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Unusual ellipse-shaped home celebrates a return to nature in Vietnam

There’s no question that the healing powers of nature can do wonders for our well-being, which is why the client...

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Singapore, the City in a Garden, sets an example for a green planet

Singapore has transformed itself from a hub of pollution to an environmental dream-city in the past 50 years. From...

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LED lighting company aims to bring a little ‘friluftsliv’ into our hectic lives

No matter what stresses you deal with on a daily basis, the practice of reconnecting with nature is always beneficial....

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Climate Victory Garden campaign aims to “Make America Green Again”

Want to take action in the fight against climate change? Plant a garden! During World War II, people in the U.S....

Locus Amoenus by ENTER Studio and OBR

Over 1,000 spinning pinwheels make up this “moving garden” in Italy

ENTER Studio and OBR just unveiled an ornamental Baroque garden with modern and playful flair. Created for the...

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The modern, light-filled MILU house sports a wildflower green roof

When the owners happened upon an early 20th-century house in Ghent, Belgium, the garden space and location sold...

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Amazon’s incredible plant-filled biospheres open in Seattle

Amazon has finally opened its stunning new downtown Seattle office, and it’s unlike any workspace we’ve seen...

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How to make your own green terrarium to keep or give away for the holidays

If you have a green thumb but minimal garden space, why not create your own mini-world full of lush and beautiful...

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Elegant cork-clad artists’ studio slots into a bijou London garden

This lovely little garden hut serves as a shared workspace for a musician and seamstress couple in north London....

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Madrid’s new ‘Desert City’ is a spectacular home for over 400 species of cacti

Madrid's dry heat may not bode well for lush flower gardens, but the hundreds of cacti in the city's new cactus...

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Vertical Line Garden engulfs visitors in a flurry of colorful kinetic tape

Canadian design studio BACKOFFICE found a surprising and fun new use for commercial barrier tape in the Vertical...

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Light-filled cancer center harnesses the healing power of nature

The healing powers of nature have been put to good use in the recently completed Maggie’s Oldham. London-based...

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Kengo Kuma unveils nature-filled Eco-Luxury Hotel for Paris

Travelers to Paris can soon immerse themselves in a paradise of greenery at the Kengo Kuma and Marchi Architectes-designed...

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World’s Smallest Garden lets you recycle old bottles into adorable hydroponic planters

You can always recycle an old wine bottle, but what if you could transform it into a tiny garden instead? Urban...

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City bus transformed into an enchanting forest reconnects commuters to nature

An explosion of green took over a city bus in Taipei recently, treating commuters to a leafy dose of nature. Florist...

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C.F. Møller unveils eco-conscious highrise in Sweden

International design firm C.F. Møller won an architecture competition with their proposal for an eco-conscious...

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Build your own indoor garden with modular LEGO-like blocks

Humans are spending more of their lives inside, missing out on the health benefits and beauty of plants. Winmart...

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Autonomous robotic garden drives itself around the city in search of sun

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Airbnb and Pantone create a hidden nature-filled home in London

Airbnb teamed up with Pantone to create a magical nature-filled wonderland in the heart of the London. Inspired...

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10 landscape design projects that turned neglected spaces into incredible parks

Landscape architects frequently work to transform areas that contain industrial and toxic waste, infrastructure...

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Off-grid Utah home nestled inside a natural cave-like opening

The word ‘incredible’ does not begin to encompass the awesomeness of this Utah abode, hidden in the side of...

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Gabriel Orozco designs mesmerizing geometric garden for the South London Gallery

A formerly inaccessible paved area has been transformed into a hypnotizing pattern of intertwining circles made...

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18 tech-tastic green gadget gifts

With the ubiquity of smartphone technology and tablets, there's really a little bit of gadget geek in every person on...

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The best indoor gardens to gift this year

It may be difficult to imagine gardening in the dead of winter, but thanks to modern technology it's more possible...

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Old Apple devices transformed into lush mini gardens

Disused Apple devices get a burst of new life in Monsieur Plant's recent project Plant your Mac! Artist Christophe...

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20 Verdant gift ideas for the green thumb

There's so much more to gardening than just creating a pretty yard. Gardening is a wonderful pastime that can...

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This lush, green backyard office is a dream artist’s studio hidden in a San Francisco garden

Scott Lewis Landscape Architects were tapped for this Presidio neighborhood townhouse garden renovation after working...

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Belgian supermarket unveils plan to sell food grown on their own rooftop garden

A Belgian supermarket has unveiled plans to sell produce that will be about as local as it gets. The Boondael branch...

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Valdivieso Arquitectos reimagines former water cistern as gorgeous Spanish home

The architecture team, led by Alejandro Valdivieso, turned the former cistern into a home that fits seamlessly...

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6 foods you can easily grow from kitchen scraps

1. Lettuce Lettuce, cabbage, and bok choy are straightforward to grow and have a short, four-day growing period....

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