Saturday Tweets: Sheds, Roots and Odd Pie Shapes

May 9, 2015

...onse we got: http://t.co/THoKAXC7OS pic.twitter.com/GhWCH8feGr — Telegraph Gardening (@TeleGardening) May 8, 2015 The real story behind the demise of America’s once-mighty streetcars http://t.co/lTZWUjdk3g via @voxdotcom — Root Simple (@rootsimple) May 8, 2015 Odd pie shapes of the 17th century: http://t.co/4Zhy9HZOaO — Root Simple (@rootsimple) May 7, 2015 An indoor garden built of veg scraps–looks like a fun thing for kids (and maybe some adults...

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Saturday Tweets: Screens, Model Villages and Walkable Cities

Mr. Homegrown

October 27, 2018

Saturday Linkages

...t to @OpenSilo‘s Urban Ag Happy Hour next Tuesday, 10/30, from 6-9 to talk gardening and learn about the program! Join us at the Highland Park Brewery, 1220 North Spring Street, Chinatown. pic.twitter.com/HcFwyn8J2F — Rachel Surls (@RachelSurls) October 22, 2018 In the walkable city, people gather in a piazza, square, or plaza. In the automobile city, it’s called an intersection. (And nobody wants to linger in one, let alone gather…) pic.twitter.c...

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Leave Your Leaves Alone

Mr. Homegrown

January 2, 2019

Gardening, Native Plants

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...lone, and Let The Wild Things In!” Eisenstein has a nuanced view of native gardening noting in the interview that we need to consider a mix of native and hardy non-natives in our urban spaces, Our urban landscape bears little resemblance to pre-development conditions. Consequently, formally local natives may be unable to succeed in these altered environments. What plants are then most appropriate? Rather than looking to a past that is no more, it...

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Root Simple at Nature Fest March 18 and 19

Mr. Homegrown

March 6, 2017

Events

...ive animal presentations, stage performances and nature walks Expert tips on how to attract wildlife to your garden Nature crafts Early morning bird walks If you’ve got gardening or nature questions, the NHM staff is incredibly knowledgeable. More info here. Bring the whole family!...

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Saturday Tweets: Goodbye 2017

Mr. Homegrown

December 30, 2017

Saturday Linkages

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...the tropics https://t.co/eR5sjcslCj pic.twitter.com/IEBgIt2kPJ — Guardian gardening (@guardiangardens) December 25, 2017 This @kcrw interview with UCLA urban planning professor Bryan Taylor really is a smart look at why LA traffic is so bad…and what to do about it.https://t.co/fRthpjqmOu pic.twitter.com/oqlHpv0rsd — Peter Flax (@Pflax1) December 27, 2017 "Holypager", an artwork that eavedrops on unecrypted pager messages https://t.co/kZJLZrUT0y —...

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