Carrot Bouquets as Display
At a party we attended this weekend, we spotted bouquets of carrots arranged in simple glass vases. The carrots were down in the water and their greens sprouted out of the tops. Guests at the party ...
Posts tagged “gardening”
Stairway Garden
Montreal
You know those winding metal Montreal stairs we told you about? Take one of those crazy stairs, add a garden, and this is what you get......
Taterpot Herb Planters
Here's something to lighten up your Wednesday afternoon. From the Japanese creators of the Eggling comes the second wave of novelty herb gardening: the Taterpot. These potato-shaped planters come pr...
Roof Garden by mabarchitects
If we lived in this building, we could escape every night to our rooftop paradise overlooking the streets of Athens. Like many major cities, Athens suffers from a shortage of public parks and yards....
Hot or Not? Plastic Palm with Lights
Spotted at Lowe's: this little plastic palm tree with a string of lights. Hot for a Chicago back yard or...not so much? Vote below:...
Look! Picking Farm Flowers
Our friends Ed and Jess were married over the weekend in Massachusetts, at the foothills of the Berkshires in farm country. On the morning of the wedding, we all set out to pick flowers for the cere...
Look! Flower Pots as Window Boxes
We passed by these flower pots this morning and had to share. Circle-shaped holders for clay pots are welded to the balcony railing and pots are nested down in to create a plant-filled border......
Hot or Not? The Paper Potter
Make your own sowing and seedling pots from old newspaper. Jump below for voting, link and price:...
Flickr Finds: Thefarmersdaughter's Recycled Garden Path
Checking Flickr today, we were excited to find new photos from long-time Cure member thefarmersdaughter (aka lorijo) tagged with "apartmenttherapychicago." This brick pathway leading up to her door ...
Flickr Finds: Five Ten's Back Porch Container Garden
Although gardening month has come to a close and we're moving on to another kind of green living, we didn't want you to miss this lovely porch garden tagged in Flickr with "apartmenttherapychicago."...
Clip File: Best of Outdoor and Gardening from June 08
Below the jump, our quick roundup of the best of what we blogged all last month on AT - the outdoors and gardening. From backyards to patios, gardens to swimming pools, here was what was hot in June 2...
Nature Mill Indoor Composter
What do you think of an indoor composter? We're taking a second look at these personally, as a convenient (and now less expensive) solution for city dwellers (like us) who want to start composting......
Look!: A Shorty Stump Fence
We spotted this adorable stump fence while out taking advantage of the recent Chicago weather. It's an earthy change of pace from the standard KEEP OFF THE GRASS posts and drooping chains. But doe...
DIY Twig Garden Cages
We happened upon a charmingly rustic DIY in a high-end Mpls neighborhood. Part sculpture, part functional, far better than aluminum. ...
White Accents in the Garden
At a recent outdoor wedding in Michigan, we noticed the simplicity and beauty of a garden with white accents. Against a colorful backdrop, white looks bright and clean, and it effortlessly translate...
Thrifty Garden Shopping
The dirty secret about gardening is, it's expensive. Ever think you'd pay for manure?! Before you overspend on astilbes, here are some quick store-by-store tips on what to buy, where - and sometimes ...
Roundup: Outdoor Lighting at Chiasso
AT's garden month is almost over but the summer is just beginning. A big part of making your outdoor space inviting is finding the right mood lighting. Chiasso is full of ideas. With their penchant...
Roundup: Best Accessories for Backyard Gardening
Lucky enough to have the space for some good old fashioned backyard gardening? We rounded up a list of some fun accessories for the classic summer pastime of trying to get some gardening done in the b...
Organic Fertilizer For Your Tomatoes
Tomatoes are usually considered one of the easier things in the garden to grow. Just as long as they have enough water and sun, most times they stay rather bug and disease free. But are they really ...
Michael's & Michael's Whimsical Garden
Waverly, MN (pop. 732) has more than its share of gawker slowdowns. In fact, that’s how we found this once-Presbyterian church, now a house with landscape in a constant state of transformation. This...
Mother Earth Gardens
Mother Earth Gardens makes thumbs greener. Striving for consciousness from plants to pots to dirt, eco to chic this Minneapolis garden center makes sustainability a little sexier and a lot easier to a...
Tabletop Gardens
We snapped this photo a few months ago on a trip to San Francisco, at our friend Mike's apartment. Mike's roommate is a horticulturist, and every tabletop in their apartment is covered in plants......
Outdoor Living in Chicago: Millennium Park
For many people, city living means a lack of personal outdoor space, which is one reason why public parks are so important. In Chicago, we're lucky to have a number of well-cared-for parks. One of t...
Gabion Stone-Filled Fence
Mpls landscape architects Rosenlof/Lucas rock the flatlandscape in a fence devised of rocks and wire. This structural material found a new, powerful effect that's natural and urban at the same time. ...
Flickr Finds: Kathryn's Rooftop Garden
AT reader (and house tour participant) Kathryn has been on fire lately. Her home was just featured on HGTV and, looking through Flickr, we noticed that her outdoor space is also camera-ready after u...
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