Category Archives: Urban Gardens

A Garden Grows in The Bronx: Wave Hill

Posted on August 12, 2016 by writedesigner

When I posted a few of these photos on Facebook, out-of-towners couldn’t believe they were shot in The Bronx. Yes, this is leafy Riverdale, just over the Henry Hudson Bridge from upper Manhattan, a mostly bucolic section of the Bronx … Continue reading →

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I Left My Heart [at the Green Wall] in San Francisco

Posted on June 9, 2016 by writedesigner

I went to San Francisco for ten days to meet my new grandson. Of course I fell in love with him. On Saturday afternoon I took a break from family to visit the newly reopened San Francisco Museum of Modern Art … Continue reading →

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Fifth Avenue Vest Pocket Gardens

Posted on October 16, 2013 by writedesigner

Yesterday, late afternoon. A walk down Fifth Avenue between a museum visit on 84th Street and a design lecture on 64th Street. Twenty blocks of glorious little gardens. A tiny plot around a street tree. Strips no wider than 9 … Continue reading →

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Straw Bale Gardens

Posted on September 26, 2013 by writedesigner

Last week I visited friends in Huntington, New York, where we enjoyed a vegetarian potluck while listening to the gentle waves of Long Island Sound lapping on the shore of a small private beach. “Do you know anything about straw … Continue reading →

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Ready for Take-Off? Not Before Visiting the Gardens.

Posted on June 15, 2011 by writedesigner

Two weekends ago I was getting back to Rome in the evening and had a 9:50 am flight the next morning. What to do? Go into town for a late-night supper (taxi or train fares, big hotel bill, big anxiety) … Continue reading →

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The Coolest Decks Around

Posted on June 8, 2011 by writedesigner

I (almost) never re-post anything from other people’s blogs, but today’s post on urbangardensweb.com is just too cool. So many great ideas. Don’t you wish you were here right now?

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West Hollywood: The Schindler Garden

Posted on May 2, 2011 by writedesigner

In 2006 I made my first pilgrimage to Schindler House, between Melrose and Santa Monica, just East of La Cienega. Although its design was revolutionary at the time it was designed, 1922—it was intended as a kind of single-level, shared-kitchen … Continue reading →

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It’s Spring! (Somewhere)

Posted on February 22, 2011 by writedesigner

Yesterday, graphic designer and writer Jeff Fisher sent around a few pictures of spring bulbs popping up in the Portland, Oregon, garden he cultivates with his partner Ed Cunningham. Crocuses, hellebores, daffodils, oh my! Yesterday! In the New York City … Continue reading →

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The Bow-WOW House: Houses and Gardens of Isla Mujeres

Posted on January 26, 2011 by writedesigner

Why not paint your house orange and green, or cobalt blue and purple, or spotted black-and-white like a Dalmatian, or every color of the rainbow? Or put a palapa on the roof? That’s what they do in Isla Mujeres, Quintana … Continue reading →

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Manhattan Transfer

Posted on October 4, 2010 by writedesigner

Early autumn. New York City at its best. Cooler, crisp air. In between the crowds of shoppers, business people, tourists: parks, rooftop gardens, vest-pocket gardens. View from the roof of The New Museum, 235 Broadway between Rivington and Stanton Streets

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UrbanGardensWeb.com

Posted on October 2, 2010 by writedesigner

Allow me to introduce you to another cool garden blog, Urban Gardens: “Unlimited Thinking for Limited Spaces.” The site is the brainchild of Robin Plaskoff Horton, who collects delicious posts from all over the Internet about finding, creating, and experiencing … Continue reading →

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Fire Escape Herb Garden

Posted on September 5, 2010 by writedesigner

Writer and producer Rachel Clift writes from the Greenpoint, Brooklyn, apartment she shares with percussionist Kevin Sport: “Kevin and I are lucky to have a fire escape large enough for an herb garden. Every morning, while I drink my cup … Continue reading →

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