You know we love a good yarnbomb around here, and this one that the folks over at Street Art Utopia shared combines yarnbombing with something else close to my heart: bikes ! I just discovered this street art site this morning and am slowly becoming obsessed with it. There’s so much guerrilla art eye candy! History of the Yarnbomb Yarnbombing got its start back in Houston, Texas in 2005 when one savvy crafter, Magda Sayeg and a few of her pals decided to liven up their urban landscape by covering things like lamp posts, street signs, and benches with yarn. The group was called Knitta Please, and they kept up the yarn bombing goodness until around 2007

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Spotted: Epic Yarnbomb

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A green roof can help offset the urban heat island effect. In cities, all of that asphalt and those black roofs absorb the sun’s heat, making urban areas even hotter than rural ones

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Slideshow: Green Roof Eye Candy

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We talked not too long ago about how cycling etiquette can make the road safer for bikes and for drivers, and you guys had some great comments to add! Commenter Ian Bicking said: There’s reasonable rules that should apply to bikes, but stopping at stop signs isn’t one of them. Coming to a full stop is hard/tiring on a bike, unnecessary, and usually not expected by cars anyway — I slow everyone down *more* when I come to a complete stop because everyone is left confused about right of way. Bikers should slow down for stop signs, navigate the right of way (using eye contact and body language), but should not be expected to stop.

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Reader Tips: Cycling Etiquette

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Remember the amazing Repurposed Pallet Adirondack Chair (PAC) from designer Shelton Davis?

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Build Your Own Pallet Adirondack Chair

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Here’s a great Vertical Garden design from Vertical Earth Gardens, perfect for space deprived farmers and fresh veggie lovers. Vertical Earth Gardens was founded by Mark DeMitchell and Mike Tarzian, oringinally as a project to fit a garden in the limited space on the side of their northern San Diego home.  With little space to grow out, they grew up, employing a hydroponic system that bloomed fresh veggies and a new business.  Now DeMitchell and Tarzian build and maintain custom vertical gardens for their local customers. By using hydroponics and a cascading system of pipes they are able to efficiently use space, light and water while not being limited to vine growing plants.  According to the Vertical Earth Gardens site, their system uses 80% less water than traditional garden beds.

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Space Saving Vertical Earth Gardens

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