May 1, 2012

Here’s a great way to extend and blend the boundaries between indoors and out. For a designer show house where we helped convert a potting shed into a Creative Garden Retreat, we upcycled ordinary terra cotta garden pots into … Read More…
Category: Creating, Lighting, Reclaimed & Recycled
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April 19, 2012


I come from a healthy family tree of Midwest farmers, but by the time I inherited the family’s green thumb it was actually more like a dry shade of brown. After being uprooted last year from the never-ending greenness I … Read More…
Category: Container Gardening, Creating, Herb Gardens, Urban Agriculture, Window Boxes
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April 14, 2012

I would make any excuse to go to Brooklyn these days, a hub of creativity, urban farms, and great food. So I jumped at the chance to attend the recent Etsy Labs event, Hands-On: Dirt.

There were no plants … Read More…
Category: Community Gardens, Composting, Container Gardening, Creating, Green & Sustainable, Reclaimed & Recycled, Terrariums, Urban Agriculture, Vertical Gardens
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March 24, 2012

Think orchids are delicate and hard to care for? Not true! Like many people, I used to believe this so I steered clear of them. But on a recent visit to Costa Farms, I learned that orchids are the … Read More…
Category: Bulbs and Plants, Container Gardening, Creating
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March 6, 2012

One of the most interesting items I spotted at the Philadelphia Flower Show wasn’t even for sale. Michael Cullen of Lichen & Moss built this vertical planter from two pieces of reclaimed perforated sheet metal that someone gave him. He … Read More…
Category: Containers and Pots, Creating, Reclaimed & Recycled, Vertical Gardens
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