Garden

A moment for ourselves: The balcony becomes a sanctuary of calm and breath

Ahead of Passover, the balcony takes on a new meaning: A personal space where one can pause, breathe, and enjoy the outdoors without losing privacy, with greenery and layered heights creating depth.

Balcony, Carcom Landscape Design.
Gazebo.

How to design your yard without a tree and without maintenance – Keter’s new solution

 Red-bellied Black Snake. (illustrative)

Sydney homeowner finds over 100 red-bellied black snakes in garden mulch pile

 THE WINTER Dreams Festival at the Jerusalem Botanical Gardens.

Winter Dreams Festival beams light into the darkness


Residing in a ‘greener’ environment helps heart-bypass surgery patients live longer 

Researchers say that better surroundings can be a beneficial factor in recovering from trauma.

 Shade the home garden with a shade net and start enjoying

Nature or nurture: Which decides whether you like nature? - study

Swedish researchers determine that both heredity and environment decide whether people love nature.

 A lush green forest.

Summer is almost here: It’s time to learn the Torah of the garden

This description of plants is a reflection of the way many of us experience plants — as alive, and in relationship to us. And it’s likely they reflect how our ancestors did too.

 Photo of a butterfly in a butterfly garden

Gardening in groups reduces risk of cancer, chronic diseases - study

During the coronavirus pandemic, many people stayed home and started a small garden. These activities are beneficial for mental and physical health.

‘IN THIS way, she would have a living souvenir of all the roses friends had given her.’

Gardening expert recommends seven houseplants that will help you get rid of dust

This expert claims that there are a number of plants that can be grown at home that clean the air of dust and dangerous chemicals. Most of them are easy to handle.

 A willow tree shades the charming garden at Beit Shalom

UNRWA opens new school garden for Palestinian girls in the West Bank

This garden marks the start of UNRWA's "community greening" initiative for Palestinian communities in the West Bank.

 A young girl places stones at the base of a tree in the new garden at Beit Anan Girls School in the West Bank during the garden's inaugural ceremony on November 10, 2022.

This indoor vegetable grower uses AI and automation to make your next salad

Agwa’s indoor vegetable garden home appliance was a highlight among several agri-tech companies at this week’s PLANETech World 2022 conference.

 An Agwa unit (right) grows vegetables automatically and balances a large potted plant perfectly

Oak tree long thought to have been extinct now rediscovered

The tree is in poor condition and in desperate need of conservation. The Morton Arboretum described the tree's trunk as "scarred in fire" and it also "showed signs of severe fungal infection."

Shawshank Oak 521

Israeli startup UBQ teams up with Crescent Garden for a sustainable gardening breakthrough

The planters are the first in gardening supplies to substitute plastic with climate-positive UBQ, a major breakthrough for the horticulture field.

An example of what UBQ Materials can be used for.

This week in Jerusalem: Happy house

A weekly round-up of city affairs.

 WILL TALBIYEH'S verdant Rose Garden be the site of a cafe?