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Tent With a View: Camping on a New York City Rooftop 27 Aug 2013 | 05:45 am
Photo: Mark Roemisch If you can bear to unplug for one night and forego a shower till the next day, want to meet new friends and enjoy panoramic sunrise and sunset skyline views, then consider campin...
Landscape of New Media at Garden Bloggers Conference 27 Aug 2013 | 12:51 am
Garden bloggers, brands, and leaders from the garden and landscape design industry will be descending on Atlanta September 22-24 for first annual Garden Bloggers Conference–and I am honored to have be...
Reclaimed Bicycle Repurposed As Outdoor Fountain in Public Art Installation 23 Aug 2013 | 01:17 am
When an abandoned rusted bicycle had outlived its usefulness as trustworthy transportation, American born and Berlin-based artist, Brad Downey, mounted it on an equally rusty bike rack then transforme...
An Edible Roundup: Where We’ve Been Eating Lately 17 Aug 2013 | 08:21 am
Lately we’ve featured a few can’t-miss culinary ventures, including tasty fried flowers prepared by a foraging chef, and an idyllic restaurant famed for its onsite laboratory and farm. Here’s a quick ...
Floating Gardens, Giant Chalkboards, and Climbing Walls on Banks of Seine in Paris 12 Aug 2013 | 11:27 pm
Photo: Mairie de Paris. Paris is transforming an utterly urban area along the River Seine to a cleaner, greener space. A new Left Bank promenade called the Berges de Seine (Banks of the Seine) was un...
My Visit to Hudson Valley’s Farm at Stone Barns 10 Aug 2013 | 01:44 am
Though I have been there several times, it’s a new experience each time I visit Stone Barns, a year-round working farm, living classroom, and laboratory set on a six acre parcel of the former Rockefel...
Birdhouse Is a Place For a Bird to Hang Its Hat 9 Aug 2013 | 09:54 pm
Hat’s off to Two’s Company for their Winston Boater Hat birdhouse. I was so tickled by this bird abode, I had a bee in my bonnet waiting to post this–just simply could not keep it under my hat. No wor...
Multi-Functional Outdoor Lounger Converts to Hammock, Chaise, Rocker, and Side Table 8 Aug 2013 | 11:59 pm
Designers at Leif.DesignPark are thinking double or triple-duty design with Moccar, an outdoor lounger on two wheels that’s great for small urban spaces as it’s easily moved and converts to several in...
Outdoor Hanging Glass Sculpture Functions As a Sustainable Fly Repellent 8 Aug 2013 | 01:57 am
Spotted this cool glass object from from designer José de la O in my inbox today, but wasn’t sure what it was. Inspired by the traditional hanging plastic bags of water used to scare away flies at fo...
3D-Printed Modular Mini Planter System is Drip Irrigation For Other Plants 7 Aug 2013 | 12:03 am
Aqueduct is a 3D-printed modular mini planter system that you can set up in numerous easy-to-assemble configurations a bit like the old Tinker Toy. The system shares and transfers water via little co...
