The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for hacking nature from plant grafting to building gardening tools and sprinklers.
Here are my gift suggestion for someone who loves to garden: make sure the sun shines. A lot. And that it rains, preferably at the right time to make seeds grow but not so much that they get moldy. Simple, right?? Not helpful you say? Well, since gardeners are at the mercy of the elements, […]
We’re getting a bit of autumn rain today, which must be what led me to find this copper rain chain. Instructables member Tool Using Animal has a nice tutorial for making your own using copper tubing to form the rings of the chain. In Japan, rain chains (kusari doi) are a common alternative to a […]
Beatriz da Costa’s anti-cancer work in progress, called “The Life Garden,” is currently on display at Eyebeam in Manhattan. The Life Garden is an anti-cancer medicinal and demonstration garden. Currently on display are our first attempts at growing various plants and herbs indoors that commonly need outdoor space in various different climate zones. Additional experiments […]
I’ve been harvesting my first sunchokes from the garden (and what a harvest!) and trying to figure out interesting ways to cook them. To my delight, I came across this amazing-sounding recipe for steamed clams with truffled lady apple and sunchoke cream. The title is a bit of a mouthful, but Wow! (Plus, have you […]
It’s Election Day and my community has definitely been buzzing at the polls so far today. L. Delaney offers up these miniature political signs for dollhouses and miniature gardens. Here’s hoping Bob Little wins by a landslide.
I’ve always been enchanted by the miniature worlds in terrariums, so I’ve really been enjoying the entries over at Potted’sTerrarium Contest. My favorite this week is the minimalist one above, but there are a bunch of great entries. Head on over and vote, or submit your own for next week! The contest continues each week […]
Bronx schoolgirls demonstrate their solutions for vertical hydroponic gardens in NYC apartment buildings to the crowd at World Maker Faire NY 2011.
