June 30, 2014
What was once an historic movie theater within the green Parco Trivisio of Milan’s fashionable Brera design district, debuted last year as a secret garden and wellness concept lab for Gessi, the Italian Private Wellness Company.
Photo: Gessi
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Category: Experiencing
Tags: BlogTour, BlogTour Milan, Gessi, Salone di Mobile 2014
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June 25, 2014
It’s hard to disagree with the fact that urban rooftops could provide a huge playground for urban farmers. Rooftop gardens do exist of course, but in a city like New York with an endless number of industrial buildings, there could … Read More...
Category: Community Gardens, Garden Design, Green & Sustainable, Green Roofs, Greening, Hydroponics, Public Gardens, Rooftop Gardens, Urban Agriculture
Tags: aquaponics, sustainable design, Urban Agriculture, urban farming, urban farms, urban garden, urban gardens
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June 17, 2014
The United States Department of Agriculture’s Hardiness Zone Map. Image courtesy of the United States Department of Agriculture.
In 1960, the United States Department of Agriculture developed the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map to help gardeners choose the right plants … Read More...
Category: Greening
Tags: plant health, plant vitality, US Department of Agriculture, USDA Hardiness Zones Map
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June 1, 2014
Caesarstone featured Urban Islands incorporating plants directly into the solid surface. Image by Caesarstone.
Green was trending everywhere during last month’s Milan Design Week 2014. Stylish, sustainable, and integrated edible and ornamental indoor gardens and microgardens sprouted everywhere. And I … Read More...
Category: Container Gardening, Experiencing, Green Walls, Herb Gardens, Hydroponics, Indoor Gardening, Vertical Gardens
Tags: BlogTour Milan, BlogTour Milano, Eurocucina, kitchen gardens, Modenus, NKBA, salone del mobile 2014, under-counter greenhouse, urban cultivator
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Photo: Gessi
