March 8, 2010
Today was a warm balmy day on the otherwise-to-date frigid east coast. Having just returned from a sunny respite in Mexico where I sipped iced tea, I thought: can’t wait to do so in my garden. I fell in love with…
Category: Finding, Food & Entertaining
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March 4, 2010
If you were an ordinary pot feeling exposed and wanting to go incognito, you might don one of these felt pot covers by Italian firm Imegadito.
Unless you have an outdoor space protected from the elements, I’d keep these indoors.…
Category: Container Gardening, Containers and Pots, Finding, Great Finds
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March 3, 2010
Inca Wall Garden surrounds terrace
Vertical gardens and living walls are of increasing interest to urban gardeners looking to maximize their garden space for harvesting their own food or for simply beautifying their surroundings. A “growing” trend, there are several options available…
Category: Edible Landscaping, Finding, Garden Design, Great Finds, Green & Sustainable, Green Walls, Privacy: Walls & Screens, Urban Agriculture, Vertical Gardens
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March 2, 2010
Is your head spinning with all the information out there? If you want to simplify things, try The Vegetable Garden Wheel, edited by one of America’s leading horticulturists, Ruth Rogers Clausen. The wheel offers an education for new vegetable gardeners, including suggestions on siting…
Category: Edible Landscaping, Finding, Garden Design, Garden Factoids, Great Finds, Herb Gardens, Urban Agriculture
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March 1, 2010
Brooklyn Grange believes roofs are ideal urban farm sites with potential to feed, employ, educate and unite communities
Take a group of local food enthusiasts, mix in some serious fundraising, add over 45 pounds of donated pork from Brooklyn-based Heritage Foods and…
Category: Community Gardens, Edible Landscaping, Experiencing, Food & Entertaining, Green & Sustainable, Green Roofs, Urban Agriculture
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