August 7, 2015
When the homeowners added solar panels to the roof of their spectacular Ray Kappe designed house in Los Angeles’s Rustic Canyon, they wanted to screen the panels with a design that celebrated their passion for airplants without sacrificing their view … Read More...
Category: Green & Sustainable, Greening
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July 17, 2015
Budapest-based designer Judit Zita Boros designed Plantus Planters, a system of modular indoor vertical gardens, with indoor urban gardeners in mind.
Planted Walls and Living Curtains
These modular indoor vertical gardens are double-duty systems which not only offers the … Read More...
Category: Container Gardening, Containers and Pots, Finding, Green & Sustainable, Herb Gardens, Indoor Gardening, Vertical Gardens
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New York City is famous for its skyline, not so much for its treeline. The city has some great parks, but for 8.4 million people, it could still use more. One solution: go underground. That’s where you’ll find the Lowline, … Read More...
Category: Community Gardens, Green & Sustainable, Greening, Solar Energy
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June 26, 2015
Rising 41 feet up and four floors high, designer Paul Cocksedge’s Living Staircase floats within the space like a soaring indoor garden.
The steel and American white oak spiral staircase forms the internal nucleus of London’s Ampersand building in the … Read More...
Category: Experiencing, Garden Design, Green & Sustainable, Herb Gardens, Indoor Gardening
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