Robin Horton
Freelance design, lifestyle and travel writer, influencer, Editor-in-Chief of the Webby-nominated, Urban Gardens.
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Robin Plaskoff Horton is Editor-in-Chief of the award-winning and Webby-nominated Urban Gardens, the eclectic webzine about home and garden design, sustainable indoor-outdoor living, and travel with a niche in garden tourism. Since launching Webby-nominated Urban Gardens in 2009, she has organically built an blog readership and engaged social media following of over 265,000. Among several awards and honors, Mashable named Urban Gardens “one of the ten must-follow home and garden Twitter accounts” and Better Homes and Gardens named Urban Gardens one of the Top Ten Garden Blogs.
In addition to writing sponsored content for Urban Gardens, Robin is a freelance writer and has writte for brands including Trivago, Fiskars, Fix.com, American Express, Home Depot, Kellogg Garden Products, as well as several DMOs and CVBs including Destination Greater Victoria, Arkansas Department of Parks & Tourism, Visit Winston-Salem, City of Girona (Spain) and Maison et Objet Paris.
Robin seeks brands interested in hiring her for freelance writing and sponsored content on Urban Gardens and its social media channels. (Please see our Pinterest @urbangardens as I was unable to link to it here.)
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, aquaponics is a system dating back to the Aztecs in 1,000 A.D that combines hydroponics and aquaculture (raising fish) to mimic the symbiotic ecosystem found in nature. Winner of the European Product Design Award, EVA consists of an upper and lower garden both of which sit atop a 8.5 gal (32L) fish tank. With its low water and energy consumption, aquaponics is gaining popularity among urban farmers as a low maintenance highly sustainable form of agriculture capable of producing more crops per square foot than traditional farming. There are a variety of home aquaponics systems available, from tiny countertop models like this garden jar herb kit, a see-through tabletop design, larger scale free standing models like the AeroGarden Farm24, to even more robust systems like this sophisticated design handcrafted from renewable pine.
Urban farming might mean anything from an apartment balcony filled with small garden pots and planters, to a larger farm or greenhouse perched up above on a building’s rooftop. Solar Air Heating A bit different from the typical methods for moderating indoor farm climates, solar air heating systems contain a solar collector that stores pre-heated air for greenhouses, animal enclosures, and other types of building structures–-especially helpful in cold weather conditions. On your next visit to the local grocery store, you may be selecting produce grown on an urban farm using renewable solar energy. And considering that most fresh produce travels over 1,500 miles from an industrial farm to your plate, food grown on a solar-powered urban farm is good for the planet and the pocketbook.
When the mayor announced in November that there would be no parades for this year’s fête, Big Easy artists and residents spun into action transforming the facades of thousands of homes and businesses into “house floats” elaborately decorated in the style of Mardi Gras floats. celebrating Mardi Gras in reverse this year–as Yardi Gras, or Mardi Gras in the front yard: instead of watching the floats go by, we safely walk past or drive by the house floats, many of whose decorations extend into their front yards. – Allen Toussaint, musician One of the most elaborate house floats is “Magical Musical Mardi Gras” with its spectacular nightly music and light show celebrating Louisiana’s heritage and culture. Take a virtual stroll through the city using the the Krewe of House Floats interactive map, order yourself up some king cake from iconic New Orleans bakeries, and enjoy free musical performances online at Mardi Gras For All, featuring iconic artists, chefs and personalities at famous New Orleans venues including Mardi Gras World, Antoine’s, Dooky Chase’s and more featuring Emeril Lagasse, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Archie Manning and Jimmy Buffett, among others.
Valentine’s Day is a good excuse (not that we ever need one) to celebrate a significant or sorta-significant other, and don’t forget dear friends. If you’re into gift-giving, here are some ideas: Hoya Succulent in Heart-Shaped Ceramic Pot and Box of Chocolates From garden to heart, coupled with a sweet aphrodisiac. $55 SHOP Grecian Head Pot Let love go to your head. $42 SHOP Monthly Garden Subscription Box Creative and crafty garden subscription of live plants and everything else you need.