January 11, 2010

Photo courtesy Harries & Héder
When the city required Austin developers Catellus to mask an unsightly expanse of store-back loading docks in order for a large retail lot to receive a green light, they hired Massachusetts-based public art firm Harries & Héder to…
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Category: Garden Art, Green & Sustainable, Green Gadgets, Greening, Lighting, Solar Energy
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January 3, 2010

This clever container system by az&mut is named the Pot Cavalier or Cavalier Pot, not because it’s arrogant, offhand, or unceremonious, but because it’s mounted over your balcony railing much like soldiers mounted their horses and is derived from the same word,…
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Category: Container Gardening, Containers and Pots, Finding, Garden Design, Great Finds, Green & Sustainable, Green Gadgets, Reclaimed & Recycled
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December 28, 2009

Andrea is an award-winning designed air filter capable of absorbing toxic gases, such as formaldehyde, from home and office environments by enhancing the natural absorptive properties of regular household plants. While plants alone in an interior setting are more efficient than…
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Category: Finding, Green & Sustainable, Green Gadgets
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December 18, 2009

It’s the Holidaze, and you may have waited till the bitter end as I have. For your garden and green-loving friends and family who may be short on space, here are some cool last minute gifts that I love either…
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Category: Books, Bulbs and Plants, Container Gardening, Containers and Pots, Edible Landscaping, Finding, Great Finds, Green & Sustainable, Green Gadgets, Herb Gardens, Hydroponics, Just For Fun, Lifestyle, Reclaimed & Recycled, Urban Agriculture, Vertical Gardens, Water, Window Boxes
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September 10, 2009

If you can handle worms in your kitchen, then Studio Gorm’s Flow Kitchen might appeal to you. It’s a living kitchen where nature and technology are integrated in a symbiotic relationship, processes flow into one another in a natural cycle, efficiently utilizing…
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Category: Composting, Containers and Pots, Edible Landscaping, Finding, Food & Entertaining, Great Finds, Green & Sustainable, Green Gadgets
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