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Articles

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  Creative Commons

  Craving not just a home but a proper piece of architecture, a handful of design- and business-savvy Dutch families banded together, hired an architect, and set about forming the community that…

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  Pod Space Prefab Garden Sheds

  Two years ago, Ben Lord surveyed the garden sheds on the market in his native England and didn’t like what he saw. Cookie-cutter designs and drab interiors dominated even as habits were…

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  Green Pocket Tiles

  If you aspire to have a little kitchen garden for herbs and baby greens, these Green Pockets would be an elegant place to start. The small planters affix to the wall, interspersed with flat tile to…

Products

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  Instant Living Wall

  Create instantly lush living walls with the Wally modular living wall system. Any size. Anywhere. Do it yourself, green thumb optional. Simple to install and maintain, yet durable enough for…

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  Haute Culture Mini Gardens

  It only takes about four days to start seeing the first shades of green sprouting from these Haute Culture mini gardens by French brand Racine Carré. Grow grass, basil or peas in three…

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  Raised Garden Box Kit

  For those who have always wanted to plant at home but never had the nerve to assemble the necessary accoutrements, Scout Regalia has done the pre-dirty work and put together this Raised Garden Box…

Dwell Collections

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  Sidewalk Gardens in San Francisco

  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…

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  Step into Dwell Outdoor

  Modern design extends beyond glass walls. From planters and prefab to shrubs and sheds, we export the lifestyle values that inform our in-house decisions—sustainability, simplicity and…

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  Building Green in Harlem

Videos

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  Bold Color, Small Space: The Black Apartment

  Frequent TED speaker and international advertising consultant Cindy Gallop opens the doors to her unusual apartment in Manhattan, an all-black space filled to the brim with curios and novel objets…

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  Building Green in Harlem: A Green Brownstone?

  In this video series, Dwell follows a New York couple with a passion for building green through the challenges—and triumphs—of renovation, from finding the design-build team to…

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  Building Green in Harlem: Building The Green Dream Team

  In this video series, Dwell follows a New York couple with a passion for building green through the challenges—and triumphs—of renovation, from finding the design-build team to finalizing the design.

Tip

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  Green Table Materials

  Try to get something that can be flat-packed and made of reclaimed or FSC-certified wood. Take a look at the finishes used to be sure they don’t off-gas and contribute to indoor air quality…

Events

• Garden Talk: Urban Agriculture

  Whether it’s a backyard vegetable patch or a farming co-op in the city, more and more people are embracing the idea of locally grown food and sustainable gardening. Learn more in this talk by…

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  Modern Planters: Urban Gardens

  Need help planning out your window boxes, planters or roof top gardens? Toni Ann Flanigan from Philadelphia Gardens, Inc will be at the Philadelphia DWR Studio to do a presentation on container…

• The LA Garden Show

  This is a three-day celebration showcasing sustainable gardening practices and edible plants, from fruits and vegetables to herbs and grains, and their decorative and functional uses in gardens…