June 7, 2012

If you can grow food in a spacecraft, you can do so in the confines of a small urban space. Developed by NASA and readapted by Italian studio, Design Libero, the Green Wheel is rotary hydroponic system concept created … Read More…
Category: Container Gardening, Containers and Pots, Edible Landscaping, Garden Software, Greening, Herb Gardens, Hydroponics, Urban Agriculture
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June 17, 2011


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…
Category: Bulbs and Plants, Finding, Garden Software
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June 13, 2011

Leafsnap, the new electronic field guide available for iPhone, iPad, and Android, aims to build an ever-greater awareness of and appreciation for biodiversity, by engaging users as citizen scientists, allowing them to automatically share images, species identifications, and geo-coded … Read More…
Category: Finding, Garden Software, Great Finds
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April 1, 2011

GardenSpace NYC, a cool interactive field guide to Manhattan’s publically accessible parks and gardens, by Brooklyn-based Landscape Design Firm, Green Sky Designs, brings city dwellers closer to their urban ecosystem, bridging the gap between the plugged-in pace of the … Read More…
Category: Finding, Garden Software, Great Finds
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October 12, 2010

I just found out about OlioBoard, a site on which for free you can create your own mood board to experiment with styles, colors, products. I created the mood board above by browsing their library of thousands of items … Read More…
Category: Creating, Garden Software, Great Finds
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