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Indoor Lemon Tree (I'll Take Two)
Here's what I want to grow in a pot this month: spring. One option is indoor citrus trees, in this case more specifically indoor lemon trees, via Williams Sonoma: Above: An 18-inch tall Meyer Lemon...
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Strings Attached: The Ultimate Twine Holder
Great for keeping garden string in check but also compelling enough to sit on a desk, West Elm's Market's Tie String Holder made form mango wood and copper plating: Above: The Tie String Holder is $19...
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The Italian Job: A Vacation Villa, Olive Grove Included
"Casa Poggio was bought on a mad impulse on a romantic holiday," says Tessa Boase, of the farmhouse she shares with husband Nick and their children, 30 miles north of Rome. "We didn't see the 130 olive...
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A Trio of Glass Vases for Forcing Bulbs
We love to see what's happening beneath the surface. The roots are some of the loveliest parts of the flowers that our correspondent Erin Boyle is raising in jars of water in her Brooklyn apartment....
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DIY: Bottle-Fed Paperwhites
Chilly weather means that I spend a lot more time inside than I'd like to. Happily, I've found one January treat that brightens even my most homebound days: paperwhites. Most years, I've grown my...
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An Instant Vertical Garden Kit for Small Spaces
All you need is a depth of about 12 inches of open space against a wall to create a green curtain with a DIY vertical garden kit: Above: An Easiwall Living Wall panel has a water reservoir so plants...
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Perpetual Produce Calendars from Krank Press
One of the best resources I've come across recently: Krank Press' perpetual produce calendars for gardeners and chefs alike. Available by region (Bay Area, Texas, Desert Southwest, New England, etc.),...
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Hike of the Week: Clambering Up North Mountain in the Catskills
Sometimes, I miss nature. Trees, especially. And not the kind that grow in man-made wooden boxes on the corner of Riverside Drive—I miss the tall, knobbly ones that grow in foggy thickets and look to...
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5 Favorites: The Perfect Rosemary
I am still mourning the recent loss of my beloved overgrown rosemary bush that greeted me at the front door with an energizing aroma. It provided an ongoing supply of my favorite cooking herb and made...
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The Poet and His Garden: Ian Hamilton Finlay in Scotland
Spread out in the Pentland Hills near Edinburgh, the garden at Little Sparta was created by artist and poet Ian Hamilton Finlay over decades, with his wife Sue. Simply put, It is one of the greatest...
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Required Reading: Little Sparta, in Words and Pictures
"As public sex was embarrassing to the Victorians, public classicism is to us," wrote the poet Ian Hamilton Finlay. By "us," he meant you and me, of course—but never himself. The proof of his devotion...
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Domestic Dispatches: My Worst Design Decision Ever
The worst mistake I made was not when I forced my husband to spend all weekend painting the kitchen trim a sickly robin's egg blue. The worst mistake was not the $149 "deal" I got online on a wobbly,...
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On Fire: A Hot Tub from Holland
Currently coveting: wooden outdoor Dutchtubs and steel ovens from Arnhem-based manufacturer Weltevree. We could see ourselves using both this winter. Above: The woodfired Dutchtub was designed by...
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All-in-One: Concrete Garden in a Box
Make your own concrete garden (including the concrete pot). Just add water. NativeCast, a company specializing in "green concrete," an eco-friendly mixture of locally sourced natural and recycled...
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A Writer's Garden: Eudora Welty in Mississippi
Eudora Welty's parents built a house in Jackson, Mississippi, in 1925, when she was a girl, and until her death in 2001 she wrote there, sitting at a bedroom window with a view of life on Pinehurst...
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The Ultimate Garden Boots
At Remodelista, there is a heated debate over the best rubber gardening boots. Julie and Francesca favor French Rubber Garden Boots, while Alexa covets the Japanese Rubber Jika-Tabi Gardening Boots....
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Steal This Look: Neisha Crosland's Garden Room
UK textile designer Neisha Crosland has an enviable commute to work; every day she walks through a garden room that connects her house to a three-story design studio. When she transformed the...
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Visual Taxonomy: The Encyclopedia of Flowers
The Encyclopedia of Flowers is the perfect blend of form and function. A recent collaboration between floral artist Makoto Azuma and photographer Sunsuke Shiinoki, the volume features more 2,000...
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Design Sleuth: An Elegant Gravel Path
Is there anything nicer than the crunch of stone underfoot? Here's how to get the look: Above: For a path in a side yard, where you don't have to worry about guests walking in high heels, a crushed...
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An Outdoor Weather Station, Precision Included
Book collectors rely on hygrometers to alert them if humidity levels are soaring dangerously in the library. Outdoors, a three-in-one weather station that also measures temperature and atmospheric...
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