Urban Gardens

Guest Post by Joy Bennett

Remember back in 2009 I wrote an article for Urban Gardens called My Black Thumb? Well, after paying a fortune to professional landscapers to keep my yard looking good, I decided to try my hand … Read More...

Intimate covered outdoor dining cabana beside pool at Brockington residence.

Not many marriages are truly sustainable these days. But the kind that P. Allen Smith creates are. The award-winning garden and lifestyle design specialist aims to “blur the lines between … Read More...

Photo: AlwaysInspired via Flickr

(Note: The contest has ended, but please enjoy the load of ideas here!)

Today is the launch of the Urban Gardens Think Outside of the Planter Box Photo Contest! Enter a photo of your favorite weird, … Read More...

A planted car in The Auto Salvage Garden, created by Delaware Valley College.

With Edith Piaf ‘s La Vie en Rose in the air, it was Springtime in Paris this year at the Philadelphia International Flower Show, the world’s … Read More...

Turn your empty wall or fence into a garden. It’s as easy to hang as a picture. It automatically waters itself and allows you to grow indoors or outdoors in any season. And here’s the real dirt (or not): it’s … Read More...

Winterberries offer bold color in winter.

“Winter is a fascinating season, a time to closely watch changes in plants. It is when I have seen miracles and been confounded by mysteries. Everything has a story to tell and secrets to … Read More...

Jungle Design, Brooklyn’s garden

Wherever I go, I am on the lookout for cool garden and home decor shops. I’d like to share some new favorites with you:

Jungle Design
61 Kent Avenue, Brooklyn, New York
This wonderful Brooklyn shop, … Read More...

Urban dwellers face a challenge when trying to furnish small outdoor spaces with pieces that can easily be moved. Named after its triangle (V) shaped leg, V.STAND, designed by Los Angeles-based experimental furniture designers J1studio, is a multi-purpose indoor/outdoor side … Read More...

Photo by Andrew Wyner

Like a restaurant without walls, Outstanding in the Field is a moveable feast in the truest sense–a roving outdoor dining experience whose mission is “to re-connect diners to the land and the origins of their food, … Read More...

Looking to turn up the heat outdoors? This palm tree doesn’t produce any hot dates, but as I tire of the snow and the forecast for more, I can warm up to this. Maybe a tad kitsch, but as I … Read More...