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Archives for October 2007

Moss art by Edina Todoki

October 26, 2007 by Andrea Bellamy 8 Comments

Check out this new brand of moss art by artist Edina Todoki I found via Inhabitat. Todoki, who describes herself as a “culitvator of eco-urban sensitivity,” says of the project, “City dwellers often have no relationship with animals or greenery. As a public artist I feel a sense of duty to draw attention to deficiencies […]

Filed Under: Inspiration, Resistance is fertile Tagged With: edina todoki, guerilla gardening, moss, moss graffiti, moss graffitti, moss grafitti, moss paint

Give it 100%

October 22, 2007 by Andrea Bellamy 3 Comments

Now even your water rings can be flower themed. Sakurasaku glass by 100%. Via MocoLoco.

Filed Under: Indoors Tagged With: Sakurasaku, water glass

Mini West Coast woodland garden: how I integrated native plants into my patio garden

October 15, 2007 by Andrea Bellamy 13 Comments

Mini woodland-inspired patio garden

Last time I posted about our “backyard” (I have to put that in quotations because at 13′ x 15′, it’s hardly a yard) it was to brag about our new fence, step one in our garden renovation. I completely skipped step two, in which we laid 1′ x 2′ basalt pavers, which you can catch […]

Filed Under: My garden Tagged With: acer beni kawa, ferns, modern woodland, native plants, woodland garden

Blog Action Day 2007 – Tips for a greener garden

October 15, 2007 by Andrea Bellamy 3 Comments

Today is Blog Action Day, in which thousands of bloggers will post about climate change and the environment – including yours truly. Now, if you’re a regular reader, you’ll know I’m a bit of a treehugger, and well, this is an organic gardening blog. I was a bit perplexed about what to write about: a […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: blog action day, greener gardening tips

It’s getting hot in here

October 10, 2007 by Andrea Bellamy 3 Comments

I’m always struggling to find homes for my houseplants away from our baseboard heaters. Imagine if a blast of dry heat actually encouraged flowers to bloom.  They’re not live blooms, but the wallpaper from Shiyuan Design with Life has flowers printed with heat-sensitive inks that bloom when the radiator is on. Now that’s hot. Via MocoLoco.

Filed Under: Indoors Tagged With: heat sensitive wallpaper, Shiyuan, wall paper

Take that, Monsanto

October 9, 2007 by Andrea Bellamy 1 Comment

  Percy and Louise Schmeiser took on Monsanto. Would you? Congratulations to Canadian farmers Percy and Louise Schmeiser for receiving the Right Livelihood Award in recognition of their struggle against agro-chemical giant Monsanto. The Right Livelihood Award (“for outstanding vision and work on behalf of our planet and its people”) was awarded to the Schmeisers “for […]

Filed Under: Inspiration, Resistance is fertile Tagged With: monsanto, Percy and Louise Schmeiser, right livelihood

Just go with the flow, man

October 2, 2007 by Andrea Bellamy 1 Comment

  I saw this display by Aquascape at the CanWest Hort Show a couple weeks ago, and I couldn’t help but wonder whether how they came up with this idea. I have no idea how liberal the folks at Aquascape are, but in my head I imagined a bunch of guys sitting around brainstorming for the upcoming […]

Filed Under: Ponds & Water Gardening Tagged With: aquascape, vw van, waterfall

Is it still a treehouse if it’s in a house plant?

October 1, 2007 by Andrea Bellamy 9 Comments

  I thought this was such a cute idea for a rainy day kid’s project. You like? Via Goodyblog.

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: children, house plants, plant, TAF, treehouse

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