March 8, 2016
From Winston-Salem’s vibrant contemporary urban center, Old Salem is just a 10-minute drive, yet it’s centuries away. Visitors to the North Carolina historic town travel back 250 years to experience 100 of America’s most authentic and comprehensive collections of eighteenth-century … Read More...
Category: Community Gardens, Edible Landscaping, Education & Tours, Experiencing, Garden Tourism, Green & Sustainable, Travel, Urban Agriculture
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August 22, 2015
Photo: © Javier García
As part of a plan to promote biodiversity and protect the surrounding environment in the South American city of Cali. Colombia, the multi-use Host and Nectar Garden Building seeks to establish a network of gardeners … Read More...
Category: Birds, Bees, and Butterflies, Education & Tours, Green & Sustainable, Greening, Public Gardens, Travel
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April 21, 2015
Tasked with designing an educational kit to convey “the contributing factors of urban poverty,” designer Ryan Romanes dreamed up the Urban Survival Pack.
To be used in the classroom, the package’s playful shape and tactility is intended to engage children … Read More...
Category: Container Gardening, Creating, Education & Tours, Garden Design, Green & Sustainable, Herb Gardens, Indoor Gardening, Urban Agriculture
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March 30, 2015
Dawnsknoll House, Photo: Art Gray
After many years on the east coast, I’m lucky to be back in Southern California (aka the left coast) where I grew up. I’m not missing winter one bit, and if I have a yen … Read More...
Category: Education & Tours, Experiencing, Green & Sustainable, Green Roofs, Green Walls
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Gustav Eiffel’s Pont de le Peixateries Velles over Onyar river. Photo: Robin Plaskoff Horton.
