Meet Me in Seattle: A Hothouse to Visit on a Cold Day
Modeled on England's Crystal Palace, the 100-year-old sparkly glass house in Seattle's Volunteer Park has 3,426 window panes, five display houses of exotic plants, and a tropics-worthy level of...
View ArticleDIY: Elegant Black Stained Window Boxes
The garden version of the little black dress? We've found it. Inspired by how glamorous a simple wood window box by East London Furniture looks in black, we've sourced the materials necessary to...
View ArticleShopper's Diary: A Modern Take on Bonsai
The last thing you'd expect on a quiet residential street in a posh Tokyo neighborhood is a subversive shop. But behind Sinajina's mossy, manicured sign, bonsai artist Kenji Kobayashi is selling a...
View ArticleGift Guide: For the Bonsai Gardener
You say you want to start a bonsai revolution. Or maybe someone you know wants to join the one that's already underway courtesy of bonsai master Kenji Kobayashi and his tiny twisty trees. For more on...
View ArticleAn Orb to Ornament the Garden
Generally we prefer plants for garden ornamentation, but a rusted iron sphere from Los Angeles-based Potted has us reconsidering. Made from bent steel, Rusted Iron Spheres are striking sculptural...
View ArticleHoliday Gift Guide: For the Armchair Angler
Whether the person on your holiday list is an actual angler, a fishmonger, or just an avid watcher of Deadliest Catch, here are five ideas sure to please. N.B.: We've got everyone on your list...
View ArticleGlamorous Gold and Silver Leaf Planters
Spotted via Feliz, a collection of cement planters wrapped in metal leaf from Austin, TX-based designer Joanna Wojtkowiak. To us, they scream "holiday season." Above: Wojtkowiak molds the planters in...
View ArticleGarden Secrets: What a Landscape Architect Plants at Home
Whenever we feature a lavish, big-budget garden project, we can't help wondering: What does a landscape architect's own backyard look like? Here's one answer to that question. Northern California...
View ArticleDIY: Gilded Holiday Decor
Creating holiday greenery with foraged plants and a little gold paint is easy and fun. The true beauty of this project lies not only in the results, but in the fact that the outcome—depending on where...
View ArticleA Room of One's Own, for a Bee
Not all bees like to live in hives. The loners don't sting and they don't produce honey, but they are pollinators. Offer them a roof over their tiny heads: Above: A set of three Mini Solitary Bee...
View Article5 Favorites: Fronds and Flowers and Mirrors
Prop up a mirror near a house plant and watch it primp. The reflective powers are very flattering. Here are five of our favorite pairings: Above: The multiplying effect of a mirror's reflective...
View ArticleHoliday Table en Plein Air
Los Angeles landscape designer Judy Kameon takes her holiday entertaining outside. Entertaining outside is the rule rather than the exception for Judy Kameon of Elysian Landscapes (a member of the...
View ArticleHoliday Shopping at the Remodelista Market
We were supposed to be "helping out" at the third annual holiday Remodelista Market on Saturday. Not shopping. We even put our handbag with our wallet in a safe place behind the registration table to...
View ArticleWinter Walks: To School and Back, in Marke, Belgium
What does your garden look like in winter? What about your hometown? In a small Flemish town in West Flanders, Alesa Dam usually drives to her daughters' school to deliver the girls, ages 7 and 5,...
View ArticleDIY Video: A Scandi-Inspired Holiday Wreath
I've been noticing delicate Scandinavian holiday wreaths floating around lately; last week I said to myself, "Enough is enough, I'm making one." All you need for this wreath are a few materials from...
View ArticleHoliday Gift Guide: Door Mats to Covet
My father-in-law once gave my mother-in-law a garbage can for her birthday, and she was pleased. This is true too: I'd love to get one of these doormats for Christmas (I hope my husband is reading...
View ArticleInto the Field: A Dinner in an Oslo Greenhouse
In late September, Oslo-based Food Studio hosted a dinner in a field near the old king's residence in Bygdøy. With the delivery of a greenhouse, a pile of sheepskin and Norwegian sweaters, and Nordic...
View ArticleHoliday Gift Guide: For the Florist
In my past life as a florist, I spent five years testing the best (and the worst) tools. For the floral-designing friend in your life, here's a roundup of tried-and-true essentials. N.B.: To make sure...
View Article10 Easy Pieces: Cold Frames
As cold sets in, offer your tender plants and early seedlings protection from life-threatening wind, temperatures, frost, and snow with a cold frame designed to be placed directly on the ground or on...
View ArticleMoss Graffiti as Holiday Decor: Williamsburg Edition
Wandering in Brooklyn the other day, I was headed toward Williamsburg when I saw the moss graffiti wall that Mexican artist Hugo Rojas created this year for the DUMBO Arts Fest. I managed to restrain...
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