Urban Gardens

Once inside this LA canyon urban garden, you become almost unaware of the sound of traffic whizzing by right outside the gate. Only a few minutes from the hustle and bustle of big city streets and the elegant storefronts of … Read More...

Although I am intrigued by these little wall-mounted planters, by UK design firm, Thelermont Hupton, I’m not sure how they drain. My email inquiry to the designers bounced back, so I assume from the photo that they don’t mount … Read More...

French Harvest Apron, from $34

Stone, metal, wood, jute, cloth, and even manure are among the materials found in the goods at Dirt Couture, the cool new online shop featuring handcrafted artisan-produced products made in the USA.

Cindy McNatt, … Read More...

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...

On my last visit to Los Angeles, I slammed on the brakes as I was just about to pass Urban Garden Paradise: Rolling Greens on Beverly Blvd. Not great driving, but I was so thrilled not to miss this fantastic … Read More...

I just found out about OlioBoard, a site on which for free you can create your own mood board to experiment with styles, colors, products. I created the mood board above by browsing their library of thousands of items … Read More...

Photo: Robin Plaskoff Horton

For my dinner table last night, I created this last minute alternative to a flower arrangement using cranberries and white kale. I love the way it welcomed fall into my dining room and at the same … Read More...

Photo by Ellen Shapiro, Dig-it-Blog

I’ve made some new friends in and out of the garden lately. Some I met at the Garden Writers Association Annual Symposium in Dallas last month, some through other bloggers and on Twitter, others just … Read More...

Since I like to shop local, I am particularly drawn to Brooklyn designer Jessica Carnivale’s debut line of colorful woven outdoor chairs, aptly named Stretch.

Carnivale experimented with a number of different materials and chose latex, bungee and … Read More...

I saw the writing on the wall…boy was it hot in Dallas!

Along with nearly 500 others, I weathered the scorching Dallas heat and humidity while visiting some cool gardens during this year’s Garden Writers Annual Symposium.

Before I … Read More...