Shed Factoids and Resources

...g costs low and creativity high. I used some of the building tips from his book Micro Shelters when I built my ridiculous neo-classical garden shed. Permits Here in Los Angeles you don’t need a permit for a shed that’s less than 120 square feet, One-story detached accessory buildings used as tool and storage sheds, playhouses and similar uses, provided the gross floor area does not exceed 120 square feet, the height does not exceed 12 feet, and th...

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Wallpaper: Like a Tattoo for Your Walls

...paper that Morris manufactured and it’s inspired by the illustrations in a book in his parent’s library that he thumbed through as a kid, Gerard’s Herbal. Morris discovered a talent for patterns by way of failing miserably as a painter. While he couldn’t paint a human figure or animal well, he had a talent for patterns that grew out of a lifelong obsession with illuminated manuscripts. While working on the house last summer we discovered a fragmen...

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Saturday Tweets: Cow Appreciation Day

...o Stop Your Smart TV From Tracking You – https://t.co/0KqUIWYH97 — Eric Rochow (@GardenForkTV) July 10, 2018 Belated entry for #CowAppreciationDay: this colourful fellow from a Gospel-book made in Armagh in 1138https://t.co/FYdH4LpR1d Harley MS 1802, f. 86v pic.twitter.com/kYArUkZ8pt — A V Hudson (@wyrdwritere) July 11, 2018...

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Saturday Tweets: A Solar Powered Blog, Caravansaries, Moths and Michaelmas

...o bridge that gaping interdisciplinary chasm? Methinks there needs to be a book like "Climate Change for Artists." https://t.co/xL8j4etD43 — Peter Kalmus (@ClimateHuman) September 29, 2018 Delighted to be showing Sub Rosa @horsehospital in their 25th Year! https://t.co/TP4LWtbk5U — cathy ward (@wardsister) September 26, 2018 Let's be clear: our cities are going broke because we make *no* plans for how we'll afford the basic maintenance our...

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126 The Wild Yards Project with David Newsom

...Begins at Home.” During the conversation David mentions: Douglas Tallamy’s book Bringing Nature Home: How You Can Sustain Wildlife with Native Plants and his talk. Film that features David’s backyard Wild Yards Project on Instagram Lisa Novick interview Essay on the Wild Yards Project website, “A Meadow Grows in West Gloucester“ Wild Yards Map Wild Yards Project newsletter (at bottom of page) Native plants for realtors The Gottlieb Native Garden:...

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