“How did my seven-unit building produce ten dumped trees? Don’t ‘miracle of Christmas’ me, Brooklyn, you’ve got some explaining to do,” says playwright and keen-eyed New Yorker Mike Lew.
Any theories?
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Mysteriously multiplying Christmas trees in Brooklyn
Posted in Brooklyn plants, From our readers, tagged art, Brooklyn, christmas tree, photography, pictures, sidewalk, street, tree on 14 January 2015| Leave a Comment »
Brooklyn: Sara’s “Needle Bed” opens tonight at Open Source
Posted in Brooklyn plants, Events/exhibitions/etc. on 23 January 2013| 4 Comments »
After a much-too-long period of silence – during which I’ve been focused primarily on music – I am happy to share my newest solo work which has swung back into the realm of Urban Plant Research: an installation made from recycled Christmas trees!
I hope those of our readers in New York City will consider joining me at the opening of my show Needle Bed this evening from 7-9pm at Open Source Gallery in South Slope, Brooklyn. Despite the ridiculously freezing temperature outside, it will be festive!
Brooklyn: Slideshow at Open Source Gallery, Oct. 14
Posted in Brooklyn plants, Events/exhibitions/etc., tagged Brooklyn, discussion, event, New York, open source, slideshow on 4 October 2012| Leave a Comment »
Urban Plant Research is back in action in Brooklyn! On October 14, we’re presenting a slideshow and discussion at Open Source Gallery in South Slope, as part of the gallery’s ‘Church of Monika’ program of Sunday morning art-related gatherings. (more…)
Germany: the fate of Christmas trees in January
Posted in Berlin plants, Brooklyn plants, From our readers, Plants worldwide, Projects from others, tagged Berlin, christmas tree, city, Germany, recycling on 31 January 2012| Leave a Comment »
What’s this? Could it really be a polar bear getting ready to eat a discarded Christmas tree? Indeed, our friend and faithful Urban Plants reader Phyllis alerted us to a strange and amazing January urban plant tradition that takes place each year in zoos all around Germany.
Brooklyn: Nighttime weeds along the Gowanus Canal
Posted in Brooklyn plants, tagged Brooklyn, cities, Gowanus, graffiti, ivy, night on 2 June 2010| 3 Comments »
On a recent warm night while traversing the Gowanus Canal, I spied a couple suspicious green characters lurking about, like this many-headed ivy monster…
Brooklyn: Trees wearing sweaters
Posted in Brooklyn plants, Questions & discussion, tagged Brooklyn, New York, street art, street trees, sweater, tree on 10 May 2010| 3 Comments »
The weather has been very mercurial lately, swinging from warm summery days for short sleeves to gusty days like today when I go back inside to get my sweater. The weather is whipping the trees around too and I bet some of them would be happy to have sweaters too, like these trees I saw in Brooklyn back in January.
Brooklyn: Oak treeling discovered in windowsill garden
Posted in Brooklyn plants, Personal plants, tagged acorn, garden, oak, sapling, tree on 13 April 2010| 1 Comment »
My housemate, who tends a garden in our backyard along with a few pots inside the house by her window, recently discovered a volunteer sprout in one of the indoor plant pots. But when she pulled up the “weed,” she discovered it had taken root from an acorn! A tiny little oak tree had developed inside of her room!
Impressed by its tenacity, we placed it in a jar with some water. Maybe we’ll plant it outside somewhere one of these days.
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