September 23, 2011

The view looking down into the park from the entrance above.
The model for its contemporary American cousin, The High Line, Paris’s Promenade Plantée––also known as the Coulée Verte or “Flowing Green”––was the world’s first and only elevated park … Read More...
Category: Experiencing, Green & Sustainable, Public Gardens
Tags: European parks, Paris, Public Gardens, public parks
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September 20, 2011

Last May, when New York City workers were planting a tree on the traffic island in front of the salon where he’s employed, Victor Rueda asked them if he could contribute his own plants, including some sunflowers, to the small … Read More...
Category: Community Gardens, Creating, Green & Sustainable
Tags: urban forestry
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September 18, 2011

Cool idea: love the geometric pattern of the tiles on planted wall in the shop’s parking area.
When I am in a foreign city, I like to do exactly what a tourist might not do.. So when I was in … Read More...
Category: Container Gardening, Containers and Pots, Finding, Garden Design, Great Finds, Outdoor Furniture
Tags: outdoor furniture, Paris shopping
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September 11, 2011

Bacsac’s gorgeous displays of its new soft garden container designs. They now offer bright colors.
Oo La La, I’m in Paris, and here is some of what’s trending from the international design fair, Maison et Objet Outdoor/Indoor: The boundaries continue … Read More...
Category: Containers and Pots, Finding, Great Finds, Green Walls, Outdoor Furniture, Vertical Gardens
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September 9, 2011

Someone I’d never met offered me her stylish little Paris apartment and who was I to refuse. We were “friends” only on Twitter. The experience proved to me that social media isn’t always impersonal, especially when you take it offline … Read More...
Category: Experiencing
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Strolling down West 79th Street in Manhattan the other day, I came across the same bench planted four different ways. Each was in front of a different apartment building.

I don’t know if all the buildings are owned by the … Read More...
Category: Container Gardening, Experiencing
Tags: city benches, planted bench, planted city bench
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September 8, 2011

Bell, Book, and Candle Chef, John Mooney, using pulley to send crops down to restaurant below. Photo: Shawn-Erik Toth.
Food doesn’t get any fresher or local than this: Manhattan restaurant Bell, Book, and Candle’s Owner/Chef John Mooney and I … Read More...
Category: Greening, Rooftop Gardens, Solar Energy, Urban Agriculture, Vertical Gardens
Tags: aeroponics, hydroponic towers, rooftop farming
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September 7, 2011

When JoJo Demirel and her husband Baris moved into their new place in Red Hook, Brooklyn last April, their first order of business was to put up a greenhouse.
The couple had always shared a love of gardening but only … Read More...
Category: Container Gardening, Creating, Edible Landscaping, Garden Design, Green Roofs, Herb Gardens, Raised Beds, Rooftop Gardens, Urban Agriculture
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September 6, 2011

Rough Fusion is the creative endeavor for which artist Pawel Mikoluk creates charming small planters from industrial concrete.

They are mighty but small: from 3 inches round to up to a hefty 8 inches.

Suitable for both indoor and … Read More...
Category: Containers and Pots, Finding, Great Finds
Tags: cement containers, cement pots, concrete containers, concrete pots, mini containers, mini pots
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September 5, 2011


Landscaping Network interviewed Chris Meyers of Just Terraces about designing rooftop gardens.
For homeowners, Landscaping Network provides the resources for educating themselves in advance of working with a landscape or garden professional of their choice. “Armed with the knowledge … Read More...
Category: Edible Landscaping, Education & Tours, Finding, Garden Design, Great Finds
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