Urban Gardens » Bulbs and Plants | Urban Gardens | Unlimited Thinking For Limited Spaces http://www.urbangardensweb.com Unlimited Thinking For Limited Spaces Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:02:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Urban Gardens 2011 Eco-Awesome Holiday Gift List http://www.urbangardensweb.com/2011/12/06/urban-gardens-2011-eco-awesome-holiday-gift-list/ http://www.urbangardensweb.com/2011/12/06/urban-gardens-2011-eco-awesome-holiday-gift-list/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:50:51 +0000 Robin Plaskoff Horton http://www.urbangardensweb.com/?p=9603

I’m so excited to share these hand picked eco-friendly and well designed goodies from my holiday wish list! I’ve selected mostly experiential gifts–creative things that your friends and family can do with their own hands. How about … Read More...

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I’ve just returned very fired up from several days at the Independent Garden Center Show. I brought back with me so many new ideas and so much cool product information that it’s going to take me a while to … Read More...

]]> http://www.urbangardensweb.com/2011/08/20/design-inspiration-from-independent-garden-center-show-in-chicago/feed/ 7 Out of the Box Garden Thinking http://www.urbangardensweb.com/2011/07/29/out-of-the-box-garden-thinking/ http://www.urbangardensweb.com/2011/07/29/out-of-the-box-garden-thinking/#comments Fri, 29 Jul 2011 18:52:37 +0000 Robin Plaskoff Horton http://www.urbangardensweb.com/?p=7853

It may look like a pizza box, but inside is not a pie but rather all one needs to grow what could become the pizza’s veggie toppings, and more. ALLOTINABOX™ is a super cool GYO kit complete with information to … Read More...

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Calandrinia grandiflora, contributed by Cactus Jungle. Photo: Stan Shebs.

Novice and experienced gardeners alike can now, without ever leaving home, indulge their plant lust by finding the nurseries and garden centers to satisfy their botanical yearnings. Plant Lust is a … Read More...

]]> http://www.urbangardensweb.com/2011/06/17/plant-lust/feed/ 5 More Urban Garden Ideas From the Golden State http://www.urbangardensweb.com/2011/03/29/more-urban-garden-ideas-from-the-golden-state/ http://www.urbangardensweb.com/2011/03/29/more-urban-garden-ideas-from-the-golden-state/#comments Tue, 29 Mar 2011 19:10:22 +0000 Robin Plaskoff Horton http://www.urbangardensweb.com/?p=6420

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...

]]> http://www.urbangardensweb.com/2011/03/29/more-urban-garden-ideas-from-the-golden-state/feed/ 3 Botanical Wall Paintings Feature Found Elements http://www.urbangardensweb.com/2011/03/16/botanical-wall-paintings-feature-found-elements/ http://www.urbangardensweb.com/2011/03/16/botanical-wall-paintings-feature-found-elements/#comments Wed, 16 Mar 2011 17:51:31 +0000 Robin Plaskoff Horton http://www.urbangardensweb.com/?p=6292

Kate Hill Cantrill’s botanical wall “painting” was a favorite feature at our Fall installation for the Shippan Designer Show House’s Creative Garden Retreat.


Cantrill incorporates various natural elements into her assemblages, many of which are found on New York beaches … Read More...

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Toss a Lovebom seed grenade bomb into your lover’s garden this Valentines Day to show how your love is blooming. (Only in the UK.)

Get in the mood with this glass Mood Moss filled heart.

Pour your love … Read More...

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Your garden will eat these up: gourmet herb seed ball pops. Just as you would do with their Garden Bon Bons, you simply remove the wrapper, place in a sunny spot, water, and watch your choice of four herbs … Read More...

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Green Flow

In its study of the effects of plants on interior air quality and sick air syndrome, NASA pointed out that “if man is to move into closed environments, he must take along nature’s life support system.”

Green … Read More...

]]> http://www.urbangardensweb.com/2010/12/27/plants-as-indoor-natural-air-purifiers/feed/ 10 Eco-Awesome Urban Gardens Gift List http://www.urbangardensweb.com/2010/12/14/eco-awesome-urban-gardens-gift-list/ http://www.urbangardensweb.com/2010/12/14/eco-awesome-urban-gardens-gift-list/#comments Wed, 15 Dec 2010 03:57:17 +0000 Robin Plaskoff Horton http://www.urbangardensweb.com/?p=5302
Lovi foldable wood trees, from 12″ to approximately 4ft at Lovi Shop (website lists retailers by country)

Here at Urban Gardens we’ve made our list and checked it twice…our 2010 gift list is here:


Put some “fun” in functional: Loose … Read More...

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