Urban Gardens

Create an urban oasis on your balcony, patio, or small terrace with the soothing sound of water flowing from a fountain. The new Garden365™ Water Feature isn’t scheduled for full scale release until Spring 2012, but we’re offering an exclusive … Read More…

Inspired by legendary architect Mies van der Rohe’s famous Barcelona Pavilion from 1929, designer Monique Engelund has reinterpreted the building as a modern gathering space for birds and a sculptural focal point for the garden. The Bird Pavilion honors van … Read More…

Nathan Danials designs modernist bird dwellings that humans will wish were large enough for them.

Available: Modernist Birdhouse with Pool
For “upper middle class modernist birds,” looking to enjoy their leisure time, this clear western red cedar and birch birdhouse … Read More…

Amid the proliferation of gourmet food trucks serving up gastronomic choices comparable to those found at three and four star restaurants, The Flower Truck, a Los Angeles mobile flower shop has parked it’s petals. So from Design Truck, … Read More…

The Modern Living Showhouse at Dwell on Design.

I spent a good part of last week in Los Angeles, absorbing the best of green innovation and design at Dwell on Design. Much of my time I perused a section of … Read More…

My dad’s patio, where I had breakfast this morning listening to the birds and a little traffic.

I’ve gone fishin’…not for fish, but for ideas. I’m here in Los Angeles, where I attended Dwell on Design, tasted lasagne cupcakes … Read More…

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…

It’s hot outside! Let’s bring the the outdoors inside. I’ve stumbled upon quite a few cactus-inspired designs that prick my funny bone.

Sitting on thorns? Maurizio Galante’s Canapé Cactus for Cerruti Baleri, above, is a grouping of cactuses that … Read More…

When it comes to identifying innovative designs and tracking emerging trends for outdoor spaces, Anne Robert of The Outdoor Stylist is in the know. Combing the world for the latest concepts and products, she showcases her finds while her marketing … Read More…

P Allen Smith’s Moss Mountain Farm, venue for upcoming Garden2Blog event.

There is a long tradition of sharing among gardeners. They share information, ideas, seeds, cuttings, and some–even non-gardeners–share their land, offering it to those wanting to garden but without … Read More…