New York Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
Q. I want to grow vegetables in my backyard, but I’m worried about the toxic stuff that might be in the soil. Should I use raised beds?
New York Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
You won’t save a lot of money harvesting rainwater but you’ll save water.
Pruned (Free subscription) | yesterday
(A new mineral ocean in the works in the laboratories of HypoSurface, Inc. Source: ORF / Prix Ars Electronica 2003.) No doubt you've seen the HypoSurface , the “World's first display system where the screen surface physically moves,” at technology fairs and architecture biennales and blogs and advertising industry conventions everywhere. Now let's imagine it as a temporary art installation at a Chicago...
Garden Voices (Free subscription) | 23/07/2008
Not my garden, but I wish it was. I'm taking pointers from watching this gardener. Well spaced plants. Lots of soil covers. Beautiful varieties - great big dill, big purple eggplants.... And I LOVE the blue door. I'm always thinking of what to do with may garden next year, and here are definitely some ideas. reBlogged to gardens...
Garden Voices (Free subscription) | 23/07/2008
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San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 23/07/2008
San Francisco is experiencing a victory garden revival this year. An organization called Victory Gardens 2008+, founded by artist Amy Franceschini, has just planted a Civic Center Victory Garden. Described as "an ornamental edible garden" that reflects the...
Apartment Therapy LA (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
An example of espaliered trees against a wall in Los Angeles Earlier today, we noted that today's Home and Garden includes a piece on Pearl Fryar, a master of the topiary form. Another garden art we
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
Your guide to the week's gardening events, up and down the country.
Garden Rant (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
That statement or something really close was the message of an NPR segment that had me tearing up—oh hell, crying—on my commute home today. Here’s the story in brief: Tracy Pruitt's property manager gave her 30 days to leave her...
Garden Voices (Free subscription) | 22 minutes ago
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New York Newsday (Free subscription) | yesterday
What causes a fireplace to emit a heavy ash odor during humid weather, mostly when it's hot, but sometimes when it's raining and mild?
New York Newsday (Free subscription) | yesterday
Q: When and how are bridal wreath shrubs pruned - immediately after blossoms, late summer or mid-autumn? We have bridal wreaths as hedges. I love their soft, graceful appearance. Please help, as I have tried other sources to no avail.
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
All manner of outdoor items, from cushions to tools, can be stored in these stylish hideaways, writes Joanna Fortnam.
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
High summer is the season for theatrical containers. Alan Gray shows how to plant extravagant displays.
