A hugely influential Dutch architect and theorist, Aldo Van Eyck conducted a thirty-years-long (1947 - 1978) research through practice designing hundreds of public playgrounds in Amsterdam while working for the Urban Development Department. Appeared after World War II, (the first one was built...
From former deposit area to neighborhood resource MASU Planning: Activity Landscape Kastrup is a former deposit area of excess soil and building materials, which was turned into a new neighborhood park. The long left-over patch of land in between the 80ies residential area Vægterparken and the metro tracks was transformed into a neighborhood resource, by […]
A new nature playground has just opened in Sydney's Centennial Park. It's wild!
The Sandringham Estate, which attracts 500,000 visitors a year, has put the finishing touches on an adventure playground modelled on famous local landmarks - and it is set to open on April 12.
Located in a prime position overlooking leafy Holland Park, Holland Park Villas is an exclusive gated residential development in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea by developer, Native Land. The architecture was conceived by John McAslan + Partners and comprises four contemporary ‘villas’ offering 68 elegant apartments and four penthouses that benefit from spectacular […]
Sam Cox designs and builds native gardens in the Australian natural style pioneered by Ellis Stones and Gordon Ford.
These 12 playgrounds will blow your mind.
Tips For Landscape Photography: In This Beginner’s Guide You Discover Planning, Gear, Composition, Light, And More For Stunning Nature Shots
The children’s author on growing up at the foot of the Cheshire cliffs that he would later come to treasure
In 2005 Kito Fujio quit his job as an office worker and became a freelance photographer. And for the last 12 years he’s been exploring various overlooked pockets of Japan like the rooftops of department stores, which typically have games and rides to entertain children while their parents are shopping. More recently, he’s taken notice of the many interesting cement-molded play equipment that dots playgrounds around Japan. The sculptural, cement-molded play equipment is often modeled after animals that children would be familiar with. More
Using historically inspired stone terraces, walls and pathways, New England's top landscape designers carve out the ultimate outdoor family living space.
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Centrally located in Sala Backe, Uppsala – right next to Brantingsskolan – KS has designed Tunet; a new block that develops and refines the urban landscape. The plans are the result of a land allocation competition with an exceptional process – an unusually close and continuous...
Build your own garden bed edgings with these easy DIY projects and ideas.
I spotted this sight while strolling the suburbs of Chicago a couple of weeks ago. I love how the gardener has camouflaged the chainlink fence with cosmos, sunflowers, and what looks to be a...
Die Baubotanik verbindet mit ihren Konstruktionen lebendiges Holz mit herkömmlichen Bauteilen aus Stahl oder anderen Materialien.
DeVries announces plans for natural playscape "Not a bounce house, swingset or seesaw in sight"
The most creative landscape designers think beyond flowers, shrubs and other decorative plants to create outdoor spaces that are functional, unique, and in tune with nature's glorious harmonies. Here, we celebrate five of our favorites—and press them for intel that will help you take your own outdoor spaces to radical new places.
Creating the outdoor living space you’ve always dreamed of can be very expensive, after buying materials and hiring someone, it could get way out of budget.
A new nature playground has just opened in Sydney's Centennial Park. It's wild!
Ein Sonnenbalkon, der mit schönen und bunten Pflanzen, einem Mini-Teich, einer kuschligen Sitzecke und vielen romantisch leuchtenden Lichterketten gestaltet ist, ist ein schöner Traum. Wer das Glück...
Paths and walkways are an integral part of every garden. They allow you to get from one place to another easily to maintain the garden. But paths and walkways don't need to be only practical; they can easily become decorative and beautiful. This can be done by planting interesting plants…
MASU Planning: The raised, shielded garden at Frederiksberg is a green oasis for people with special needs. In only a small footprint, the garden offers carefully designed sense stimulation on the user’s own terms. Magneten provides treatment in Copenhagen for adults with physical and mental disability. The institution lies near a recreational park but going […]
Interested in planting groundcover you can walk on? We have 15 of the best groundcover options that won't get crushed underfoot.
A hillside Virginia home located on a notch between two ridges is fun for the whole family.
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Heide Museum of Modern Art opens a new healing garden – a therapeutic space to benefit the mind, soul, and body.
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Use plants, hardscaping, and other backyard landscape design elements such as water features, fencing, and arbors to create privacy and beauty.
Let’s take a stroll through some of our favorite country gardens over the years and see what makes them so inviting and carefree!
There are also lawn games and plenty of food and drink.
Do you have some blank areas in your landscaping? You need some fast growing ground cover plants that suppress weeds and grow quickly everywhere.
