gardening

Tips on how to start—and keep alive—a NYC apartment garden, from a Brooklynite with over 500 plants

… grew up in rural Pennsylvania transformed the inside of her home into a greenspace She even turned part of a closet with … in hectic NYC And how is it worth the work it entails … My home is really regenerative in part because of all the … light or at least if youre thinking of moving into a new home or looking at your current home and thinking of getting …

By Lucy Cohen Blatter |September 6, 2016 - 9:59AM

Improve

By Virginia K. Smith |August 1, 2016 - 8:59AM

Live

A fire escape garden guide, a dust-up over the F train express, and more

By Virginia K. Smith |May 19, 2016 - 10:59AM

Improve

The fiddle-leaf fig plant is trendy, but it's also tricky to keep alive

By Lucy Cohen Blatter |April 25, 2016 - 12:15PM

Design + Architecture

The elaborate ways New Yorkers use city rooftops to connect with nature

By Alanna Schubach |March 23, 2016 - 12:59PM

Improve

Decode the lights of the Empire State building, double duty house plants, and more

By Virginia K. Smith |March 8, 2016 - 10:59AM

Products + Test-drives

A kickstarter project that lets you grow fresh fruits and vegetables in your apartment

By Lucy Cohen Blatter |November 11, 2015 - 1:59PM

Small Projects + DIY

Our favorite things from Oprah's much-loved Favorite Things list

… Its her longest list yet and were checking it twice Opraharguably one of the … excited here at Brick and theres a surprising amount of products that are perfect picks for a New York City … and vegetables you can grow in a NYC apartment … Live … Products + Test-drives … Improve … Small Projects + DIY … …

By Beth Stebner |November 6, 2015 - 1:59PM