American salon
April 2008

How does your garden grow?
For organic-beauty pioneer John Masters,
"green" is not a trend but a way of life.
Not only is his Manhattan salon powered with 100-percent wind energy, but Masters has also taken steps to increase the city's fresh oxygen supply by giving his salon's backyard garden
an "eco-update." He worked in conjunction
with landscape architect Simon Martinez and consultants from the nonprofit Rainforest Relief
to transform the garden into a relaxing, green haven with a deck and planters crafted from reclaimed wood, natural systems for
repurposing storm water runoff and organic
soil management that makes pesticides
and herbicides unnecessary.