For most beginners, a container garden is the place to start.
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Celebrate the New Beautiful Green Roof at the Kingsland Wildflower Festival this Sat (9/24)!
Kingsland Wildflowers is a beautiful new green roof here in Greenpoint and is inviting the community to come celebrate its opening this Saturday, September 24th (11AM-3PM). Located on the roof of Broadway Stages (520 […]
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50% OFF TIX TO WAKEFIELD’S ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVE WITH VIRAJ PURI (GOTHAM GREENS)
Did you know there is a commercial hydroponic urban farm on a rooftop in Greenpoint? Have you tried their salads? They are wonderful! Viraj Puri, the founder and CEO of Gotham […]
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The Garden Spot, Week 15
If I’ve learned anything about small scale gardening in the last 15 weeks, its that you really do get what you give. This past weekend I attacked my garden for […]
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The Garden Spot, Week 13
I admitted in my very first post that I was not necessarily a skilled gardener. I am definitely a novice, and someone who is prone to mishaps, or rather, serious […]
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The Garden Spot, Week 4
Gardening can sometimes feel like an ominous fitness regimen. You’ve committed to a challenge, invested in supplies, and now you must maintain the project every day in order to succeed. […]
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The Garden Spot, Week 2
I don’t want to be too hyperbolic, but given my devotion to this project, my seedlings are sort of like my babies. That’s why, when I took a four-day trip […]
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The Garden Spot, Week 1
This is one woman’s journey with small-space gardening in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Here is an appropriately corny picture of me with some flowers. So let me start off with some back-story: […]