Wildflower Week in New York City? : TreeHugger by Bonnie Hulkower on 05. 7.08 At Union Square this past Sunday, a quizzical look appeared on many New Yorkers’ faces when they encountered volunteers publicizing the 1st New York City Wildflower Week. Wildflower Week started on May 3rd and continues until May 10th, with evening lectures, [...]
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Wildflower Week in New York City
May 7th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: Garden Blogs · Native Plants · New York NY · Parks · Urban
Subtle Landscape Images: Horizons of the World
April 6th, 2008 · No Comments
Sze Tsung Leong – Photography – New York Times Annotated “Canale della Giudecca, 2007” in Venice as photographed by Sze Tsung Leong. By PHILIP GEFTER Published: April 6, 2008 THE soft-colored photographs of Sze Tsung Leong capture contrasting landscapes: the verdant green of Germany; the mirage of shimmering towers in Dubai; the urban geometry of [...]
Tags: Architecture · Art · Environment · Images · The New York Times · Urban · World
Green Roofs Take Root: a new site
April 4th, 2008 · No Comments
American Society of Landscape Architects: Welcome Annotated A green roof replaces traditional roofing with a lightweight, living system of soil, compost, and plants. The plants–and the dirt and gravel that hold them–filter rainwater and some of its pollutants. The plants produce oxygen that help clean the air. A green roof reduces a building’s heating and [...]
Tags: Architecture · Climate Change · Design Technique · Environment · Landscape Inspiration · Plants · Sustainability · Urban · US
Skyscraper Garden Vision: Vertical Nodes
March 24th, 2008 · No Comments
Untitled Document Annotated via Pruned Daekwon Park
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