Au Revoir Paris: Bringing Home the Garden

January 27, 2010

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Patrick Blanc vertical garden wall behind glass at Marité et François Girbaud shop in Paris

It’s been a week of creative inspiration and as I pack it all up from Paris for my to return to New York, I will Read More…

Botanical Architecture: London Hotel Grows Living Wall

September 15, 2009

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The world’s biggest collection of non-nettly-looking nettles – or Urticaccae, for those in the know–as well native plants and flowers, are sprouting vertically up the exterior walls of The Athenaeum Hotel in London. The city’s humid microclimate is the perfect … Read More…

Climbing the Living Walls in Paris

July 31, 2009

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When I shot these photos of Patrick Blanc’s green walls, or  vertical gardens, of the Musée du Quai Branly in Paris, I didn’t realize then that, in addition to their beauty, green walls offered significant ecological benefits similar to, but Read More…

I Scream for Green Screens

July 17, 2009

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Separetor by Fabio Bortali for Teracrea

With these beautiful and functional screen/planter boxes, you can screen for privacy, create intimate spaces within your garden, or establish a green focal point to define your outdoor space. They’re portable, so you … Read More…

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