Sustainable landscaping is more than building an environmentally friendly outdoor space. It also involves creating a harmonious relationship between your home and nature.
Written by
Catherine Park
You hear time and time again that you should be saving your food scraps and feeding your garden with recycled organic material (compost). Why would you want to do this? Because it adds valuable nutrients back into your soil, increases moisture retention, and reduces waste.
Written by
Ashleigh Smith, in-house writer and Horticulturist with True Leaf Market
Photography
True Leaf Market
7 Hot Editorial Concepts: Late Summer / Fall Gardening Experience. Did you know that microgreens can contain 4-40 times more nutrients than their mature counterparts? It’s shocking, I know. Not only are microgreens jam-packed with minerals, vitamins and antioxidants, but they also add a healthy zest to any dish! Microgreens are also super easy and...
Written by
Peter Costello
When it comes to revamping your outdoor living space, choosing the right patio can make all the difference. By considering the different types of patios discussed in this post and their benefits, you can select the best one for your home and enjoy your outdoor living space to the fullest.
Photography
Collov Home Design
El Nido de Quetzalcóatl is an architectural project created by architect Javier Senosiain. The creation of this space was a challenge at the construction level due to the irregular terrain of 5,000 square meters in which it is located, however with time it was possible to create a residential complex of 10 apartments, surrounded by gardens, water m...
Project name
El Nido de Quetzalcóatl
Architecture firm
Javier Senosiain
Location
Naucalpan de Juárez, State of Mexico, Mexico
Principal architect
Javier Senosiain Aguilar
Collaborators
Luis Raúl Enríquez
Structural engineer
Structural design: Alfonso Olvera Montés, José Eduardo Gutiérrez. Structuring consulting: Porfirio Ballesteros, Andrés García
Construction
José Juan Romo, Fernando Acre
Typology
Residential Complex
Gardening is a great way to spend some time outside in the fresh air, but it is also important to make your garden look better. Below are some tips on how you can make your garden look incredible, wanting you to spend more time outdoors.
Photography
Jonas Ferlin (cover image), Marzenna Gaines
For this project, Tim Gorter Architect modernized and expanded a modest tract home that the client had lived in for more than 30 years, heightening features they had always appreciated and resolving long-standing frustrations with the original design.
Project name
Mar Vista Residence
Architecture firm
Tim Gorter Architect (TGA)
Location
Mar Vista, Los Angeles, United States
Photography
Andy Wang – W Architectural Photography
Principal architect
Tim Gorter
Collaborators
QuBink, Inc.
Structural engineer
Nelson Consulting Structural Engineers, Inc.
Environmental & MEP
MEC, Inc.
Lighting
Ann Kale and Associates
Construction
William Horgan Construction
Material
Glass, Steel, Concrete, Stone
Typology
Residential › House
A lush green lawn with colorful plants and flowers can be both a source of joy and a source of terror—the never-ending mowing. Finally, you are watering without attracting the wrath of your drought-aware neighbors. Yet, there are so many weeds.
Photography
Christian Lambert (Cover image), Brandon Hoogenboom
