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China’s Growing Urban Population Sprouts Urban Farms

Robin Plaskoff Horton — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 19:44:27 +0000

Illustration: Guillermo Munro for the China Daily.

In response to its growing urbanization, China is reinventing the “garden city” concept in order to create space for both its urban and its displaced rural citizens. Every year, more than 15 million … Read More...

NYC Rooftop Farm Classroom Cultivates Minds

Robin Plaskoff Horton — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 20:45:34 +0000

The Greenhouse on the roof of Public School 333 in Manhattan. Photo: Ari Burling

A 1400-square foot smart and sustainable hydroponic urban farm sits on the third floor rooftop of a New York City public school. It’s home to The … Read More...

New York City Residence With Four Terraces

Robin Plaskoff Horton — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 23:33:20 +0000

When JoJo Demirel and her husband Baris moved into their new place in Red Hook, Brooklyn last April, their first order of business was to put up a greenhouse.

The couple had always shared a love of gardening but only … Read More...

Touring Los Angeles Modern Homes and Gardens

Robin Plaskoff Horton — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 00:24:23 +0000

Passing a yin-yang floor mosaic that leads to the front door. Photo: Robin Horton.

On a warm Saturday at the end of June, armed with a GPS, I navigated around the labyrinth of Los Angeles freeways and surface streets for … Read More...

Eco-Chic Pet Houses Offer Creature Comforts

Robin Plaskoff Horton — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 18:59:11 +0000

Matthew Coates designed this green roof dog house from reclaimed materials. Via Kitsap Sun.

I’ve stumbled across some purr-fect eco-chic cat and dog houses that will make tails wag and…well, you get it. And let’s not forget the birds and … Read More...

More Urban Garden Ideas From the Golden State

Robin Plaskoff Horton — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 19:10:22 +0000

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...

Philadelphia Flower Show Draws Some Ooh La La!

Robin Plaskoff Horton — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 23:26:33 +0000

A planted car in The Auto Salvage Garden, created by Delaware Valley College.

With Edith Piaf ‘s La Vie en Rose in the air, it was Springtime in Paris this year at the Philadelphia International Flower Show, the world’s … Read More...

Gardens Flourish on Top of City Busses

Robin Plaskoff Horton — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 17:00:32 +0000

Bus Roots is a living garden planted on the roofs of city buses. It’s an effort that rose out of New York City designer Marco Antonio Castro Cosio’s graduate thesis at the NYU. The project aims to reclaim the … 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 Gardens Get a Good Rap

Robin Plaskoff Horton — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 14:40:38 +0000

Many have written, photographed, and spoken about urban gardens. But this is the first time I have seen someone rap about urban gardens. I was “moved” by this urban gardens rap music video…

And as the rappers note: ”Urban gardening … Read More...