10 Tips For Maintaining a Healthy Garden

February 3, 2013

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Keeping your garden, even a small one, green and healthy year round can be hard work for the best of us. Here are ten tips to help you keep your garden green while also making it an easier Read More…

New Twist on Home Hydroponic Gardening

January 23, 2013

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Honey, I’m home. Is the lettuce ready? This planter is a great concept for producing food with minimal effort in tight urban spaces.

Milan designer Stefania Minnella’s vertical self-sustaining hydroponic system, Elica Idroponica, automates all the tasks busy people might … Read More…

How to Build a Colorful Igloo From Milk Cartons

January 16, 2013

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If you happen to have enough space outdoors for an igloo and enough time to build one, you’ll just need to start collecting several hundred cartons. That’s how New Zealanders Daniel Gray and his girlfriend Kathleen Starrie have spent the … Read More…

Seed Socks: Portable DIY Plant-Based Dye Workshop

January 2, 2013

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Commissioned For New York Fashion Week 2011, London and São Paulo-based Studio Swine dreamed up Seed Socks, a portable DIY dyer’s workshop that connects seasonal fashion with seasonal plants.

Packed in a stylish wooden suitcase with a leather handle, … Read More…

Using Outdoor Lighting to Create an Urban Oasis

December 10, 2012


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Welcome to today’s guest contributor, New York City-based lighting designer, and fellow BlogTour team member, James Bedell.

The topic of urban green space has always been fascinating to me. I’m a lifelong Queens resident and I’ve almost … Read More…

The freshest innovative and eco-friendly designs, trends, and ideas for urban gardens and stylish small places.