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Photo: Mario Tama, Getty Images.

It’s a beautiful day today, clear skies with temps in the high 60s–so different from two weeks ago when Hurricane Sandy slammed our New York Metropolitan and outlying areas. It seems like a heartbeat ago … Read More…

Each of the London Chelsea Harbour Design Centre’s three glass domes houses interior design showrooms which circulate around a planted ground floor café and gathering area. Ambient light filters in through the glass panels, illuminating textiles, furniture, bath fixtures and … Read More…

Call it a veggie fashion statement, garden garb, sustainable style, or compostable couture–these 100% organic botanical garments are just naturally gorgeous forms of horticouture. Based on the classic shift dress first introduced in the 1960’s by Coco … Read More…

My husband beside an uprooted tree by our house. Photo: Robin Plaskoff Horton, via Instagram.

Hurricane Sandy blew in Monday downing huge trees, pulling down electrical wires, leaving millions, including us, without power or hot water, and a number of … Read More…

For the past three years it’s been my passion to share my favorite cool finds with you on Urban Gardens. Now I’m hoping you’ll share your thoughts with me.

I’ve put together a super short reader survey that should take … Read More…