Apartment Therapy: Flower Box Awards

Jill's Tour: Copenhagen Wanderings

Aesthetically minded choices combined with pragmatic needs elicit inevitable ooh's and aah's in a visitor to Copenhagen.......

PlantTherapy: Fall Flower Box

Pumpkins and gourds on a townhouse stoop, Hick St., BKLYN. What a change in temperature this week! All around town the colors of fall are showing up in both big and small ways. These are also the ...

Flower Box Awards: Doug and Allie's Patio with a View

Our 16th award of 2007! Owner: Doug and Allie Location: East 87th street, NYC In Doug's words: When Allie and I moved into our new apartment in May, before we even started unpacking boxes, we were...

Flower Box Awards: Corner of Prince and MacDougal

Our 15th award of 2007! Reporter: MGR Owner: Mystery - do you know?? Location: NE Corner of Prince and MacDougal This home is famous (to us). If you've ever walked by this corner, you've probably no...

Flower Box Awards: Edible Garden at the Spotted Pig

Our 14th award of 2007! Owner: Ken Gardener: Tommy of Urban Green (he stops by and tends to it about once per week) Location: 314 W. 11th Street, New York City This garden came out of nowhere as we ...

Flower Box Awards: Doggie-proof Vegetable Loft

Our 13th award of 2007! Designer: Maria Finn Owner: Mookie's parents (Josh and Lisa) Location: Brooklyn, NY In Maria's words: Mookie is known as "The Destructor" at doggie daycare. He experiences...

Flower Box Awards: Jennie's Kusmi-enhanced Planter

Our 12th award of 2007! Owner: Jennie Location: Denmark In Jennie's words: I have possibly the world's smallest balcony. I reckon I have about 9 sq.feet, and the only thing that separates my half...

Flower Box Awards : Barrow Street, Manhattan

- To all our awards in 2007 - Flower Box, Munster Style. Eschewing the light, bright and overly floral flowerboxes sported around town, this Commerce Street resident has gone postal with the Spanish ...

PlantTherapy: Flower Boxes on E. Houston

View from E. Houston and Bowery. Somebody has a built-in country getaway right on their own balcony, and we would love to know who you are! These are some substantial plants to haul up to an apartm...

Flower Box Awards: Brittany's First Try

Our 11th award of 2007! Owner: Brittany Location: Portland In Brittany's words: Hi there, This built-in flowerbox is on my front mini-porch. I know I'm super lucky to have it, but this is actuall...

Flower Box Awards: Roderick's Rooftop Boxes

Our 10th award of 2007! Reporter and owner: Roderick Location: Stuyvesant Heights, Brooklyn In Roderick's words: Greetings, AT - the pair of large flower boxes pictured are on my outdoor rooftop de...

2007 Flowerbox Awards: Who's Next?

We've sent out 9 awards so far. Share a great one from your neighborhood and be the next one. The Flowerbox Awards began a few years ago to inspire and congratulate urban gardeners who have creativel...

Flower Box Awards: Seventh-Inning Stretch

BVM and Marigolds in the Bronx Have you or a neighbor been hard at work gardening? We'd love to share your hard work with our readers! We are taking a brief stretch, but will be posting Flower Box...

Flower Box Awards: Tina and Martin's DIY Simple Solutions

Our 9th award of 2007! Reporter: Tina Owner: Tina & Martin Location: Jersey City, NJ In Tina's words: My husband loves to build things. He decided to make this planter box for the front of our ...

Flower Box Awards: Esther's Wall of Pots

Our 8th award of 2007! Reporter: Esther Owner: Unknown Location: Israel In Esther's words: I was in Israel last month, and I saw this wall of flower pots in a little village called Zichron Yaakov, ...

Flower Box Awards: Kavita's Divine Inspiration

Our 7th award of 2007! Reporter: Kavita Owner: Unknown. We noticed it on a recent vacation to NM. Location: Ranchos de Taos, NM. Opposite the Church of St Francis de Asis. In Kavita's words: "Why...

Flower Box Awards: Bree & David's Hudson Street Jewels

Our 6th award of 2007! Reporter: Carolyn Owner: Her neighbors, Bree and David Location: Hoboken, New Jersey In Carolyn's words: "Why it is amazing: This eye-catching lush arrangement of verbena...

Flower Box Awards: Lucy's London Room with a View

Our FIFTH award of 2007! Owner/Gardener: Lucy Location: Bonnington Square, England In Lucy's words: "These classic red geraniums are perched out the front of our one bedroom flat in central Londo...

Flower Box Awards: Raedia's Traffic Stoppers

Our 4th award of 2007! Owner: Raedia S. Location: Arlington, MA In Raedia's words: I wanted to show you my flowerbox project here in Arlington, Mass! No fancy planters here, just the ones that the ...

Flower Box Awards: Jacquelyn's Building Brightener

Our 3rd award of 2007! Reporter: Clarissa M. Owner: Jacquelyn W. Location: Pacific Street, Brooklyn, NY In Clarissa's words: The front of our building is just a concrete with a bunch of garbage bin...

Flower Box Awards: Sonia's Pretty Petunias

Our 2nd award of 2007! Name: Sonia Location: In her back yard in Prospect Heights We have a little gift in the mail to you: a pot from Ecoforms and seed packets from SelectSeeds.com to help make yo...

Flower Box Awards: Art and Chel's New Chapter

Our first entry of 2007! Name: Art and Chel Location: Chicago, IL We have a little gift in the mail to you from Ecoforms and SelectSeeds.com to help make your garden grow. Enjoy! Art and Chel no...

PlantTherapy: Flowerboxes 2007

The first peek, above, at a tuberous begonia I am growing for my own flowerbox. Is it early to spot planters overflowing with leaves and flowers? A bit. Is it too early to plan your own? No way! ...

Flower Box Awards: 66 Watts Street

Flowerbox Award InfoTo All Flowerbox Awards Stuck at a hot red light on our scooter last week, we looked up and saw this sweet, forgotten little house with fresh flowers blooming all the way up the ...

FlowerBox Award: West 82nd Street (nr. Columbus)

Flowerbox Award InfoTo All Flowerbox Awards My eyes were first drawn to a large trumpet vine - and then to a cavern of shade and green. The day was humid, hot and too bright for not having sunglasse...

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