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The Highline

December 31st, 2009 · 1 Comment

If you are into cool, modern garden design, check out this new park in New York City: The Highline. What used to be an old railway line raised above the city streets has now been converted it into a public park in West Chelsea and Meatpacking District on the city’s west side.

The rail lines used [...]

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Tags: design · garden art · school · traveling

The French Kitchen Garden

November 12th, 2009 · 3 Comments

This morning I am frantically cramming for a midterm in one of my classes. In this particular class, we have been studying some of the greatest gardens in the world. Although taking tests is always a drag, it is a pretty good excuse to immerse myself in something I am completely obsessed with anyways: gardens. [...]

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Tags: design · garden art · gardening · school · vegetables

Updated Frugal Projects

July 1st, 2009 · No Comments

Before leaving our house in Portland, I took a few snapshots of projects that have been allowed to grow. Remember when I found that ugly old brass dog kennel fencing? I took it apart and hung it on the outside of our house, hoping to the train the rose there to climb up the fencing. [...]

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Tags: containers · frugal · garden art · herbs

Plant a Teepee

June 3rd, 2009 · 2 Comments

Constructing a simple teepee in the garden is a very simple and fun way to work vertically. Living in the city, we are all space-challenged and I have found the teepee a welcome edition every year. You can use old tree branches or visit your nearest nursery for bamboo stalks.
Tie your teepee at the top [...]

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Tags: garden art · projects · vegetables · vines

One Man’s Trash…

September 3rd, 2008 · 5 Comments

…is often treasure to me! I come from a nice, long linage of cheap bastards. I don’t skimp on things I deem important: cheese, good denim, expensive plane tickets to exotic lands. But I do skimp on an array of seemingly random and vast things.
For example, I don’t feel like I should ever have to [...]

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