New York City Places With Gardens Vie For $3 Million in Historic Preservation Funds

April 26, 2012


The Empire State Building glows in blue and white to celebrate launch of Partners in Preservation. Image used
with permission from ESBC.

The National Trust for Historic Preservation announced today the names of 40 New York City historic buildings, icons, Read More...

Creative Container Gardening With Modular Planters

April 25, 2012

Handmade of Ohio of white stoneware clay in their small Illinois studio, these modular planters from Good Erdle can be creatively configured to suit your space. The pots were inspired by designer/partner Andrew Erdle’s desire for a good-looking tabletop modular … Read More...

This Planter Has Got the Edge

April 24, 2012

Just as its name implies, Barcelona industrial designer, Gerard Moliné’s terra cotta Half Pot sits on the edge of an indoor or outdoor table, office cabinet, or top of a low wall.

It could also work on the edge of … Read More...

DIY Window Herb Garden From IKEA Pots

April 19, 2012

I come from a healthy family tree of Midwest farmers, but by the time I inherited the family’s green thumb it was actually more like a dry shade of brown. After being uprooted last year from the never-ending greenness I … Read More...

Urban Farm Pop-Up Shop Sprouts in Brooklyn

April 17, 2012

Brooklyn’s new urban farming  pop-up shop, Hayseed’s Big City Farm Supply, is part of the emerging trend of retailers who are going beyond merely making products available–they are creating an experience–selling a lifestyle in offering knowledge and ideas … Read More...

Floating in a Suspended Cocoon Chair

April 16, 2012

I spotted these bentwood suspended chairs in Paris at last September’s Maison et Objet Outdoor show. Designed for his company, Concept Suspendu by William Lelasseux, the chairs offer a feeling of weightlessness while hanging (literally) out in the garden, or … Read More...

My Green Creative Evening at Esty Labs

April 14, 2012

I would make any excuse to go to Brooklyn these days, a hub of creativity, urban farms, and great food. So I jumped at the chance to attend the recent Etsy Labs event, Hands-On: Dirt.


There were no plants Read More...

Spring Nights Call For a Cool Fire Pit

April 13, 2012

Appropriately named, Brandy, is a cast-iron fire pit shaped as a brandy glass. Standing just over 3 feet, the heat-resistant Brandy will keep you toasty while drinking up a cool spring or summer evening outdoors.

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New York City Nature-Based Youth Training Program Sows Seeds and New Lives

April 11, 2012


Green Chimneys program participant, Indy, shows me their seed starting corner.

I recently had the privilege of facilitating a creative blogging workshop for a wonderful group of youth participants in the Green Chimneys Nature-Based Career Training Program. The New York … Read More...

New App Locates Cool Urban Outdoor Experiences

April 9, 2012

(1/2013 Note: The App has been discontinued, but you can read on for fun…)
Want to see waterfalls in downtown San Francisco? What about rooftop gardens not open to the general public?
Or perhaps be a voyeur for a few … Read More...

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