Maximizing Your Space: Essentials for Crafting a Vibrant Urban Garden in Compact Areas

February 22, 2024

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Cultivating an urban garden in the limited square footage of city dwellings is an eco-friendly pursuit that brings fresh flavors to your kitchen. Growing your own is a cost-conscious and healthier alternative to store-bought produce,
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How To Bring a Dull Dorm Room to Life With Plants

October 12, 2022

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College dorms can be sterile and lacking in personality, but there are fun ways to personalize the space and bring nature indoors. Adding plants and nature-themed objects can bring a dull dorm room to life.

 

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A Symbiosis Between Plants and Furniture

June 9, 2022

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Designer Gionato Gatto’s collection, Coloniae, is a series of objects designed like dwellings within a colony, their structures conceived to interact symbiotically with plants. 

The objects are probably best suited for air plants (Tillandsia) as they don’t appear to … Read More...

30 Best Gifts For Gardeners and Plant Parents

November 18, 2021

Dig into our annual curated list of the best gifts for gardeners and plant parents. We’ve got everything for seed to harvest with heritage tools and collector-worthy gardening accessories to experiences that teach and inspire.

 

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How to Transform a Slope Into a Terraced Garden

April 30, 2021

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The small backyard plot of my former property first appeared as nothing more than a patch of ground leading up to a steep slope, a little hill that seemed impossible to landscape. I addressed the challenge by creating Read More...

How To Choose The Best Container Garden Pot For Each Plant

August 12, 2020

Garden pots and planters come in a lot of sizes, shapes, styles and materials, each with its own advantages and disadvantages.

Whether yours is a small urban container garden or one that’s part of a large suburban patio, when it … Read More...

All About Thatch: Why, How, and When to Dethatch a Lawn

August 7, 2020

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With more time spent homebound these days, many folks are bringing their laptops outside, turning their gardens and yards into outdoor offices. An uneven, spotty, and not-so-green lawn isn’t such a pretty sight but this forced … Read More...

8 Ways To Give Your Outdoor Space a Makeover

July 22, 2020

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After extended periods of sheltering in place and working from home, many folks are really appreciating the physical and mental health benefits of spending time outdoors. Urban dwellers are heading to parks and open green spaces, and those Read More...

Amsterdam Restaurant To Serve Guests in Individual Glass Greenhouses

May 8, 2020

As the world braces itself for the reopening’s new normal and wonders what that will look like, a waterside Amsterdam restaurant will be serving guests candlelit plant-based meals in the safety of individual glass greenhouses.

To maintain minimal physical contact … Read More...

Let’s Ring In a New Green Decade

January 1, 2020

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Whether the new decade begins on January 1, 2020, or January 1, 2021, is a matter of debate. Whichever it may be, I hope during this period we’ll see the enactment of The Green New DealRead More...

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