December 1, 2013
Well known for Phytokinetic, the über cool green roof system he designed for city buses, Spanish landscape designer and friend Marc Grañèn also creates beautiful and functional botanical works of art.
When I visited Spain last summer, Marc shared with … Read More...
Category: Experiencing, Garden Design, Green & Sustainable, Green Walls, Irrigation, Vertical Gardens
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November 20, 2013
Pushpin birdhouse design spotted on MakerBot’s Thingiverse.
I’ve been seriously wowed lately by many of the inventive 3D printed objects I have found, like concrete planter bricks, a mini planter system with drip irrigation, and a modular vertical garden perfect … Read More...
Category: Birds, Bees, and Butterflies, Creating, Green Walls, Herb Gardens, Hydroponics, Reclaimed & Recycled, Vertical Gardens
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November 15, 2013
Photo via ScoutMob
We’re celebrating America Recycles Day with five unique creations made from recycled everyday materials, like gutters and glass bottles.
These inventive ideas just scrape the surface when it comes to seeing what can happen when mixing … Read More...
Category: Food & Entertaining, Garden Art, Great Finds, Green & Sustainable, Greening, Lighting, Outdoor Furniture, Reclaimed & Recycled
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November 14, 2013
While you and I can now 3D print our own products, Danish designer Jonas Edvard grows his own 3D edible lamps.
Yep, Edvard cultivates the living lamps from a material he’s developed using the domestic waste of oyster mushroom leftovers … Read More...
Category: Green & Sustainable, Greening, Lighting
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November 11, 2013
As a lover of sustainable design, gardening, and environmentally friendly practices, I am always excited about projects that aim to reducing landfill by recycling, repurposing, and upcycling trash into useful and decorative wares.
Anu Tandon Vieira from The Retyrement Plan… Read More...
Category: Birds, Bees, and Butterflies, Garden Art, Green & Sustainable, Greening, Reclaimed & Recycled
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