My Private Tour Of a Secret Venetian Palazzo and Garden

February 26, 2025

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Updated February 2025

From the street, one would never guess that a magnificent narrative of Venetian history, art, and culture was hidden behind centuries-old plaster walls and a set of wooden doors marked 3201.

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Pass through … Read More...

Experience More Than 250 Years of History and Heirloom Vegetables in Old Salem, North Carolina

February 21, 2025

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Updated 2025

Although Old Salem is just a 10-minute drive from Winston-Salem, it is centuries away from this contemporary urban center.

Visitors to the historic North Carolina town travel back more than 250 years to experience 100 of America’s Read More...

Experience More Than 250 Years of Heirloom Vegetables and History in Old Salem, North Carolina

March 8, 2016

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Sponsored by Visit Winston-Salem
Updated 2024

Although Old Salem is just a 10-minute drive from Winston-Salem, it’s centuries away from the city’s contemporary urban center.

Visitors to the historic North Carolina town travel back more than 250 years to experience Read More...

Got Designs on Paris: What’s Trending at Maison & Objet 2016

December 15, 2015

paris_eiffel-towerPhoto: Robin Plaskoff Horton.

I’ve spent a good amount of time in Paris, one of my favorite cities. Paris just oozes style and even a casual stroll through the streets provides an abundance of impromptu design inspiration.

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Five Lust-Worthy Rooftop Gardens

July 10, 2015

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Summer is here and that means plenty of barbecuing and cocktail sipping out in the back yard! Or, if you’re very lucky, you have a rooftop garden to lounge on. We’ve rounded up some Read More...

Best of 2014: Urban Gardens Top 10 Favorite Posts

December 30, 2014

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With the snap of the finger and the blink of an eye, another year comes to an end. What were a few of your favorite things? These ten blog posts apparently.

Here’s a glimpse of what your Urban Gardens community … Read More...

Hydroponic Vertical Gardens and Heliostats Flourish on Sustainable Skyscraper

November 19, 2014

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When iconic French architect Jean Nouvel and his botanist and landscape “artist” colleague and friend Patrick Blanc collaborate, you can expect a novel and cutting edge statement combining the best of their respective talents with the latest in green technologies, Read More...

Clever Storage Ideas That Include a Kitchen Garden

August 11, 2014

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I am still unpacking my mental treasure trove of the beautiful designs I spied while on the Modenus BlogTour to Italy for Milan Design Week. While the hub of Design Week is Salone del Mobile (or Milan Furniture Fair for Read More...

A Milan Secret Garden and Wellness Concept Lab

June 30, 2014

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What was once an historic movie theater within the green Parco Trivisio of Milan’s fashionable Brera design district, debuted last year as a secret garden and wellness concept lab for Gessi, the Italian Private Wellness Company.

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gessi-oncept-lab-milanPhoto: Gessi

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Milan Design Week 2014 Green Design Trends: Integrated Indoor Edible and Ornamental Indoor Gardens

June 1, 2014

caesarstone-urban-islands-with-plantersCaesarstone featured Urban Islands incorporating plants directly into the solid surface. Image by Caesarstone.

Green was trending everywhere during last month’s Milan Design Week 2014. Stylish, sustainable, and integrated edible and ornamental indoor gardens and microgardens sprouted everywhere. And I … Read More...

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