MetaFilter posts tagged with Landscaping

Vertical Gardens

alms — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 20:29:27 -0800

As a boy he grew plants up his bedroom wall. Patrick Blanc's most recent vertical garden is eight stories tall.

The land was ours before we were the land's

jessamyn — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 08:10:59 -0800

Witness trees teach us about presettlement landscapes, surveying methods and Native American art forms. Witness trees inspire us, hide in plain sight, have free parking, become forgotten and sometimes become tables. Witness trees are protected by law and sometimes by signs, but not protected from stupidity. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Vertical architectural gardening.

loquacious — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 22:44:11 -0800

Vertical gardening in architecture. Gorgeous walls and other vertical architectural features covered in lush, growing greenery.

“We choose not to work for homosexuals.”

amberglow — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 09:18:17 -0800

“Treating you with respect and honesty are the cornerstones of our reputation.” --unless you're gay, that is, for a Houston landscaper. Step 1: Turn down 2 gay customers. Step 2: Watch furor ensue. Step 3: Profit (to the tune of $40,000 in new business)

Houses that aren't houses at all.

signal — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 19:37:08 -0800

In 1987, Canadian photographer Robin Collyer began documenting houses that aren't houses at all – they're architecturally-disguised electrical substations, complete with windows, blinds, and bourgeois landscaping.

Down Here, It Covers All

grabbingsand — Thu, 11 Nov 2004 13:44:52 -0800

The Alien Plant.
In Georgia, the legend says
That you must close your windows
At night to keep it out of the house .