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Transforming a concrete slab into a garden

Crack Gardens was a winner of the American association of landscape professional award in the residental design category. (Photo by Tom Fox.) Materials: existing site, soil amendment, plants; Size: 800 square feet; Cost: $500; Builders: homeowners From the project’s statement. … Continue reading

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Notes on desiging social-ecological systems

Pruned on the rehabilitation of degraded landscapes presents Pedreres de s’Hostal: Pedreres de s’Hostal is a disused stone quarry on the island of Minorca, Spain. In 1994, the quarry saw its last stonecutters, and since then, the non-profit organization Líthica … Continue reading

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Slow ecological art

On Pruned Alexander Trevi describes the sculptor David Nash‘s art created from following the movement of a wooden boulder down a stream. Nash tried to use the river to move the wood to his studio, and when it became stuck … Continue reading

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