At GARDEN DESIGN

Greenhouses

ClaireLui — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 22:12:48 +0000

In a crowded Japanese cityscape, glass boxes by ON Design Partners are stacked like the urban towers that surround them. Inside, discrete plantings provide a connection to nature and fresh vegetables for nearby restaurants.

Danish Style

ClaireLui — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 19:18:05 +0000

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Botanic Notables: Moon Trees

AnnaLaurent — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 19:49:21 +0000

In the name of science or sentimentality, astronauts have been sending various artifacts into orbit since the early days of the space race. Sputnik 2 had Laika, the first dog in space; Apollo 11 carried fabric from the Wright brothers' plane; Apollo 15 held a piece of Captain James Cook's Endeavor ship. And, in 1971, Apollo 14 journeyed to the moon with hundreds of seeds.

Art + Botany: Mary Vaux Walcott, the "Audubon of Botany"

AnnaLaurent — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 18:51:40 +0000

In 1925 the Smithsonian Institution published a five-volume collection of botanic illustrations titled North American Wild Flowers. The lengthy work cataloged plants that grew throughout the continent, with companion information about each specimen.

Black and White Vases

ClaireLui — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:51:23 +0000

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Links We Love, 2/21/2012

ClaireLui — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:45:04 +0000

-Crazy bonsai architecture by Takanori Aiba. [Architizer]

-After dying out 32,000 years ago, an Arctic flower blooms again. [New York Times]

Shapely Seating

ClaireLui — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:51:22 +0000

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Japanese Flower Fair

ClaireLui — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 19:59:55 +0000

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Art + Botany: Q&A with Photographer Lori Nix

AnnaLaurent — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 20:47:57 +0000

Lori Nix is a "faux" landscape photographer. In other words, she builds her subject matter, rather than seeking it out. Her dioramas are precise snapshots in a longer story—surreal narratives with epic consequences. Varnished with a dash of humor and a touch of doom, her fantasticl landscapes arouse a perfect balance of curiosity and trepidation. Her built landscapes include remote pastures, suburban corners, and urban towers, and, quite often, her work depicts the quiet confrontations between these worlds.

Botanic Notables: The Cypress Guitar

AnnaLaurent — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:08:44 +0000

Plucked or planted, our trees and flowers often speak for us when we cannot. A posy for the sweetheart, a laurel for the victor, a garland for the dead—they are quiet articulations of love, hope, and mourning. This is the language of plants, and it is worth remembering for those flying over Argentina's pampas plains, for it explains an odd vision in the monotonous topography. The blue-and-green guitar is two-thirds of a mile long, an enormous aberration in the uniformly-low grasslands.

How to Photograph Plants in Winter

ClaireLui — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:03:39 +0000

Capturing a garden’s vitality through a camera’s lens can pose a challenge — trying to do so in winter is even harder. Photographer Karen Bell has led seasonal photography workshops at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden since 2005. Here, she offers a few tips for creating compelling outdoor images.

Links We Love, 2/14/2012

ClaireLui — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:29:49 +0000

- Until February 19, Klara Lidén's art exhibit "Pretty Vacant" (above) is on display at Reena Spauldings Fine Art Gallery in New York. The artwork is made up of a room filled with discarded Christmas trees. [artnet.com]

Hydroponics Talks, News, and Workshops

ClaireLui — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:12:05 +0000

If you've become as interested in hydroponics (growing plants without soil) as I am, here are a couple of links worth noting.

My Garden: Winter in Petaluma, California

ClaireLui — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:53:37 +0000

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Botanic Notables: Florida's 'The Senator' Cypress

AnnaLaurent — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:21:25 +0000

Last month, a fire destroyed an ancient tree in central Florida. At 3,500 years old, the Senator was one of the oldest bald cypress trees in the world, and, at 118 feet, one of the tallest east of the Mississippi. The tree was already 3,000 years old when Ponce de Leon named the land La Florida and it was a popular tourist attraction long before Walt Disney built his theme parks.

Valentine's Day Ideas

ClaireLui — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:05:39 +0000

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Art + Botany: Choi Jeong Hwa's Flowers

AnnaLaurent — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:37:43 +0000

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Choi Jeong Hwa has been contributing to the international contemporary art world since the early 1990s; the LA Times named him "the internationally recognised leader of Korea's pop art movement." His aesthetic is large, bright, and surreal; he has been called a Korean Jeff Koons. While his work includes found objects and abstract installations, Choi often designs flowers, trees.

Notes from a Flower Farm: DIY Valentine's Day Posies and Arrangements

ClaireLui — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:42:08 +0000

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Michael Greenwood, Tree House Builder

ClaireLui — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:23:46 +0000

Michael Greenwood is known for the bespoke furniture he creates in his Toronto studio, so it’s a bit odd to hear him talk about the features of his latest designs. There’s a slide that shoots its riders into a lake, a 50-foot chute that swirls from tree canopy to forest floor, and devices for climbing, jumping, and swinging for a boy with autism who loves to do nothing more.

Photos of Jardin Etnobotanico de Oaxaca

ClaireLui — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:13:48 +0000

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