Experiencing, Garden Design, Green & Sustainable
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April 4, 2017

This curated selection of planters for the desktop, tabletop, or kitchen counter includes some that are so smart they practically take care of themselves. Others I have selected just for their good looks and because they’d make great design focal … Read More...
Category: Container Gardening, Containers and Pots, Finding, Great Finds, Green & Sustainable, Green Gadgets, Herb Gardens, Hydroponics, Indoor Gardening, shopping
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April 2, 2017
Photo by Rasmus Hjortshøj
Facing the challenges of producing food within the urban environment’s limited footprint, the IKEA innovation lab developed the Growroom, a DIY open source spherical urban farm one can build with a rubber hammer, 17 sheets of … Read More...
Category: Edible Landscaping, Green & Sustainable, Indoor Gardening, Urban Agriculture
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April 1, 2017

The Lyfbox Ecosystem is an app-connected indoor smart garden that combines the best of aquaponic, hydroponic, and aeroponic growing systems to enable the food consumer to become a food producer.
Perfect for urban dwellers without much space or free time … Read More...
Category: Container Gardening, Containers and Pots, Finding, Green & Sustainable, Herb Gardens, Hydroponics, Indoor Gardening, shopping, Urban Agriculture, Vertical Gardens
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March 30, 2017

Munich-based brand, Agrilution, is one of many companies developing smart indoor farming systems to enable ordinary folks like us to grow fresh, healthy food in the comfort of our own homes.
With the debut of the plantCube, the company … Read More...
Category: Containers and Pots, Green & Sustainable, Greening, Hydroponics, Indoor Gardening, Urban Agriculture
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