Chefs, Farmers, Gardeners, and Designers Create Pop-Up Feast on Interstate Bridge

July 18, 2012

Imagine bringing together a bunch of creative local farmers, food producers, gardeners, artists, and designers to collaborate on a massive pop-up dinner for 500 people on a city bridge overlooking an interstate highway…

That’s what Emerging Terrain, a non-profit … Read More...

Vive La France! Urban Gardens Paris Roundup

July 14, 2012


Paris florist and garden shop. Photo: Robin Plaskoff Horton, Urban Gardens.

In honor of Bastille Day, here’s a roundup of my favorite Urban Gardens posts about Paris gardens, happenings, shops, designers and follies…


Trellised arbor on the Promenade Plantée. Photo: Read More...

My Rooftop-to-Table Dinner at Rosemary’s

July 12, 2012


Photo: Robin Plaskoff Horton, Urban Gardens

I began this week dining with a foodie friend at Rosemary’s, the latest addition to New York City’s restaurants with rooftop gardens and farms. Though our expected 45 minute wait turned into an hour … Read More...

Growing Spinach on a Bicycle Wheeled Vertical Garden

July 6, 2012

Here’s another cool spin on recycled bicycle wheels for the edible garden, this time upcycled into an urban hydroponic vertical garden wall.

For his Bike Rim Planter, which extends from the wall by steel supports, Brian Carter replaced … Read More...

Futuristic Greenhouse of Miniature Cold Frames

June 22, 2012

At the intersection of architecture, science, and art, The Greenhouse and Cabinet of Future Fossils is a futuristic greenhouse “tunnel” with seating where, in in numerous portable and removable cold frames or mini-greenhouses, edible and ornamental plants are cultivated. The … Read More...

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