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5 Favorites: Silvery Conifers
This time of year, you see so many conifers—spruces and pines and firs lined up in Christmas tree lots or lashed to car roofs or covered in colored lights—that you might wonder: how will I live...
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Baby, It's Warm Inside: The Phipps Conservatory
Here in Brooklyn we know winter is on its way. The Farmer’s Almanac is predicting plenty of snow and ice for the eastern half of the country this year. So what’s a plant lover to do when it’s too cold...
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Shelter from the Storm: Winter Roosting Boxes
You aren't the only one looking to stay warm and safe during winter storms. Consider a roosting box to provide a haven for local birds. Different from nesting boxes or houses, roosting boxes have...
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Required Reading: Gardens of the Hudson Valley
It’s well known that the natural majesty of the Hudson River inspired the eponymous Hudson River School of landscape painters. A less-known fact, however, is that the major American landscape...
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DIY: Home Cured Olives
When I moved into our current home, I was delighted that there were three large olive trees in the garden. When autumn came, the trees were laden with plump, black olives. Imagine my dismay when I...
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A Secret Garden: Beauty in the Berkshires
We always suspected our readers are incredible gardeners. Now we're thrilled to have hard evidence. After asking you a couple of weeks ago to send us photos of your gardens, we've been deluged with...
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10 Easy Pieces: Winter Garden Rehab
SPONSORED POST What's a gardener to do in the off season, after the beds have been put to rest and next year's wish list of plants and seeds, raised beds, and fruit-filled strawberry pots fully...
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Holiday Gift Guide: For the Weather Buff
Every family has one: the weather buff; and, what would we do without them? Here's a round-up of gift ideas for the weather watcher (and measurer, and predictor, and reporter) in your life. N.B.: To...
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Calling All Gardeners: What's Your Favorite Shop?
Word of mouth. That's the way most gardeners learn there's an amazing collection of moss-covered terra cotta pots at a nearby florist's shop or that a shipment of unusual hellebores just arrived at...
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Innisfree: A Storybook Garden on an American Scale
Spread over 185 acres of the Hudson Valley is a landscape that feels like taking a trip through a mystical land—like Clara's dream journey into The Nutcracker's country of sweets. Originally the...
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5 Quick Fixes: Flora Grubb's Indoor Gardening Tips
Winter has us heading indoors to garden. We caught up recently with San Francisco urban gardener Flora Grubb, who was on her way back from collecting a Martha Stewart "American Made" award for being a...
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Fishkill Apple Orchards: A Family Farm Goes Sustainable
You've probably heard of McIntosh, Golden Delicious, and Pink Lady apples, but what about Cox's Orange Pippin or Esopus Spitzenberg? These are some of the rare heirloom apples grown at Fishkill Farms...
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Required Reading: America's Other Audubon
Seventeen years ago, a librarian at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History came across a curiosity: two mysterious, century-old volumes of beautifully drawn and colored illustrations of the nests and...
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Garden Visit: Great Dixter
Great Dixter in East Sussex is a warm place. With rain lashing against the windows and wind howling around the chimneys, it is still immensely warm; cozy even. Yes, there are roaring fires in the...
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DIY: Holiday Window Boxes, Urban Edition
It can be hard to know what to do with a window box as the weather gets colder. Some of my Brooklyn neighbors will let their boxes sit empty for the coming months, while others will plant miniature...
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Gardenista Gift Guide: For the Naturalist
Maybe it's the heavy scent of fir and pine in the air. Or maybe it's because December is when you get a good look at what was hiding under all those leaves and flowers. I know I'm not the only one...
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Required Reading: The Best of Christopher Lloyd
Bedtime reading. Two of my favorite words. In wintertime, I spend as more time imagining the garden as working in it. Among the pile of books on my night table is always something by British gardener...
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DIY Video: Easy Holiday Garland
Love the look of holiday greenery indoors but looking to go beyond the usual evergreen decor? Make your own easy and inexpensive garland using whatever foliage you'd like: forage it outdoors, collect...
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10 Easy Pieces: Outdoor String Lights with Sparkle
If holiday decor were reduced to one item, it would have to be string lights. N.B.: While the lights included are rated for outdoor use (some recommend covered areas), they can all be used indoors....
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5 Favorites: Holiday Wreaths by Post
A round up of our favorite mail-order wreaths for gift giving or holiday door decorating: Above: The Live Olive and Myrtle Wreath is handmade in California and measures 22 inches in diameter; $89 at...
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