February 17, 2010
Swedish Designer Hanna Sandström has teamed up with Green Fortune and Whirlpool in the creation of a mini hydroponic fridge kitchen garden. Huh? That’s what I said. The claim is that by providing light, temperature, space, moisture, nutrition, and water, … Read More…
Category: Edible Landscaping, Green & Sustainable, Greening, Herb Gardens, Hydroponics, No-Dig Gardening, Urban Agriculture
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February 16, 2010
Muscle bench, Alexandre Mornonnoz
Spotted last month in Paris at The Design Observer exposition at the Cité des Sciences et de l’industrie, this sensual bench by French designer Alexandre Moronnoz caught my attention at just the right moment. I’d been … Read More…
Category: Finding, Furniture, Great Finds, Green & Sustainable, Reclaimed & Recycled
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February 15, 2010
With Cocoon, Swedish designer Mans Salomonsen combines decoration, storage and gardening in a kitchen window sky planter. You can grow spices and store fruits in the organic shape and while cultivating both life and color into your environment. Made of … Read More…
Category: Container Gardening, Containers and Pots, Edible Landscaping, Finding, Great Finds, Herb Gardens, No-Dig Gardening, Sky Planters
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February 14, 2010
Things are looking up in this green Dutch town. In a mainly pedestrian street adjacent to a shopping mall in Eindhoven, one of the greenest cities in the Netherlands, design firm BYTR suggested that public space be cleared of lampposts … Read More…
Category: Uncategorized
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February 13, 2010
Here’s a challenge to the traditional notion of public space as a “town square” or “village green”: You’ve got an unsafe under bridge area within an existing viaduct not so suitable for planting or creating a verdant space. Architects James … Read More…
Category: Experiencing
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February 12, 2010
Sustainable Flatbush volunteers planting daffodils, 2009
More than a tree is growing in Brooklyn. Greening Flatbush: Garden Where You Are, presented by Sustainable Flatbush Sunday, February 21, is an afternoon of short demonstrations and hands-on workshops including seed-starting for … Read More…
Category: Birds, Bees, and Butterflies, Community Gardens, Composting, Edible Landscaping, Education & Tours, Green & Sustainable, Greening, Permaculture, Public Gardens, Urban Agriculture, Vertical Gardens
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February 11, 2010
Here’s an idea that’s really down to earth. My good friend, interior designer Victoria Lyon, told me about Luvmud, by super-interesting!–a heart-shaped gift item that doubles as an educational tool, communication strategy, and community builder. Luvmud is made … Read More…
Category: Bulbs and Plants, Container Gardening, Edible Landscaping, Finding, Great Finds, Green & Sustainable, Herb Gardens, No-Dig Gardening, Urban Agriculture
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February 10, 2010
No, they are not edible, they are plantable!
Seeking an alternative to the flowers, boxes of chocolates, and other symbols of love and affection traditionally offered on Valentine’s Day? How about these Garden Bon Bons? For novice and expert gardener … Read More…
Category: Container Gardening, Edible Landscaping, Finding, Food & Entertaining, Great Finds, Green & Sustainable, Herb Gardens
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February 9, 2010
The Mobile Garden, recently approved by the Chicago Transit Authority, will add green space to the windy city as straphangers enjoy a flatcar train garden during their commutes. The moving urban garden, to become a part of regular … Read More…
Category: Community Gardens, Container Gardening, Experiencing, Green & Sustainable, Raised Beds
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February 8, 2010
Yogami, photo by Guglielmo Trupia, 2009
Creative minds are challenged to think inside of the urban parking spot in the Public Design Festival’s international Duepercinque contest during the forthcoming Milan Salone Internazionale del Mobile, April 13-18.
Midondolo, photo by … Read More…
Category: Experiencing, Guerilla Gardening!, Public Gardens
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