Urban Gardens

The Empire State Building glows in blue and white to celebrate launch of Partners in Preservation. Image used with permission from ESBC.

The National Trust for Historic Preservation announced today the names of 40 New York City historic buildings, icons, … Read More…

Brooklyn’s new urban farming  pop-up shop, Hayseed’s Big City Farm Supply, is part of the emerging trend of retailers who are going beyond merely making products available–they are creating an experience–selling a lifestyle in offering knowledge and ideas … Read More…

Green Chimneys program participant, Indy, shows me their seed starting corner.

I recently had the privilege of facilitating a creative blogging workshop for a wonderful group of youth participants in the Green Chimneys Nature-Based Career Training Program. The New York … Read More…

Want to see waterfalls in downtown San Francisco? What about rooftop gardens not open to the general public? Or perhaps be a voyeur for a few hours on a houseboat garden tour in Seattle where you can spy gardens atop … Read More…

Here’s a living, growing, trophy that continues to salute winners long after it has been awarded. To illustrate the theme “naturally curious” for Paris’s 2006 edition of The Incredible Rally, a giant treasure hunt through Paris’s 11th district, the design … Read More…