Inner Solace

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That, is an awesome outdoor sanctuary.  It’s stunning, simple, and looks like it will handle the weather a lot better than those stupid faffy Middle Eastern themed chiffon and cushion things they created on Backyard Blitz.

Cocoon by Måns Salomonsen | Design Milk

An intriguing window planter/fruit bowl.

Got home late afternoon after my sister’s birthday train trip and it was stupidly hot, but thought I’d have a crack at cleaning up my balcony garden anyway.

I didn’t learn that mint wasn’t a team player until shortly after I’d planted it and by then I was too busy/slack to do anything about it.  So it was long overdue to be relocated.

It killed my basil and I am amazed at the brilliant fight my parsley was putting up to ensure it retained rights to its territory.

So I picked up a pot on Saturday and went about with my trowel and secateurs to free my parsley of the mintyranny.

As you can see from the photo, mint was attempting to put a stranglehold on the other occupants of this pot, literally.  Unwinding all the tendrils was not fun and I expect I’ll be pulling out little mint shoots for a while yet.

Now the remaining mint shoots have been sent to a corner by themselves.  And basil has been freshly resown next to parsley.

Round One. Complete. Next, replanting the kang kong, and cleaning up the hnia.

lomo:

picapixels:

moss garden pt2 on Flickr - Photo Sharing! (via tweemee)

Breathing Partition (via Yanko Design) (via geeksugar)

If I ever had to work in a partitioned office again, I want these.

This Just Inbox (via Core77)

A tiered all in one planter suitable for indoor or outdoor use.

The High Line a park built on an elevated freight rail line in NYC. Awesome.

Apartment Therapy Unplugged | Tetris Planters Make Gardening a Puzzle

IDS Window Competition (via magicpony) (via ug) (via lomo)

LivingEtc - Gallery - Indoor herb garden