Inspiration

Container Gardening Diptychs (and Triptychs)

March 23, 2011

I’ve really been loving an app called Diptic, that allows me to combine multiple photos into one collection. A lot of times I share them on Instagram. If you also use that app, I’d love to follow you. Surprise, surprise, I’m “fernrichardson” on Instagram.

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Collaborative Design: From Parrots to Container Garden

February 11, 2011

A couple of weeks ago I started with a crazy idea: what if LOTB readers worked together to design a balcony around an inspiration photo? That’s the inspiration photo above. Boy did you guys have some great ideas! It was hard to whittle them down to just those I included in the story board below, [...]

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Vertical Gardening Ideas for Balconies

January 24, 2011

I’m so excited to show you this video, it features one of the balconies that will also be in my book. There are several great ideas for making the most out of a small space. Enjoy! In the video, you’ll see a Woolly Pocket in action, they’re a great way to take advantage of your [...]

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Balcony Garden Sightings: Venice, CA

January 12, 2011

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Gardens of Israel

January 5, 2011

Recently I was lucky enough to travel to Israel with my parents, brothers, and husband. It was a great trip, and I saw some beautiful gardens while there. Israel is very similar, landscape-wise, to California, so I was right at home amongst their succulents, lavenders, olives, and citrus. Here are some of my garden photos [...]

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A View In To Your Brain – Top Searches on Life on the Balcony

December 31, 2010

You see that search box over there, near the top of the sidebar on the right? You all have used that little box to find information on Life on the Balcony 4,505 times. That’s a lot of searching! Here’s what you’ve been searching for, and posts that are a good match…

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Creating Layers of Interest

December 14, 2010

I snapped this photo last weekend, mostly because I wanted to capture the lantern. But when I looked at it again just now, I was really captivated by how the cinder block wall is really jazzed up by twinkle lights, hanging succulents, and the lantern. The sum is definitely more than it’s parts. What do [...]

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Holiday Woolly Pockets

December 1, 2010

I spied with my little eye, these beautiful poinsettia plantings at Roger’s Gardens. The plants are growing in woolly pockets attached to the wall. Isn’t this a neat Christmastime display?

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