Posted in Plants worldwide, tagged airport, art, copenhagen, Denmark, photography, pictures, potted plant, public space on 10 February 2014| 3 Comments »
Why do these plants appear to be planted in takeout containers? They caught my eye during a recent trip via Copenhagen’s stylish airport. At first I thought they were bamboo, and ethnic stereotyping was at work in some weird way, but they are some other tall, grassy plant which I couldn’t identify. Any ideas?
Posted in From our readers, Plants worldwide, Projects from others, tagged chicago, christmas, christmas tree, city, crane, public space on 20 November 2012| 2 Comments »
Yesterday, artist Matt Maldre published this photo of an enormous Christmas tree jumping the gun, standing to attention over a month before Christmas. He wrote on his Instagram feed:
Posted in California plants, tagged city, parks, public space, San Francisco, street art, urban planning on 15 January 2012| 2 Comments »
The urban greening report from San Francisco continues! Last weekend on our walks around the Mission, we learned about two initiatives that are transforming the city’s streets and sidwalk. First, on Alabama Street at 24th in the Mission district, after eating terrific pan dulce at the La Victoria bakery, we admired a sidewalk-greening project in which residents have removed some cement on the mostly paved-over sidewalk area to create little urban gardens. A sign explained that fully paved sidewalks lead to poor drainage, while open spaces within the sidewalk are both pleasant and practical, absorbing rainwater.
Posted in Berlin plants, Edible plants & recipes, Questions & discussion, tagged Berlin, DIY, foraging, Friedrichshain, karl-marx-allee, lavender, public space, scavenging on 1 July 2011| 2 Comments »
What is a Lavender Scavenger, besides a bad name for an indie band or a misguided cocktail idea? Well, it describes the person doing some urban foraging on Karl-Marx-Allee, while I was enjoying a sparkling rhubarb juice on the front terrace of Café Tasso…
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