An Ephemeral Garden of Decomposing Books

February 12, 2013

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Within pages of the literary canon, gardens endure for eternity. Think Romeo and Juliet’s garden of the Capulet or the orchard garden in Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre.

And literature grows into a garden inside a forested area at Les Jardins Read More...

Urban Gardens From the Seeds of Their Pants

February 10, 2013

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In their largest community project to date, and the first of its kind partnership between a non-profit, a brand and a global crowdfunding platform, the socially conscious underwear company, PACT, has teamed up with the Whole Kids Foundation and the Read More...

New York City Rooftop Garden Offers Views and Privacy

February 4, 2013

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Pulltab Design, whose indoor green wall I featured a few years ago, designed this beautiful urban garden for a client in New York City’s East Village, incorporating a novel custom water feature and space-defining canvas privacy screens made by … Read More...

10 Tips For Maintaining a Healthy Garden

February 3, 2013

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Keeping your garden, even a small one, green and healthy year-round can be hard work for the best of us. Here are ten tips to help you keep your garden green while also making it an easier and Read More...

Urban Mobile Café Suspended From Trees

February 2, 2013

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Mobile food purveyors are becoming more common in urban settings, from trending food trucks to food and beverage bikes. Blending the moveable feast concept with nature, Stockholm creative consultancy, Byggstudio, will host a touring mobile café where guests will sip Read More...

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