Claire Lui

Claire Lui
moss knuckle duster
Moss Knuckle Dusters
By Claire Lui
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These moss knuckle dusters can't decide whether they're tough or soft—real moss grows on top of this four knuckle ring. Read More »
Related Topics:crazy plant trend of the day| Design| gifts| Green| jewelry| Moss| Products
BAK arquitectos
Summer House in Buenos Aires
By Claire Lui
1
Afternoon inspiration: This summer house in Mar Azul, Buenos Aires, Argentina, was built by BAK architects. The house wraps around the trees that grow on the property, integrating nature into a very modern house structure. Read More »
Related Topics:architecture| Argentina| Design| eye candy| Garden Inspiration| Ideas
bus roots
Living Roof on a Bus
By Claire Lui
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The bio bus, a mobile science laboratory that travels around New York and the Midwest, providing science education to schoolchildren, also has a living, growing roof that is both aesthetically and functionally green—reclaiming common urban space and transforming it into a moveable garden. Created by Marco Castro Cosio, this living bus roof (his... Read More »
Related Topics:Brown| crazy plant trend of the day| Eco Friendly| environmental| Green| living roofs| Ideas
Weiner garden
Penthouse Made with Recycled Truck Bodies
By Claire Lui
10
Artist Lawrence Weiner's house in New York's West Village has windows and a penthouse (which overlooks a rooftop garden) built with truck containers. The penthouse is part of a beautiful renovation by architects LOT-EK. Read More »
Related Topics:architecture| Design| New York| Rooftop garden| Ideas
cherry blossoms in DC
2011 National Cherry Blossom Festival
By Claire Lui
3
Photos from this year's National Cherry Blossom Festival, with a bit of history of the festival in D.C., hanami's origins, and a list of 11 cherry blossom festivals around the country. Plus: Photos of other spring blooms in our nation's capital. Read More »
Related Topics:Cherry Blossom Festival| festivals| flower show| flowers| garden photos| hanami| Pink| Travel| Washington D.C.| White| Places
tulip fields
Tulipmania!
By Claire Lui
6
The tulip fields of the Netherlands are currently bursting into bloom with fields of tulips, hyancinths, and other bulb flowers. Photographs of the country's flower fields in Bloembollenstreek, the bulb belt of the country, look like modern paintings of bright colors, made up of strips of thousands of colorful flowers.


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Related Topics:Blue| Bulbs| garden photos| Holland| Netherlands| Orange| Pink| Public gardens| Travel| tulips| Yellow| Places
dandelion
National Dandelion Day
By Claire Lui
0
My calendar says it's National Dandelion Day—if you're interested in celebrating this weed, rather than stomping it out, we have a list of recipes using these young greens. Read More »
Related Topics:dandelions| Recipes| Weeds| Recipes
lily bud
Links We Love 3/6/11
By Claire Lui
2
Links that have caught our eye recently include: Jay-Z's new lifestyle site, First Lady Michelle Obama to write a gardening book, a time-lapse film of a lily unfurling, and a profile of Judy Kameon. Read More »
Related Topics:link roundup| links we love| news| Ideas
kale seed packet
Call for Artists for Seed Packets
By Claire Lui
2
The Hudson Valley Seed Library is looking for artists to be featured on their Art Packs for the next season. Read More »
Related Topics:art| artists| Green| Hudson Valley| seeds
plants in bottle caps
Crazy Plant Trend of the Day: Bottle Cap Plants
By Claire Lui
3
Reuse your plastic bottle caps as planters—yep, it's the crazy plant trend of the day. Read More »
Related Topics:Container gardening| crafts| crazy plant trend of the day| Green| plants| Ideas
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