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10 Easy Pieces: Mail Slots
Handwritten letters may be an endangered species but a slim, elegant mail slot (or maybe you say “letter plate?”) will always be a stylish accessory for the well-dressed front door. We’re rounded up 10...
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Succulents Explained: How to Identify and Grow Graptos
If only we could identify our particular succulents, we’d know how to keep our little friends happy—no more droopy, shriveled leaves, yellowing stems, or threats of sudden death. At least that’s the...
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Current Obsessions: In Full Color
Among the things we’re noting this week: the return of a favorite magazine, two spring must-reads, and more. Above: An artful arrangement spotted at Scribe Winery in the foothills of Sonoma during our...
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Gardening 101: Poppy Anemone
Poppy Anemone, A. coronaria: “Lilies of the Field” Of the more than 100 species of perennial anemones, the colorful poppy anemone is one you are likely to see in spring gardens (and to covet for...
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Plant-Based Diet: How to Grow 5 Delicious Foods You Never Find in Shops
“I wish we’d stop growing potatoes, carrots, and onions,” says Mark Diacono. “Life is too short to grow unremarkable food.” Welcome to Throwback Sundays: Readers’ Favorite Posts from the Past. Diacono,...
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Pros and Cons: Artificial Grass Versus a Live Lawn
Artificial grass has been gaining ground—and a reputation for being eco-friendly because it doesn’t need water, fertilizer, or to be mowed. Plus, the newest generation of artificial grass often looks...
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Before & After: A Landscape Where Horticultural Worlds Collide at Scribe Winery
In California, our architecture is young. We joined the Union in 1848 and since then have endured so many biblical calamities in the form of fires and earthquake that it’s a shock to find any building...
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10 Easy Pieces: Rectangular Wooden Dining Tables
With the official start of outdoor dining season weeks away, it’s time to take stock. We’ve rounded up a selection of rectangular wooden tables suitable for dining in the open air. They all meet the...
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Gardening 101: Plum Trees
Plum Tree, Prunus: “Early and Late” Plum trees open and close the growing year. They are among the loveliest and earliest trees to blossom after winter, and their fruit is one of the last to ripen in...
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Key West’s Secret Garden: A Modern Landscape for an Author’s Victorian Cottage
Three weeks before last year’s hurricane, Key West–based landscape architect Craig Reynolds completed a new tropical garden for one of the best-known Victorian cottages in the island’s historic Old...
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10 Easy Pieces: Flower Frogs
The flower frog is the florist’s best friend, creating a secure base for flowers that would otherwise flop. We’ve rounded up 10 flower frogs in two styles—with sturdy holes to hold soft stems or with...
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Rethinking Anemones: Arranging a Delicate Spring Flower
With their watercolor-paint petals, anemones are one of the daintiest spring flowers. Part of the ranunculus family, and sporting leaves that bring to mind parsley, anemones have a delicate charm and...
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Everything You Need to Know About Cottage Gardens
When the British garden writer Christopher Lloyd declared that “gardening, like living, should be fun,” he must have been thinking about cottage gardens. With their tight jumble of ornamental flowers,...
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Object of Desire: Gardenlust Hose from Lepaar
Australia-based design house Lepaar transforms prosaic products into objects of desire. Lepaar’s collection of garden hoses, appropriately named the Gardenlust line, have handmade brass fittings and...
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Gardening 101: Rhododendrons
Rhododendron, Rhododendron: “Rose Tree” One of the many things I have learned this year as a volunteer working with the tireless organizers of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden plant sale is that shade is...
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10 Garden Ideas to Steal from Australia
Autumn in April is business as usual in Australia. Why have it any other way? As these gardens show, there is a liberation from being closer to the east than the north. Here are 10 modern ideas to...
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Object of Design: Classic Thonet Garden Furniture from Vienna
In the 19th century Austrian furniture maker Michael Thonet, the inventor of the bentwood style, brought his five sons into a family business that thrives today. In addition to the gracefully curved...
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Gardening 101: Alpine Strawberries
Alpine Strawberry, Fragaria vesca: “Fraises des Bois” It’s a romantic flower, the little woodland strawberry or fraises des bois. The white blossom-like flowers perfectly complement fresh, trifoliate...
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Lismore Castle in Ireland: An Insider’s View Through the Seasons
A little voyeurism can be useful when planning garden visits, and an under-gardener on Instagram, handy with a camera, is invaluable. Lee Behegan (@theplantboyy) began working at Lismore Castle in...
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Trending on Remodelista: 5 Design Ideas to Steal to Add Color
Who doesn’t long for a dose of color by the end of a long winter? As yet another snowstorm hit the East Coast this week, the Remodelista editors went in search of hues to add warmth to interiors. Here...
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