September 9, 2009
Birdtreehut from, Maandag meubels, offers a birdhouse in a tree sans tree. It’s a kind of duplex for the birds, a comfortable home for breading and feeding in a garden, on a balcony or terrace. The habitat is made … Read More...
Category: Birds, Bees, and Butterflies, Finding, Great Finds, Green & Sustainable
Tags: bird houses, city garden, garden, urban garden
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July 3, 2009
The Waterpod, a floating eco-habitat and interactive exhibition gallery, will study self-sufficient, water-based living while demonstrating future pathways for nomadic, mobile shelters and water-based communities, both docked and roaming. For the next five months, four artists will rotate living … Read More...
Category: Community Gardens, Composting, Container Gardening, Edible Landscaping, Education & Tours, Experiencing, Permaculture, Reclaimed & Recycled, Urban Agriculture
Tags: barge, benthic habitat, biodiversity, chicken coops, eco-habitat, environmental art, floating habitat, garden, living sculptures, natural water treatment, New York City, oyster reefs, sustainable, urban gardens, urban oyster reef, water-based living
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June 29, 2009
Photo courtesy of Ohanaware.
iPhone apps are sprouting up like…weeds. Here’s a helpful guide to some of the best apps out there. In an earlier post, I wrote about iPhorest, the app that allows you to plant a real … Read More...
Category: Education & Tours, Finding, Garden Software, Great Finds, Green Gadgets, Lifestyle
Tags: carbon footprint, ecology, garden, garden reference, green, iPhone apps, landscaping, plant, planting, plants, recycled, recycling, shopping green, sustainable, tips, web
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June 8, 2009
Many of you out there, if you’ve not yet done so, yearn to grow something in your limited spaces. The challenge develops when, in addition to limited space, you also have limited resources, and for some hopeful gardeners, perceived limited … Read More...
Category: Container Gardening, Experiencing, Herb Gardens
Tags: black thumb, bulbs, containers, flowers, garden, gardening, green, green thumb, herb window boxes, herbs, organic, plant, planting, plants, pots., sage, seeds, soil, thumb, Water
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May 10, 2009
Why not celebrate mom by giving her a living gift? Several organizations offer the opportunity to plant a tree in honor of mom:
Arbor Day Foundation
Plant a Tree USA
TreeBranch
Be Green Now
Tree Givers
Rain Forest Forever
Your … Read More...
Category: Container Gardening, Creating, Herb Gardens, Square-Foot Gardening, Window Boxes
Tags: celebrate mom, garden, Herb Gardens, living gift, Mother's Day gifts, plant a tree in mom's honor, planting, square-foot garden, window box
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