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Links We Love, 12/12/2011

A British town grows vegetables that anyone can harvest, a plan to cover the Eiffel Tower in trees, the Ice Cube video about his love for Eames, and a nine-mile park on an abandonned railway in New Haven, Connecticut.

Travel Snapshots: Paris

By Claire Lui

My snapshots from Paris! A peek at the flower market, various florists and their bouquets, the flea market, and more!

La Promenade Plantee

By Claire Lui

We visit the original High Line—Paris's Promenade plantée—and report on how the first garden-built-on-an-abandoned-railway compares to New York's elevated garden.

Jardin de la Noria

By Claire Lui

Take a virtual visit to Le Jardin de la Noria, which was featured on the cover of our September / October 2011 issue. Located in the south of France, and designed by Arnaud Maurières and Eric Ossart, this garden features many pieces of sculpture in an elegant landscape design.

La Louve: Garden Photos

By Claire Lui

Check out these photographs of La Louve, the private garden of Nicole de Vésian in Bonnieux, Provence, France. This influential garden has multiple terraces filled with elegant topiary and sculpted trees.

Botanic Notables: Chêne Chappelle (Chapel Oak)

By Anna Laurent

We've all seen neat tree houses, but did you know that there's a tree church? In France, the Chêne Chappelle (Chapel Oak) is 800 years old, houses two tiny chapels in its hollow trunk, and was said to have been visited by William the Conqueror himself.

Notes from a Flower Farm: The Flowers of Paris

By Katherine Anderson

Katherine Anderson, our flower columnist, goes to Paris, and comes back with lots of design inspiration. Here, she shows some photos from her trip and shows us how to make a beautifully layered flower arrangement, inspired by her Parisian sojourn.

L'Amour Fou: A Surprisingly Sad Movie About An Estate Sale

By Claire Lui

A documentary about the house and furnishings of Yves Saint Laurent turns out to be a moving and elegiac meditation on life and love, and is available on demand, starting today.

Chairs in Luxembourg Gardens

By Claire Lui

Why you need two chairs per person to recreate the true Jardin du Luxembourg feeling.

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Pop-Up French Greenhouses

By Claire Lui

For three days during the gray month of November, Parisians were surprised with pop-up bubbles—greenhouses filled with hanging plants, seemingly appearing about of nowhere. Actually, these bubbles were the project of the Flower Council of Holland, and were designed by French designer Amaury Gallon, who is well known for his vertical gardens. Named Ma bulle, ma plante et moi (or My Bubble, My Plant and Me), the project was inspired by Andy Warhol's prophecy that everyone would have 15 minutes of fame.