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Berlin: a walk in the parks with Planting Art 23 Aug 2013 | 08:07 pm
Weißer See, Pankow, Berlin ©William Niendorff Looking through the photos of Berlin’s parks on Planting Art, all taken this summer by Texas-based artist and landscape architect William Niendorff, it’s...
Berlin: Balancing Wolf’s well-balanced plants 20 Aug 2013 | 02:40 pm
Wolf Klein runs a nomadic flower shop where all the flowers are photographs. Back in the day, he was also one of Urban Plant Research’s first readers. And, in more recent times, he’s been balancing th...
Berlin: Cactus van 8 Aug 2013 | 04:19 pm
A prickly little hand-painted cactus, its spines sticking out like sparkles, graces a V3 Volkswagen van often parked near my studio. Shiny and apple green, clearly maintained with love, the van makes ...
Mexico: Jimena Lascurain finds poetry in plants 2 Aug 2013 | 08:13 pm
“A branch of a plant that stuck into the wall. The rest of the plant grows in the opposite direction.” In San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico. By Jimena Lascurain. Mexico: I’ve never seen the...
Berlin: Fox seen in Britzer Garten, again! 1 Aug 2013 | 03:23 pm
Is the clever, bespectacled fox on this Britzer Garten sign a depiction of the same fox we saw taking a stroll? And why are foxes considered to be so clever?
Berlin: Foxy friend in Britzer Garten 26 Jul 2013 | 07:50 pm
Can you spot the foxy friend in this picture? Not that my friend A. is not foxy, but look closer; there is second friend in the photo. Indeed, it’s one of Berlin’s charming urban foxes, which we spot...
Berlin: tiny lawn 22 Jul 2013 | 09:30 pm
Tiny lawn spotted on the street. Toes shown for scale (and keep in mind, these toes aren’t very big either). If you like this tiny lawn, you’ll love the Microlawns blog. I never really noticed these ...
Berlin: Giant tulip on the Spreeknie 21 Jul 2013 | 01:47 am
Stumbled on a very large tulip doubling as a bike rack in a very small front garden at the Moving Poets studio complex. Was there for the Kunst am Spreeknie art festival happening this weekend, which ...
Berlin: Many moons in the trees 20 Jul 2013 | 01:56 am
The tree branches above the red-checkered tablecloths of this beer garden were filled of floating full moons. They reflected on the water of the Schlachtensee after our swim. Berliners can be thankful...
Berlin: Squash – repurposing public structures 17 Jul 2013 | 10:19 pm
A squash plant thriving in a public wooden structure intended to support a young tree. Mainzer Straße was recently dug up to repair water pipes below; this very young tree appears to have been planted...
