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NYC’s Alphabet City Neighborhood Botanical Garden

Robin Plaskoff Horton — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 20:10:05 +0000

On a stroll through New York City’s Alphabet City recently, I discovered some wonderful obscure gardens–that is, I almost walked by before noticing them. Coined Alphabet City because it encompasses the areas between Avenues A through D, the neighborhood … Read More...

Urban Citizen’s Traffic Island Garden

Robin Plaskoff Horton — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 18:42:52 +0000

Last May, when New York City workers were planting a tree on the traffic island in front of the salon where he’s employed, Victor Rueda asked them if he could contribute his own plants, including some sunflowers, to the small … Read More...

An Urban Garden Cocktail Party

Robin Plaskoff Horton — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 01:01:33 +0000

Photo: Robin Plaskoff Horton

In 2006, Chicago resident LaManda Joy and her husband Peter purchased “a yard with a house attached to it.” The couple explain that they did this “for the sole, myopic, obsessive purpose of growing a … Read More...

Mini-Gardens Grow on Parisian No-Parking Poles

Robin Plaskoff Horton — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 21:55:16 +0000

The poles lining the streets in the 2nd district of Paris are there to restrict parking, but not planting.

When I received an email from Paule Kingleur of Paris Label about her POTOGREEN project, I knew I had to post … Read More...

Upcycled and Recycled into Outdoor Living Room

Robin Plaskoff Horton — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 18:33:14 +0000

For The Common Place, known as an “autonomous, radical social center” in Leeds, England, designers Donna Walker and Sarah Barrett created Home Sweet Home, a project sprung out of the desire to craft a cozy outdoor social gathering … Read More...

Out of the Box Garden Thinking

Robin Plaskoff Horton — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 18:52:37 +0000

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...

Urban Farm in a Shop

Robin Plaskoff Horton — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 17:43:46 +0000

Launched in March, FARM:shop hopes to bring the countryside to the city. Photo: London Permaculture.

“People will think you’re crazy, then they’ll love it” commented Jamie Oliver on a recent visit to the FARM:shop, a once derelict London shop … Read More...

Tips and Inspirations for Great Container Gardens!

Robin Plaskoff Horton — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 21:02:11 +0000

Photo: Kerry Michaels

According to Kerry Michaels, who writes about container gardening for About.com, there are absolutely no rules when it comes to container gardening, but there are some tips and guidelines that can be helpful when designing your container.… Read More...

Women Landscape Architects Gaining Ground

Robin Plaskoff Horton — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 18:55:52 +0000

Exploring the role of women in landscape architecture, the documentary film, Women in the Dirt, takes us behind the scenes with seven of California’s most influential female designers: Mia Lerher, Andrea Cochran, Cheryl Barton, Isabelle Greene, Katherine Spitz, Pamela … Read More...

Urban Farm Concept Cultivates More Than Food

Robin Plaskoff Horton — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 01:09:58 +0000

Imagine a sustainable and sophisticated design for a public space that responds to the increasing public interest in urban agriculture, beautifies a neighborhood, and at the same time, engages the community. The Huntington Urban Farm, designed by New … Read More...