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5 Favorites: Tool Sharpeners
Thank you, winter, for giving us a respite. Short days, cold nights, and time to clean, repair, and sharpen all those dull, rusty garden tools: Above: A Tool Care Kit from Fiskar's comes with a...
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5 Favorites: A Rose for All Regions, Northeast US Edition
Pick up any book or catalog of roses and you will be struck by the staggering number of forms, colors, and sizes available. But will they all fare equally well in your own garden? Of course not: you...
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The "It" Toolbox
Forget the "it" bag. Just back from a trip to Tokyo, I am convinced that I have stumbled upon the ultimate tool box for my gardening tools and supplies. Above: The Trusco Tool Box is manufactured in...
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Framed and Foraged: DIY Wall Hangings
If you're walking the beaches of coastal Oregon town Lincoln City, you might spot Kinfolk's founding editor Nathan Williams foraging for sea coral, tree bark, and the perfect pieces of twisted...
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Tool Shed: A Mesh Bag to Store Bulbs
When they're not in bloom, many bulbs and tubers prefer to be dug up and stored in a cool dark place. Here's a simple way to honor their wishes: Above: In winter, dahlias should be dug up before the...
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Hike of the Week: 7 Miles to Stinson Beach, CA
Actually, make that ten miles. It's supposed to be a seven-mile trek from Mill Valley to Stinson Beach and that's how far I told my friends from LA that we were going to walk. Eight of us set out one...
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Fingerless Gloves for Nimble Winter Gardeners
Fingerless gloves, the gardener's best friend in winter: Also a hiker's best friend. I wore a similar pair last week (see "Hike of the Week: 7 Miles to Stinson Beach, CA") and am happy to report I had...
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Metal Watering Cans in Primary Colors
Add a bright note to winter gardening, indoors or out, with one (or more) of these brightly colored metal watering cans. Above: The powder coated metal watering cans are offered in three shapes (L to...
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5 Favorites: Cold Frames to Warm Up the Garden
A simple cold frame keeps seedlings warm when the garden is frozen. The baby lettuces will love you for it. As humble as many of these mini-greenhouses may look, cobbled from bits of scrap wood and...
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Bloom Time with UK Garden Designer Richard Miers
As far as we’re concerned, it’s never too early to start thinking about the joys of spring in the garden. This week UK garden designer Richard Miers takes us to a uniquely shaped urban London garden...
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The Big Debate: Plants in the Bedroom?
At one of our recent editorial meetings, a discussion about plants in the bedroom revealed two diametrically opposed camps: Love them or hate them. Photosynthesis creates the love as the process adds...
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Bamboo Cloches to Blanket Your Garden
Would I feel guilty in winter, curled up under 50 layers of blankets in bed, if my most sensitive garden plants weren't covered too? Possibly. Of course that's not the only reason to use bamboo...
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Why I Weed
True, my garden has gotten a little overgrown. Renovating a house and moving across the country have been distracting. I suppose the flower beds are sort of weedy. But I wouldn't say I'm envious of my...
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My Most Versatile Garden Tool: Hori Hori Knife
I used to use a butter knife or a dinner fork to tease out roots growing in tiny crevices or in between bricks or pavers. But I recently got a hori hori knife that changed my whole way of looking at...
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Saving the World's Oldest Trees
Four dozen spindly baby trees—perfect genetic copies of the grandest sequoias and redwoods that ever lived—were planted last month on four foggy and remote acres on the edge of the Pacific Ocean in...
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A (Tiny) Giant Sequoia Tree
Imagine a giant sequoia tree in your backyard. And why not? Aside from being way more majestic than the tree your next door neighbor is growing, it would suck up enormous amounts of carbon dioxide and...
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Architect Visit: Potting Shed by Silver Cocoon
Based in Minneapolis, Silver Cocoon is a collaboration between husband/wife team Tia Salmela (of Finnish descent) and Souliyahn Keobounpheng (born in Laos and a Minnesota resident since 1979). Both...
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Design Sleuth: Exotic Tropical House Plant
Yesterday on Remodelista we featured an Antwerp bed-and-breakfast establishment that unapologetically celebrates a style we think of as faded glory meets Wes Anderson. Essential to the Boulevard...
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Shopper's Diary: GRDN in Brooklyn
For plant lovers living in the city, it's nice to know there's a place within walking distance that you can visit and leave with a little something green. Susanne Kongoy's shop, GRDN, on Hoyt Street...
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10 Easy Pieces: Plant Blankets
Winter blankets are not just for your bed. Tender plants need cover from winter's cold. Use plant blankets to protect, but not suffocate, vulnerable plants that are too big to put under a cloche, or...
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