Posted in Events/exhibitions/etc., tagged architecture, art, Berlin, exhibition, garden, gardening, neukölln, park, photography, pictures on 14 July 2015| Leave a Comment »
The exhibition Andere Gärten (Different Gardens) opens this Friday in Berlin and Urban Plant Research is honored to be participating with a new video, Beobachtungen/Observations. We’re especially excited about the show because it is not only about urban gardens, it will be in an urban garden! (more…)
Posted in Berlin plants, tagged art, Berlin, bicycle, cactus, lavender, neukölln, photography, pictures, window on 14 June 2014| Leave a Comment »
Ran into some intriguing urban plants while passing through Neukölln a few times this week. Near Richardplatz, aerial lavender at a new bar…
Posted in Berlin plants, From our readers, Personal plants, tagged art, Berlin, city, garden, gardening, neukölln, photography, pictures on 6 June 2014| Leave a Comment »
It was at an edible urban plants walk (led by artist Karola Schlegelmilch seven years ago) that I first met Deborah S. Phillips, an artist based in Berlin-Neukölln. Since then our paths have crossed regularly; we seem to share a lot of different interests besides plants, such as visual art and translation. After attending our plant discussion in Lichtenberg, Deborah sent this photo of her courtyard, which she’s been caring for. More about that and many other things on her blog: http://deborahsp.wordpress.com
Posted in Berlin plants, tagged Berlin, kindergarten, neukölln, painting, tree, window on 6 September 2013| Leave a Comment »
Some of Berlin’s best windows are Kindergarten windows. Unlike the kindergarten denoted by US English, which is part of primary school, a German Kindergarten or Kindertagestätte (Kita for short) is a pre-school day care. If the windows are any indication, a major part of Kindergarten here is decorating the rooms with cheery plants and animals—putting the Garten in Kindergarten and more urban plants on our sidewalks.
Posted in Berlin plants, Projects from others, tagged architecture, Berlin, flowers, Kreuzberg, neukölln, park, treptow on 23 August 2013| 2 Comments »
Weißer See, Pankow, Berlin ©William Niendorff
Looking through the photos of Berlin’s parks on Planting Art, all taken this summer by Texas-based artist and landscape architect William Niendorff, it’s hard to believe all these green spaces are in Berlin.
Posted in Berlin plants, Projects from others, tagged Berlin, exhibition, flowers, funny, neukölln on 20 August 2013| 2 Comments »
Wolf Klein runs a nomadic flower shop where all the flowers are photographs. Back in the day, he was also one of Urban Plant Research’s first readers. And, in more recent times, he’s been balancing things on his head. Some of them are plants.
Posted in Berlin plants, tagged animals, Berlin, cute, fox, nature, neukölln, park on 26 July 2013| 3 Comments »
Can you spot the foxy friend in this picture? Not that my friend A. is not foxy, but look closer; there is second friend in the photo.
Posted in Berlin plants, tagged Berlin, city, houseplant, neukölln, snow, window, winter on 6 February 2013| 3 Comments »
A winter view from back in January, with a tropical plant and a gaggle of amaryllis framed by windows, stuck inside by the winter snow. Today, the sun has melted the last of the snow away; Berliners – people and plants alike – are turning their faces towards the rare rays. It feels a little like spring, only the trees are still bare and, it being only the beginning of February, we know there could still be snowstorms and chilly days ahead.
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.
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