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Considered Design Awards

Sourcebook for Cultivated Living

VOL. 8 · ISSUE 29 · Urban Escape

Considered Design Awards 2014 with Meredith Swinehart

Vote for the Best Outdoor Living Space

Make your voice heard: Vote in the Gardenista Considered Design Awards once a day, now through August 8. Read more

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Health & Beauty with Erin Boyle

Stop the Itch: Natural Mosquito Bite Remedies

Seven simple ways to stop mosquito bites from itching. Calamine lotion not included.

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From remodelista Hardscaping 101 with Margot Guralnick

Hardscaping 101: Charred Wood Siding

Repeat after us: Shou sugi ban. Devised as a way to make wood less susceptible to fire and to keep away insects and rot, this longstanding Japanese method involves torching your building materials. The results are long-lasting and hauntingly beautiful. And now charred wood is widely available for domestic use.

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Garden Visits with Michelle Slatalla

Radical Urban Gardens from Antwerp

Of course you may install an enormous live tree in your sixth-floor apartment: Police will escort the crane down the street, traffic can be diverted, and neighbors are welcome to gawk at the sidewalk spectacle.

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Wednesday July 23, 2014

Issue: Urban Escape
Urban Gardener with Justine Hand

10 Easy Pieces: Tough Perennials for City Gardens

With its airborne toxins and hot-off-the-asphalt climate, a city is one of the harshest environments for plants on Earth. But urban gardeners need not despair. There are still plenty of plants that will thrive:

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Sponsored Post with Gardenista Team

Beyond Decking: Trex for Exterior Design

Trex is durable, maintenance-friendly, and keeps 400 million pounds of waste out of landfills each year.

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From remodelista Garden Tools with Sarah Lonsdale

Domestic Science: A Magic Fly Repeller

World's most beautiful insect repeller? The Anti-Fly Glass Sphere is a modern-day interpretation of an old-fashioned trick for keeping summer flies at bay.

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Children's Outdoors with Michelle Slatalla

Garden Visit: A Family Friendly Vegetable Garden (Chickens Optional)

Some people make it look so easy. On late summer afternoons, Christine Chitnis heads to her community garden plot in Providence, Rhode Island to tend her vegetables—toddler in tow. "This part of my day is so idyllic," she says. "Vik is such an easygoing soul, he's happy to eat some dirt and hang out while I fuss with my plot." Here are her secrets to creating a kid-friendly garden:

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Tuesday July 22, 2014

Issue: Urban Escape
Shopper's Diary with Alexa Hotz

Shopper's Diary: Blomsterskuret, the World's Most Beautiful Flower Shop?

Blomsterskuret means "flower shop" in Danish. Seems far too modest to us:

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Urban Gardener with Michelle Slatalla

Steal This Look: A Black and White Deck, Herb Garden Included

We spotted a clever and stylish instant herb garden wall via Bambula. All it takes to recreate the look is some white paint, a few black accessories, and herbs. Doesn't green look fabulous against a black and white backdrop?

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From remodelista Watering Cans with Margot Guralnick

Belgian Basics with a Fairy Tale Twist

From Antwerp design company Xala, Goldilocks-style household essentials: watering cans that are extra large and extra-small, and a bucket that's just right.

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Small Space Living with Michelle Slatalla

Garden Visit: Fashion Designer Courtney Klein's Mission District Backyard

"It's kind of a little postage stamp, but coming from New York I think this feels gigantic and amazing," clothing designer Courtney Klein says of the backyard garden in San Francisco that she and her husband created from scratch over the past year.

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Monday July 21, 2014

Issue: Urban Escape
Field Guide with Laura Boyle

Field Guide: Cilantro

Cilantro has been winning popularity contests for centuries, earning mentions in Sanskrit texts and in the Bible. Ancient Egyptians buried their dead with cilantro. And nowadays, health scientists concur that the herb could help stave off the afterlife by packing in the vitamins.

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Considered Design Awards 2014 with Meredith Swinehart

Vote for the Best Garden Shed or Outbuilding in the Gardenista Considered Design Awards

Make your vote count! Vote once per day, now through August 8 in the Gardenista Considered Design Awards.

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Roof Gardens with Sophia Moreno-Bunge

Garden Designer Visit: A Rooftop Meadow, Brooklyn Edition

When she was renovating her townhouse apartment in Cobble Hill, garden designer Julie Farris also wanted a roof garden. She had big plans: for family barbecues, a play area, flowerbeds, and lounge furniture. Oh, and it had to be low-maintenance. Here's how she pulled it off:

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Table of Contents with Gardenista Team

Table of Contents: Urban Escape

We're of the opinion that the best time to be in the city is when everyone else has decamped. Rooftop sunsets, twinkly balcony lights, the first ripe container tomatoes—you're ours this week. Hop on the subway and join us on our urban escape:

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