On December 5th, 2011, THE LENAPE EDIBLE ESTATE…
…was established in 2009 in front of the Hudson Guild community center at Elliott-Chelsea Houses near the corner of West 26th Street and Tenth Avenue with thirty edible plant…
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On October 17th, 2011, THE ALLOTMENT AT KENSINGTON GARDENS…
…was a highlight find hidden in the endless fields and lawns of Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens – first viewed through a mysterious high window…they have chickens that…
On October 16th, 2011, BRIAN ENO AND MIERLE LADERMAN UKELES…
…were the big hero highlights of the 2nd day of the Serpentine Garden Marathon – Eno giving an inspiring talk that had me scribbling notes for one of…
On October 15th, 2011, MY PRESENTATION AT THE GARDEN MARATHON…
…(part of a series of annual talks, performances, and interviews masterminded by the indefatigable Hans Ulrich Obrist at the Serpentine Gallery in London’s Kensington Gardens which has previously…
On October 14th, 2011, THE ANNUAL SERPENTINE PAVILLION…
…the most elegant, austere, and simple yet in the series – designed this year by Swiss architect Peter Zumthor and Dutch landscape designer Piet Oudolf in London’s Kensington…
On September 24th, 2011, SECTION 2 OF THE HIGH LINE…
…extending north through New York’s east 20’s just opened in June and today was my first chance to take a stroll and check it out – continuing the…
On September 10th, 2011, ISTANBUL GARDEN WORKSHOP ACTIVITIES…
…today and tomorrow (plus a talk this evening) have brought me back to town to check in on the Edible Estate rooftop hothouse garden headquarters on top of…
On September 9th, 2011, A MORNING VISIT TO THE LONDON EDIBLE ESTATE…
…(which was commissioned by Tate Modern in 2007) before heading to the airport for a flight to Istanbul, was a happy diversion (situated at the corner of Webber…
On September 6th, 2011, A WELCOME LONDON GLOOM…
…is what our flight from Italy descended into this afternoon, arriving into London City airport from Brindisi, and after ten days of constant summer heat and sun with…
On August 13th, 2011, PRETTY DUTCH GREEN STUFF…
…is allowed to go wild and have it’s way sprouting out of the corner between the sidewalk and the house facades all over town – the best part…
On July 26th, 2011, A NEW HOME FOR THE ROMAN ROOFTOP GARDEN…
…on the ground of the former parking lot at the Ex-SNIA community center – a vast abandoned industrial complex east of Termini being reclaimed by trees and meadows…
On July 25th, 2011, A FAREWELL ROMAN ROOFTOP DINNER…
…last night, cooking for my local Roman friends, was the best way to say goodbye – to them, to the city, and to the garden, which was picked…
On July 18th, 2011, ‘ROMA MANGIA ROMA’ INTERVIEWS #18-21…
…took us to a family of three generations living in a newish housing development about 8 km south of central Rome – still within the Grande Raccordo Anulare,…
On July 11th, 2011, FONDAZIONE CINI…
…on the Venetian island of San Giorgio Maggiore is where I have come to visit an Italian designer friend (working with Michele de Lucchi on one of his…
On July 2nd, 2011, A WILD BOUQUET…
…of lavender, yarrow, and other colorful back garden finds was assembled this morning in anticipation of old friends arriving from the other side of the planet for their…
On July 1st, 2011, THE BEAN POLE WIGWAM…
…I placed on axis with the top floor Academy corridor – where I live and work – is providing some drama in the distance this morning as I…
On June 29th, 2011, CUCUMBERS…
…cetrioli, (two of them) are busting out, pumping up daily, from those vines creeping up the rebar structures that I installed months ago – finally, finally being put…
On June 27th, 2011, BORLOTTI…
…beans have arrived to the rooftop garden, with harvest day for the speckled magenta pods hiding everywhere I look.
On June 25th, 2011, YELLOW PLUMS…
…known as susine around here, in clustered abundance are bending tree branches out back with their weight while sneakily ripening to sweet perfection undetected as they remain yellowy…
On June 12th, 2011, THE MID-SUMMERS ROMAN ROOFTOP GARDEN…
…is needing a good watering every morning (that nearby Lago Bracciano is happy to oblige, providing Rome with the abundant local clean water that is the pride of…