July 7, 2011
Passing a yin-yang floor mosaic that leads to the front door. Photo: Robin Horton.
On a warm Saturday at the end of June, armed with a GPS, I navigated around the labyrinth of Los Angeles freeways and surface streets for … Read More...
Category: Container Gardening, Edible Landscaping, Experiencing, Green & Sustainable, Green Roofs, Reclaimed & Recycled
Tags: Garden Art, sustainable architecture, urban gardens
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May 31, 2011
The rooftop garden of the Boldiston apartment in Melbourne, Australia, is an urban oasis filled with the homeowners’s collective finds, including an outdoor lamp sourced from Stockroom in Kyneton, “a birthday present from my lovely wife,”says Mark Boldiston.
The three … Read More...
Category: Experiencing, Rooftop Gardens
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March 17, 2011
Talented landscape design duo Susan Morrison and Rebecca Sweet’s new book Garden Up! is out and you’ve seriously gotta get your hands on one.
A fan of vertical gardening, I love how these gals have packaged their combined creativity with … Read More...
Category: Books, Finding, Vertical Gardens
Tags: containers, garden books, small space gardening, urban gardens, Vertical Gardens
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November 16, 2010
Resembling a Chinese take-out container, the witty Grimm planter, from Italian company Bysteel, makes a good conversation starter for your garden or terrace.
Designed in 2010 by Georgia Brusemini, the matte white lacquered aluminum planter is available with either four … Read More...
Category: Container Gardening, Containers and Pots, Finding, Great Finds
Tags: designer garden containers, designer planters, flower pots, fun garden containers, urban gardens
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October 26, 2010
Once inside this LA canyon urban garden, you become almost unaware of the sound of traffic whizzing by right outside the gate. Only a few minutes from the hustle and bustle of big city streets and the elegant storefronts of … Read More...
Category: Container Gardening, Experiencing, Garden Design
Tags: Los Angeles, urban gardens
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September 30, 2010
So you want to eat locally procured food and it’s that time of the month or that time of the day when the craving for chocolate is so strong that you might do something foolish to get your hands on … Read More...
Category: Edible Landscaping, Finding, Food & Entertaining, Green & Sustainable, Urban Agriculture
Tags: green, local food, locavore, sustainable, urban gardens
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September 20, 2010
Vertical Garden from Plants on Walls
Containers planted with herbs. Check. Green wall hung and planted with ferns and Philodendron by our landscape partners, Eden Farms of Stamford, CT. Check. Moss birds on the wall. Check.
We’re gearing up for … Read More...
Category: Container Gardening, Containers and Pots, Experiencing, Garden Design, Great Finds, Green & Sustainable, Green Walls, Hydroponics, Outdoor Furniture, Raised Beds, Reclaimed & Recycled, Terrariums
Tags: ct, Shippan, stamford, urban gardens, Vertical Gardens
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July 14, 2010
Located in a prime urban location in Siem Reap, Cambodia, Hotel de la Paix fuses ancient Khmer influences with modern art deco design.
The urban gardens offer a oasis of calm and verdant beauty, steps from the city center and … Read More...
Category: Experiencing
Tags: Cambodia, conservation, garden travel, save the elephants, urban gardens
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May 28, 2010
Fancy feathering your nest with a pet chicken inside your co-op instead of her coop? You can, well, put the lady in diapers.
Yes, that’s right, there are diapers for chickens. I learned this and and many other … Read More...
Category: Community Gardens, Creating, Edible Landscaping, Green & Sustainable, Green Roofs, Urban Agriculture
Tags: backyard chickens, keeping chickens in the city, raising chickens, raising chickens in the city, urban chicken equipment, urban chicken raising, urban chickens, urban farming, urban gardens, urban rooftop farms
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