May 30, 2011

93 year-old Robert Horton, Jr., on his downtown Greenwich, CT patio.
My 93 year-old father-in-law is a dumpster diver. During one of his recent expeditions into the trash at his neighboring elementary school, he found metal file cabinets whose perfectly … Read More…
Category: Edible Landscaping, Greening, Raised Beds, Reclaimed & Recycled, Urban Agriculture
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March 29, 2011

As I peered through the cut out of a beautiful metal screen into landscape architect Jeffrey Gordon Smith’s award-winning installation, Pi r Squared, for the San Francisco Flower and Garden Show, I definitely felt this designer’s invitation to Get … Read More…
Category: Bulbs and Plants, Composting, Container Gardening, Containers and Pots, Decks, Patios, & Paths, Edible Landscaping, Experiencing, Food & Entertaining, Furniture, Green & Sustainable, Green Roofs, Green Walls, Herb Gardens, Hydroponics, Irrigation, Raised Beds, Reclaimed & Recycled, Urban Agriculture, Vertical Gardens, Window Boxes
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September 20, 2010

Vertical Garden from Plants on Walls
Containers planted with herbs. Check. Green wall hung and planted with ferns and Philodendron by our landscape partners, Eden Farms of Stamford, CT. Check. Moss birds on wall. Check. We’re gearing up for Wednesday’s … Read More…
Category: Container Gardening, Containers and Pots, Experiencing, Furniture, Garden Design, Great Finds, Green & Sustainable, Green Walls, Hydroponics, Raised Beds, Reclaimed & Recycled, Terrariums
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July 15, 2010

Short on space or without a garden? Garden in bed. Scout Regalia’s bed. The freestanding fully-assembled raised bed SR Patio Garden is designed specifically for patios, balconies, and other hard surfaces. It’s a smart design and did I mention it’s … Read More…
Category: Containers and Pots, Edible Landscaping, Finding, Great Finds, Green & Sustainable, Raised Beds, Reclaimed & Recycled
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June 28, 2010

Welcome the itinerant gardener, not the one who travels from plot to plot, but the one whose community gardens travel from spot to spot. We’ve written about mobile gardens before, but these self-contained gardens go beyond being simply plant-growing mobile … Read More…
Category: Community Gardens, Container Gardening, Edible Landscaping, Green & Sustainable, Green Roofs, Greening, Hydroponics, Raised Beds, Reclaimed & Recycled, Rooftop Gardens, Urban Agriculture
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