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Garden Visit: The Unique Charm of Glyndebourne in Sussex
The British countryside can be a noisy place, especially in summer. Over the loud complaints of sheep being sheared in the next field, as well as a swarm of bees in the orchard, the warblings of...
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Table of Contents: Before and After
Who doesn't love a Cinderella story? This week, we visit landscapes transformed: a lawn begone in California, a before-and-after Brooklyn backyard, and 10 gardens where a pergola made all the...
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Before and After: A Modern Brooklyn Backyard on a Budget
One of the first landscape projects that designers Anishka Clarke and Niya Bascom took on five years ago when they were launching their business was a backyard garden in Brooklyn's Crown Heights...
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Shopper's Diary: Sarah Winward's Floral Design Studio in Salt Lake City
Many of this country's most celebrated entrepreneurs begin their journey within the humble four walls of the family garage. Rock bands, media companies, and tech companies have channeled creativity...
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10 Ways to Improve Your Garden with a Pergola
The pergola is understated by nature, an empty frame to accent or support. It doesn't look like much on its own, but a garden without a pergola is like a room without a rug: something is missing but...
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10 Easy Pieces: Tabletop Candle Lanterns
Fireflies-in-a-jar is the level of lighting I want when I dine outdoors at night. Without actually putting fireflies into a jar of course, because fireflies are people too. To get the same golden glow...
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Steal This Look: Modern White Patio
Find respite from the summer heat in a neutral shaded patio, featuring a mix of modern and Moroccan elements. Designed by Pierre Emmanuel Martin and Stephanie Garotin of Maison Hand, the patio in...
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Out of the Closet: A Luxe Shed as Cedar Closet
"Modern armoire" sounds like an oxymoron. Until it's not. A stylish shingled shed makes the leap from garden storage to luxurious cedar closet. From Manhattan-based designer Harry Allen for Matter, a...
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Grey Gardens: The Resurrection of Ben Bradlee's Grand Estate
Thirty-five years ago, journalists Sally Quinn and Ben Bradlee bought Grey Gardens, a wreck of an East Hampton estate made famous by a 1975 documentary film about the strange and sad decline of its...
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Object Lessons: The Classic Hammock
When Christopher Columbus set out to find Japan in 1492, he might have discovered futons, but instead he found the Bahamas and hammocks. The name came from a word meaning "fish net," and the West...
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DIY: Scented Candles to Repel Insects, Not Humans
Whenever I catch a whiff of citronella, I’m taken back to family camping trips. We had an oily bug repellent in a sticky brown bottle that we’d pass around—usually well after we’d suffered our first...
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Hardscaping 101: Hog Wire Fences
What I've noticed more and more lately (and admired) are hog wire panels: used for fences, gates, and trellises. A mainstay on ranches for decades, hog wire panels been discovered by homeowners and...
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Congratulations to our Finalists; Now It's Time to Vote!
Congratulations to the 60 finalists in our third annual Gardenista + Remodelista Considered Design Awards contest! In June, you sent us more than 800 projects, ranging from drought-resistant landscapes...
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Prairie Home Companions: A Trio of Beautiful Barns in Minnesota
Christine Albertsson, partner at Albertsson Hansen Architecture, faced a challenge: to create a storage solution for a client's tractor and its many attachments. (Maintaining an enormous plot of land...
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DIY: A Soothing Sunburn Cure (with a Secret Ingredient)
I grew up under the Southern California sun in Orange County, 20 minutes from Huntington Beach, and I spent almost every day of summer ankle-deep in sand. Consequently, I've had my share of sunburns....
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Trending on Remodelista: The Best Ikea Kitchen in Paris
The Remodelista team headed to France this week—they call this a job?—to scout new design trends and to cook in Paris' best Ikea kitchen: Above: Izabella has found the Best Ikea Kitchen in Paris....
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Vote for the Best Amateur-Designed Garden in the Gardenista Considered Design...
Our judges have selected the finalists, now you choose the winners. Vote for the finalists in each of 12 Considered Design Awards categories, on both Gardenista and Remodelista. You can vote once a day...
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Current Obsessions: Summer Story
Here are a few things we loved this week. Above: Tiny Poolhouse, Big Views in Sonoma. Take a dip in seven modern pools. This is the last weekend to enjoy twelve pianos spread around the San Francisco...
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Table of Contents: The Simple Life
Is it a simple matter to live a peaceful life? We strip things down to the basics in the garden this week. Pull up a lounge chair: Above: Is Bleuet Coquelicot the sort of tiny, unstudied shop that...
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Home Turf: Goodbye to Grass, with Blogger Morgan Satterfield
Some of us toy with the idea of getting rid of our lawns. In Southern California, it's no joke. Living smack in the middle of drought country, blogger Morgan Satterfield of The Brick House recently...
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