At the Ewerk, an electrical substation turned techno club turned upscale event location in Berlin-Mitte, Martin Hill found this plant playing bouncer in the driveway, right below the red-and-white striped barrier. Thank you, Martin!
Posts Tagged ‘Mitte’
Plant at the gate. Found in Berlin-Mitte by Martin.
Posted in Berlin plants, From our readers, tagged art, Berlin, cement, city, club, crack, Mitte, photography, pictures, techno on 15 July 2014| 2 Comments »
Berlin: Fake plastic trees
Posted in Berlin plants, tagged bamboo, Berlin, fake plants, Mitte, window on 8 June 2013| Leave a Comment »
Berlin: Wild and tame, at the front door
Posted in Berlin plants, tagged Berlin, city, decoration, fake flowers, fake grass, houseplant, in the cracks, Mitte, sidewalk, urban plants, wild plants on 7 September 2011| 4 Comments »
We have a winner! Subway quiz prizes & answers
Posted in Berlin plants, Events/exhibitions/etc., Questions & discussion, tagged Berlin, dandelion, kiosk, Mitte, mural, neukölln, painted, quiz, subway, traffic island, Wedding on 8 June 2009| 1 Comment »
Our quiz about plants near Berlin’s U8 subway line is officially over! The poster in the Bernauer Straße station came down last week and it’s time to announce a winner and reveal the answers to the quiz.
If you haven’t tried the quiz, you can still find it here – just for fun, no more prizes will be awarded. If you’re ready to see the answers, read on.
Berlin flashback: “Gurge” seedlings seen in 2008
Posted in Berlin plants, tagged Berlin, cucumber, florist, gardening, Mitte, potted plant, seedling, vegetable on 14 May 2009| 1 Comment »
While we’re on the topic of seedlings, and since it’s once again spring and planting time, here’s a photo of some seedlings I saw one year ago. It was at that time, the beginning of May 2008, that Sara and I started the Urban Plant Research project. This was one of the first entries in my logbook, made while Sara was still here on her Berlin visit.
Berlin: Fluff vine fence, Michaelkirchstr.
Posted in Berlin plants, tagged Berlin, fence, Mitte, vine, weeds on 11 February 2009| 4 Comments »
I made these notes and pictures quite awhile ago, but didn’t finish the roll of film until last week. It’s just been too cold for photographing, for me. But last week I shot a fair amount so there will be a few more posts coming up.
10 November 2008, ca. 15:30
In front of ‘Schwarzer Kanal,’ Michaelkirchstr, Kreuzberg, Berlin
A sprawling, frothing, seeding, fluff-loaded vine-growth is hanging all over this stretch of sagging construction fence, looking just as if it was what pulled the fence down into the matted grass and weeds. (more…)