Wat is een drijvende tuin? Een groene plek die drijft: hier kunnen bloemen en gewassen zich te goed doen aan de overvloed aan water om verfijnde en spectaculaire bouwwerken te creëren, zoals hangende terrassen; daarnaast biedt het alternatieve en milieuvriendelijke irrigatiemethoden.
How can we fully celebrate the combination of practical needs and aesthetic inspiration when we want to create or renovate a residential garden?
To answer this and other questions, we interviewed Dutch landscape architect and garden designer Erik van Gelder, who works by being inspired by natural elements, transforming them into shapes and materials.
Did you know that on Instagram the hashtag #gardendesign has more than 2 million posts?
Having taken a look at some of these many posts, we have selected 5 Instagram profiles that gardening enthusiasts can’t resist, to discover shots, details and perspectives that can be an inspiration for their outdoor greenery.
They were first invented in the United States and are now popular in Europe too. Today, the hashtag #tinyhouses on Instagram has more than 1,371,122 posts, and there are many blogs offering advice on how to make one, featuring the stories and life experiences of people who have decided to live in less than 30 square metres.
But is it really possible to live in such a confined space for a long period of time? Let's learn together what tiny houses are, their advantages and disadvantages.
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Order, symmetry, elegance: these are the three keywords of the Italian garden – also known as a "formal" garden – which has profoundly influenced the history of gardening since ancient times. In fact, it is precisely the Italian style that inspired the romantic, refined French gardens and, in contrast, the wild English gardens, where freedom of expression triumphs.
How much have these outdoor spaces changed in the last ten years and how will they change in the future? And how can we recount our living spaces in a world that is constantly changing, even using increasingly fluid, shared and innovative means of communication?
To answer some of these questions we interviewed Giorgio Tartaro – journalist, author and TV presenter – who has been working on architectural and communication projects for some time.
Open ruimten die u laten dromen van wilde bloemen, een dageraad met glinsterende dauw en enkele geïsoleerde bomen die het zonlicht filtreren: uit dit type grenzeloos landschap is het idee van de meadow garden ontstaan, een trend van Amerikaanse en Angelsaksische oorsprong die herinnert aan graslanden en groene weiden naast bossen en heidevelden.