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Explore - Gardening
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Smokin' Pots
Today’s planters are smarter than ever. They breathe, they drain, and some even light up. So whether your thumb is as green as the plants you’re pruning or as brown as the compost you...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake02.26.10 -
Julian Darley
It might seem that the Post Carbon Institute casts too wide a net. But after translating German at the Vatican and becoming a Hollywood filmmaker, Julian Darley, the institute’s director, is...
written by: Dwell Staff12.02.09 -
Miguel Nelson of Woolly Pocket
The path to a better world isn't through pavers but via plants, says artist and Woolly Pocket founder Miguel Nelson. "I love architecture but I think if everyone was gardening instead of...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake11.05.09 -
Bird Calls from Sweet Bella
The design world, like Tippi Hedren, pecked on all sides, has fallen prey to the birds. For the past few years the crafty set has flocked in droves to our winged, feathered friends. Nary a letter...
written by: Aaron Britt08.28.09 -
New Trio from Stout Publishers
One of the joys of coming in to Dwell every morning is passing by William Stout Architectural Books, maybe the best design bookstore I've seen. In addition to shelves and shelves of books on...
written by: Aaron Britt07.15.09 -
Exhibition Snapshot: Dwell Outdoor
From modern prefab sheds to luxury tent lodges, organic planters to living walls, Dwell Outdoor is one of the most anticipated exhibitions at this year's Dwell on Design.
written by: Tiffany Chu06.27.09 -
Where the Sidewalk Ends
After taking on San Francisco City Hall, architect Jane Martin helped spawn a movement that has rendered the city’s sidewalks more hospitable to birds, bees, butterflies—and even to...
written by: Deborah Bishop06.22.09 -
Apples from Asphalt
Mobile City Farmstead is bringing a little bit of the heartland into the big city, one vacant lot at a time.
05.04.09 -
Beyond Terradome
Influenced by city dwellers whose windows open to concrete vistas or brick walls, San Francisco native Ric López decided to shift the view inward and back to nature.
written by: Chelsea Holden Bakerphotos by: Peter Belanger02.27.09 -
Garden Apartment
Botanist Patrick Blanc has been bringing the wilds of the rainforests to Parisian walls for over 30 years, most recently at the Jean Nouvel–designed Quai Branly museum. One lucky family,...
written by: Michelle Hoffmanphotos by: Jessica Antola02.05.09 -
Indoor Garden Kits
Dear Dwell, I'd like to grow edible herbs and plants, but since I live in a tiny apartment with no outdoor space, I'm looking for a garden I can grow on my kitchen counter. Can you help?
written by: Amara Holsteinphotos by: Peter Belanger01.26.09 -
Terra Ephemera
Whether spanning acres or encased in amorphous glass ecospheres, Paula Hayes's singular landscapes blur the boundary between art and nature—and redefine the relationship between art and...
written by: Amber Bravophotos by: Raimund Koch01.23.09 -
Beyond the Ficus
Q: I enjoy plants' form, color, and positive impact, but what frustrates me is the lack of interesting houseplants available today. Are houseplants old-fashioned and out of place in the modern home...
01.01.09 -
Not Just Another Plant in the Wall
“Technically it’s a cinch,” Patrick Blanc says, and with a wave of the hand ticks off the ingredients needed to build a plant wall: ten-millimeter-thick waterproof PVC slabs...
written by: Michelle Hoffman01.01.09
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