Saturday Tweets: 12 Hours in an Ikea, Bike Helmets, How to Fix Drywall and Much More

March 25, 2017

...my life' https://t.co/So8lOmUUW9 pic.twitter.com/PShnFdFVYh — Guardian gardening (@guardiangardens) March 25, 2017 Man dies after bathtub phone charger shock https://t.co/CCWej4oel4 — Root Simple (@rootsimple) March 22, 2017 “Autonomous Cars Will Turn Back the Clock on Sustainable Cities” by @PABL0VALERIO https://t.co/nHCyQ1pV4P @Andreas_Egense #dktrp — KlausBondam (@KlausBondam) March 21, 2017 Irrigation systems should be checked each spring...

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087 Foraging Controversy with Lisa Novick

Mr. Homegrown

June 15, 2016

Food, Foraging, Gardening, Native Plants, Podcasts

...isa mentions: Weeds of the West Telling a new story about our urban and suburban landscapes Talking to the neighbors Impact of the drought Design tips from the 2016 Theodore Payne garden tour Theodore Payne plant list Native gardening mistakes Edible California natives California natives in pots Hooker’s Evening Primrose in bloom. Photo: Lisa Novick. If you’d like to leave a question for the Root Simple Podcast please call (213) 537-2591 or send a...

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What does the loving landscape look like?

Mrs. Homegrown

April 16, 2015

Back to the Garden, Gardening

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...first, was transformed by nature into a sort of secret park known only to urban explorers–and then, beginning in 2006, was refashioned into a much loved public attraction by a team of architects and designers. If you can get your hands on Walking the High Line by Joel Sternfeld, it’s well worth a look to see how nature had gained a strong foothold in on the train tracks before the designers moved in, even though she had to work high in the air on...

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Saturday Tweets: Goodbye 2017

Mr. Homegrown

December 30, 2017

Saturday Linkages

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...u pic.twitter.com/oqlHpv0rsd — Peter Flax (@Pflax1) December 27, 2017 "Holypager", an artwork that eavedrops on unecrypted pager messages https://t.co/kZJLZrUT0y — Root Simple (@rootsimple) December 29, 2017 Typeface reviews https://t.co/70pwkf0KLC — Root Simple (@rootsimple) December 26, 2017 this is so great pic.twitter.com/jHiMMmRgqj — Cats (@SpaceCatPics) December 27, 2017 "Hedgehogs are doin it for themselves / Rolling on their prickly backs...

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Saturday Tweets: Foxes, Library Hand and Pyracantha

Mr. Homegrown

February 18, 2017

Saturday Linkages

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...Gold https://t.co/5hGw5RgHln — Root Simple (@rootsimple) February 17, 2017 Library Hand, the Fastidiously Neat Penmanship Style Made for Card Catalogs: @atlasobscura https://t.co/N9MsFVmAb3 — Root Simple (@rootsimple) February 17, 2017 ICYMI on the blog: in praise of pyracantha, by @gardeningshoe1 https://t.co/iw6FJy3Rs5 pic.twitter.com/ChnqR2bbJM — Guardian gardening (@guardiangardens) February 15, 2017 Nokia to resurrect classic dumbphone https:...

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