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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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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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Before & After: A Landscape Where ‘Horticultural Worlds Collide’ at Scribe...
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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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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Current Obsessions: Lucky Streak
As our Living Color week comes to a close, we’re circling back to a few favorite Irish gardens (and foraged, Emerald Isle-inspired cocktails) and noting a new trend: plant swaps (just in time for...
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Californians at Home: Intimate Portraits by Leslie Williamson
In chef Alice Waters’s house in Berkeley, California, “a small table…has a view out to her edible garden. This is where Alice likes to start her day, with a cup of tea and some reading,” writes the...
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Plant Identifier: Apps to ID Leaves and Flowers
If you are like me, you are probably pretty good at the parlor game of identifying certain plants: the flowers your grandmother grew in her garden, the pine cones you spray-painted gold in third grade,...
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Houseplant Help: Is It OK to Reuse Potting Soil?
When repotting a houseplant or transplanting seedlings to a window box, the urban gardener has to answer a basic container-gardening question: Is it OK to reuse potting soil? Or should I start fresh?...
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Gardening 101: Kalanchoes
Kalanchoe, Kalanchoe blossfeldiana: “Flaming Katy” Last week, on a raw gray March afternoon I happened to walk by a small grocery shop in my Brooklyn neighborhood and was halted in my tracks by a group...
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High/Low: Wire Chair by Russell Woodard
For years designer Russell Woodard’s midcentury mesh wire chairs were out of production, the province of in-the-know collectors who would pick them up at yard sales and vintage shops. (An original...
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10 Houseplant Lovers to Follow on Instagram
Instagram offers a rich vein of inspiration for houseplant lovers, from fellow enthusiasts around the world. Here are my top 10 houseplant accounts to follow, from Cairo to Canada. Warsaw, Poland...
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Gardening 101: Basil
Basil (Ocimum basilicum): “Tomato’s Best Friend” Basil is all about freshness. The herb’s associations with summer are so strong that dried basil is unthinkable. Starting from seed? Sow basil six weeks...
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10 Easy Pieces: Arched Arbors
An arched arbor can be one of the most effective elements in a garden design. Unlike a trellis, which acts like a wall, an arbor should welcome visitors and frame a tantalizing view of the garden...
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Rethinking Statice: An ’80s Dried Flower Goes Minimalist
My first foray into flower arranging was using statice and dried roses to make wreaths and potpourri in high school. At some point I shamefully hid my roots after dried flowers fell out of fashion and...
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