The Pothole Gardener took his green thumbs to Milan for design week. And Las Vegas is next!
{Source: Pothole Gardener blog}
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pothole gardener ♥
This will make your heart sing ~ Steeve Wheen brings a little greenery to the streets of East London in his ‘ThePothole Gardener‘ project.
Australian born Londoner Steeve Wheen fills pesky potholes in roads and footpaths with soil and living plants, decorating them with miniature props to create gorgeously tiny worlds.
The project – which Wheen describes as part creative pursuit, part passion and part urban experiment – was inspired by a guerrilla gardening efforts, as well as a wish to bring a little greenery to the city streets ‘one pothole at a time’.
Steve Wheen started the Pothole Gardener project as part of a university course. Over time, the project turned into a blog that follows his gardening efforts around East London. Wheen describes his endeavors as “part art project, part labour of love, part experiment, part mission to highlight how s*** our roads are – the pictures and gardens are supposed to put smiles on peoples faces and alert them to potholes!”
Visit Steve Wheen’s Blog the pothole gardener And visit My Modern Met for more pics.
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Dreaming of dining in the tree tops…
Lofty nest dining with beautiful views of the beaches and waiters gliding in on a rope-line to bring platters of exotic cocktails and thai-inspired dishes :: Soneva Kiri Tree Resort, Thailand
The Soneva Kiri resort located on the remote island of Koh Kood features these Eco-pods that hang in the nearby surrounding trees, where you can relax, dine and even sleep if you’d prefer.
{Images: Soneva Kiri resort, a “six star” Six Senses eco-resort located in Koh Kood via Free York}
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happy eco monday
Today was too beautiful to be at work, and I was dreaming of a picnic by the water!
A new generation of eco-friendly designware leaves a lighter footprint, enriching our lives while caring for the planet. These beautiful, practical furnishings and accessories pay both global and aesthetic dividends.
Great styling by Glen Proebsteland the photographer Sharyn Cairns. Together they have created a beautiful story about eco-friendly homeware, furnishing and accessories. See the full story here.
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oh, dreaming of a garden lunch
I’m inspired to put the couch in the garden and invite friends for lunch outdoors to relax in this gorgeous space!
{Image via Vintage}
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Happy Haus
I am interested in modular homes at the moment. And they are great for a beach shack or a mountain retreat! This Donovan Hill’s Happy Haus is a ‘ready made’ home solution that is fully adaptable, transportable and climatically sensitive in its design.
The Happy Haus is designed so each module can be easily transported to a new site, or relocated from an existing address as living requirements change. The flexible design of the modules means that the Happy Haus is able to be accommodated by most sites, and can be both ‘stand alone’ or combined to include garden and outdoor spaces.
{Images via House Variety}
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beach – sunshine = books + hiking
The beach has its own beauty in the rain with muted colours in the softened light,
and nature has a reprieve from the scortching summer sunrays,
the rain drops glistening and nurturing the earth.
{Images via 1. 79 Ideas; 2. When in Oz}
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festival + camping
A wonderful day was spent at Woodford Folk Festival listening to live music and chilling out. At night I fell asleep in the tent listening to music wafting from the blues tent ~ happy times.
{Images: 1-5 VOGUE Italia October 2001, photographed by Mikael Jansson; 6-7 photographed by Twig Hutchinson}
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The world’s most expensive salad at the Naked Garden
Hydroponic urban gardening was spectacularly demonstrated by David Domoney’s “Naked Garden”.
The hydroponically grown lettuces and tomatoes are the ingredients used
to create the world’s most expensive salad, costing $637.
… the plants are incredibly expensive because they are grown hydroponically. They are grown without soil and water and nutrients are sprayed direct to the roots. But also this means that the plants on display are all kept alive right till the point they are put in the salad so this is the freshest green salad you will ever eat. Unfortunately it is also the most expensive as the growing of the plants like this is very labour intensive.
“The plants are ‘in the nude’ as there is no soil and you can see all the roots – they are growing in glass.
I wanted people to be able to see the secret side to plants.”
His idea was to expose the beauty of naked roots and to promote soilless culture.
The transparent garden furniture was well chosen to fit with the clear containers.
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Flower show garden delivering message on global poverty
What a great innovative way to promote the important work of World Vision!
A world in perfect balance can only be seen in the reflection.
The International children’s charity World Vision UK teamed up with award-winning garden designers Flemons Warland Design to deliver a powerful message on global poverty through their garden at the Hampton Court Palace Flower Show. A large, reflective pond forms the garden’s centre piece, punctuated by two domes made from turf.
The first dome, above the water, represents children who have access to essentials including food, healthcare and education. The second, inverted dome sinks below the water to represent children who have not.
A world in perfect balance can only be seen in the reflection.
The World Vision Garden is framed by a series of screens, giving visitors different views from every angle. At times the garden is totally obscured, at times partially and only one view allows visitors to see the full reflection. Based on the Japanese concept of ‘ma’, the spaces between the shapes and surfaces are just as important as the physical elements of the garden.
John Warland, of FlemonsWarlandDesign, said: “The idea for the World Vision Garden developed quickly and reflects the influence artists like Barbara Hepworth, Ben Nicholson and Richard Wilson have had on my work.
“In these relatively austere times in the UK, it is easy to become introspective and focus on preserving one’s own assets and lifestyle. But everything in life is relative, especially when compared to the millions of children who are living in poverty.”
Justin Byworth, Chief Executive of World Vision UK, said: “World Vision believes the way to change a child’s life is to change the world in which they live, which is why we work closely with communities to achieve sustainable development. I hope that visitors to the Hampton Court Palace Flower Show will be interested in finding out more about our work, including how families are learning improved gardening and growing techniques to feed themselves, and how they can offer a child in the developing world a chance to grow to their full potential.”
{Images via Telegraph; text source: Royal Horticultural Society}
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