We’re shopping for an outdoor table to add to our new larger roof garden this spring. We’re trying to find a table that can function as a bar, a potting table, and a buffet for serving and holding an electric grill. We want to spend $500 or less and, of course, it should look great [...]
Posts Tagged ‘shopping’
27 Feb
Fab Finds: Mid-Century Planter from Modernica
An affordable, modern planter is hard to find. You might want to check out these elegant Case Study ceramic planters from Modernica. I like their mid-Century California style. If you’re careful, they should work both indoors and out. I’ve wanted to give them a try, but they’re a little bit expensive. Fab.com has them today at [...]
17 Feb
Fernmob: Outdoor Furniture with French Flair
GRDN Brooklyn is offering a 10% off discount on some Fernmob furniture this weekend.
16 Feb
A Pansy Wreath to Welcome Spring
Wouldn’t this wreath of pansys be a great way to welcome spring visitors to your roof garden? This might be the first thing I plant this spring. As the season warms up, I could swap it out with herbs or other annuals. You can make the wreath with this form from Kinsman Company. Do [...]
6 Jul
Colorful Modern Garden Trellis from Fab.com
Fab.com, a new design-minded flash sale site, is wowing me with their modern garden items. First I fell for these planters and now this trellis from Terra Trellis. Would you put a sculpture-trellis in your garden? (Isn’t trellis a really strage sounding, ugly looking word. Especially if you say it over and over: trellis, trellis, trellises) Would [...]
17 May
Cheers, Fire Escape Farms!
“Ledges, light-wells and rooftops, oh my!” says Fire Escape Farms. This San Francisco based online store specializes in the special tools we urban gardeners need to get the job done. They want to “help you turn even the smallest patch of sunlight into a farm so you can get your hands dirty and eat home-grown [...]
7 Mar
Two Trends in One: Stacking Giraffe Planters from Anthropologie
I hear that all things “figural” are hot. Plates passing as otters, teapots turned into top hats . . . so why not stacking planters that looks like giraffes? Stacking planters are also super popular right now. The stacking trend seems to come from at least two inspirations: trendy succulents do well in stacking planters + [...]
6 Mar
Urban Big Box Gardening: Round Containers and Solar Lights at Target
Last summer we searched for low glazed pottery container under $100 for our succulents. We didn’t find much and ended up with a plain terra cotta pot from Home Depot. (These succulents didn’t make it, but we want to try it again.) Well, look what R* and I found at Target yesterday! Pretty great right? [...]
18 Feb
Urban Big Box Gardening: Cheap Stackable Planters (and Swans!) at KMart
Now is the time! If you want to pick up cool, inexpensive gardening items at big-box prices, city gardeners need to watch these stores closely. You have to shop early and shop fast. Much of the good stuff (like the solar lights at IKEA, my favorite Target pots) goes quick and is not evenly replenished. [...]
3 May
Reminder: Brooklyn Botantic Garden Plant Sale Kicks Off Tomorrow
I’m looking forward to the plant sale preview. I’m hoping to race there after work tomorrow night. Maybe I’ll see you there? I’ve never been before so I’m not sure what to expect, but I’m hoping to find: lantana for a hanging basket, some succulents, Thai and bush basil. Visit the Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s site [...]
