5 Details You Don’t Want to Forget When Hosting an Outdoor Party

April 17, 2017

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Outdoor parties can be magical events perfect for celebrating the warmer weather and enjoying all that nature offers.

Hosting a party outdoors can also give guests more room to roam than they might otherwise have indoors. … Read More...

Category: Experiencing, Food & Entertaining, Garden Design, Lifestyle, Lighting, Outdoor Furniture
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Girona, Spain’s Temps de Flors Festival Blends Horticulture and Art

September 4, 2016

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The history of Girona, Spain, is as colorful as the ochre and coral-toned buildings lining the banks of the Onyar river that flows through

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Floating Food Forest to Dock in New York City

March 10, 2016

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A floating food forest on a 50-foot platform made from shipping containers will dock in New York City waters throughout 2016.

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Public Food in Public Space
Swale is a collaborative floating urban food project dedicated to rethinking and challenging New … Read More...

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Experience 250 Years of Heirloom Vegetables and History in Old Salem, North Carolina

March 8, 2016

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Old Salem is just a 10-minute drive from Winston-Salem, yet it’s centuries away from the city’s contemporary urban center.

Visitors to the historic North Carolina town travel back 250 years to experience 100 of America’s most … Read More...

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20 Best Urban Gardens Stories of 2015

December 22, 2015

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Have we told you lately that we love you? Well we do. And here’s what you loved in 2015.

Your favorite stories of the year included plants growing up walls and on countertops. You loved hydroponic and aquaponic gardens and, … Read More...

Category: Community Gardens, Container Gardening, Containers and Pots, Edible Landscaping, Experiencing, Garden Art, Garden Design, Green & Sustainable, Green Walls, Guerilla Gardening!, Herb Gardens, Hydroponics, Indoor Gardening, Reclaimed & Recycled, Rooftop Gardens, Urban Agriculture, Vertical Gardens
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